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This Saturday, January 3, Nicolás Maduro was extracted and detained in Venezuela by the United States in a mission known as Operation Absolute Resolve.
Some time later, Donald Trump revolutionized social networks when through his Truth account showed Maduro aboard the USS Iwo Jima with eyes covered, ears covered and holding a bottle of water.
However, beyond the impact of seeing the president of Venezuela detained by North American forces, what most ignited the conversation among users was the gray Nike tracksuit that the president was wearing.
Maduro’s viral tracksuit
Whether for convenience or to project an image of closeness and simplicity with the working class, Nicolas Maduro He used to be seen wearing a tracksuit during public events or communications.
His usual choice was classic tracksuit with the colors of the Venezuelan flagan outfit ‘inherited’ from Hugo Chávez that made it part of his Chavista aesthetic when he left aside the military uniform.
However, what no one expected is that in the first image of his arrest by the United States Delta Force, Nicolás Maduro appeared in a gray tracksuit with the Nike logoinstead of the colors yellow, blue and red.
The tracksuit of the line Nike Tech It didn’t take long for it to go viral on social networks and become fodder for memes and interactionsbut also in an unexpected prominence on the part of the North American brand.
Image of the Nike brand pants on their website.
He Woven jogger pants cost 100 euros and now It is sold out in almost all sizes on the Nike website, while the Fleece Windrunner jacket, 120 euroshas been completely sold out in sizes L, XL or XXL.
In a matter of hours, the set entered the Bestseller category on the North American brand’s website.
Los Users on networks took advantage of the image to take it with humorwith many highlighting that they had already acquired it. “To celebrate this great day, I just acquired an authentic relic for history,” said one of them.
Many have taken advantage of bring it out as an emblem of support for the arrest of Nicolás Maduroand others have even considered it “their next Halloween costume.”
The Nike tracksuit has not been the only garment that Nicolás Maduro has worn after his arrest in Venezuela and that has taken the networks by storm. Upon his arrival in New York, the Venezuelan leader could also be seen with a Patriot Blue sweatshirt from the North American brand Origin which has also gone viral.
In fact, in one of his most popular images, where he is seen surrounded by DEA agents and with his thumbs up, he is seen wearing this garment.
The brand itself, through its official profiles, took advantage of the noise to react to the image and turn it into an involuntary marketing campaign: “Welcome to America. Unfortunately it won’t ship until spring. But they are available for pre-order!”