Fetterman Attends Meeting With Zelenskyy in Shorts and a Short-Sleeve Shirt

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) seems to be enjoying the Senate’s new relaxed dress code.

On Thursday, a video showed the Pennsylvania senator walking through the halls of the Capitol in shorts and a short-sleeve shirt heading to a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Meanwhile, others in the hallway were seen wearing suits.

Watch the video below:

The video comes after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) updated the dress code to let Senators “choose what they wear on the Senate floor.”

Fetterman has previously been seen wearing hoodies in other parts of the Capitol aside from the Senate floor, where it is allowed.

And it is not unheard of for senators to wear more casual attire in the building when not on the Senate floor. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has been seen heading to votes in gym clothes as well.

Shortly after the change was announced, liberal outlets poked fun at conservatives for expressing outrage at the move.

But the Senate is not some social club. It is not your living room at home. It is an institution where famous and crucial decisions in our nation’s history have been and will be debated.

And seeing Fetterman preside over the Senate in a short-sleeve shirt and shorts — as he did this week — just strikes one as way too casual for the chamber — especially as staffers are not included in the dress code change.