Obama spoke at a Thursday press briefing to address serious foreign policy issues like Ukraine and ISIS. Naturally, Twitter responded thoughtfully.
The Obama suit backlash is a promising sign of gender equality
If Republicans claim Obama's suit is unconstitutional, nobody will be able to argue with them.
— CC:Indecision (@indecision) August 28, 2014 You see, Obama came out not in his usual muted, nondescript dark-colored suit but in what many agreed was some sort of beige-colored monstrosity.
Who gave President Obama that old church suit from my dad's closet?
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 28, 2014 This is a major deviation for the president; he himself has said charcoal and navy suits are how he Gets Things Done.
Flashback: pic.twitter.com/xAAsE6rApq
— Rebecca Sinderbrand (@sinderbrand) August 28, 2014 It made for some light-hearted jokes while he took on some heavy topics. But MSNBC’s Irin Carmon may have won the snark-off:
We have achieved equality.
— Irin Carmon (@irin) August 28, 2014 Important women politicians doing important things have had their wardrobe choices nitpicked for years. So should the president wonder exactly how he can be a powerful world leader and still have his clothing choices critiqued, he has a couple of acquaintances he can ask.
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