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For those not appearing to get it, Trump allowed his sycophants to berate Zelenskyy for not wearing a suit in his White House meeting. Folks are treating Trump's attire faux pas accordingly.
More than that, Trump isn't in the middle of actively fighting a fucking war, and a funeral has one single, solitary wardrobe expectation: wear black.*
Even if not for that utter dumpster fire of a press conference, I also remember the fuss made about Obama's tan suit that he just happened to wear during a televised event (which was not a funeral). On every level, this clown deserves mockery.
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not universal to all kinds of funeral ceremonies, I know. this, however, was one of those funerals.
a funeral has one single, solitary wardrobe expectation: wear black.*
You're not wrong. I put special instructions (Canadian Tuxedo) in my will.
Yeah, it's the suit that's embarrassing, not the "239 lbs" of rancid garbage sloshing around inside.
No fucking way he's less than 250lbs
That's why they put it in quotes. During his first term his personal doctor listed Trump's weight at 239, which everyone with at least one functioning eyeball knows is complete horseshit. But naturally he lies about that like he lies about everything else
Both
This was not an accident. First, it gets him to stand out from the crowd, draw all the attention to himself, and make it all about him which is what he lives and breathes for. Second, it gets the media to focus on something other than him eliminating due process, having judges arrested, using the DOJ to attack perceived enemies, deporting US citizens, and completely ignoring court rulings while those who have the power to stop it sit back and either do nothing or actively support it.
gets the media to focus on something other
I didn't see the clown makeup until you mentioned it; but that's what it is, isn't it? The circus continues.
Honestly, now that we're literally sending people to concentration camps, I have zero fucks to give about this superficial bullshit. No one gives a shit about what Hitler wore at the '36 Olympics, and no one's gonna care what this asshole wore to a funeral.
It's purely to be on the attack. Republicans showed for the last fifteen years if you're performatively aggressive against the opposition eventually you get what you want.
You don't have to hate Trump or his suit color. Just love democracy and socialism and the working class. If this gets some apolitical conservative people to not vote for the Republicans then awesome.
The thing was that they resorted to the tan suit and terrorist first bump bullshit because Obama gave them so little to work with. For Trump you didn't need to waste everyone's time when his administration is ignoring court orders, arresting judges, declaring warrants and due process unnecessary, and tanking the economy.
The tan suit stuff may have helped energize the base by preaching to the choir, but everyone else found it ridiculous and made them skeptical of conservative media. When you are inundated nearly daily with real terrible stuff, no need to undermine credibility by latching into this sort of fluff.
Probably Hugo Boss if I had to guess.
We're back to suit color news. America is healing.
Main character syndrome.
This whole thing is stupid.
Apparently the dress code is dark suit + black tie. So this is fine. Trump's tie was blue
This is the sort of news that does nothing but bring attention away from real problems. Blame these idiots for being a bunch of liars and criminals (including the pope) not for wearing the wrong suit color.
Just one in my lifetime I wanna see the rapists, the convicted felons, the wannabe gangsters elected to office, the people linked to Jeffrey Epstein, the presidents who put personal interest before country, the tactless lying connen grifters and the orange buffoons leave this plane before the good men with some semblance of balance, tolerance, moderation and compassion.
Just once in my lifetime.
At least kissinger finally kicked it
Remember when Obama rocked that tan suit yall?
At least he didn't eat any Grey Poupon™
Don't try to shame 47, he has no shame. I can't even watch the UK office because of second hand cringe, but he would probably take notes
It's not about shaming Trump. Like you say, he has no shame. It's about exhausting his base. It takes a second to make fun of him for it.
Not to defend him, but that's exactly what Francis didn't care about.
On the plus side, it is the sort of thing Trump cares about. Hit him in the vanity if you want him to feel it.
I suggest that you stop using his name. He gives out pet names constantly to de-humanize his enemies. Pick one of these or use a different one every day.
A loaded adult diaper of belligerence
Adjudicated Serial Rapist (VOTED MOST ACCURATE)
Agent Orange
Agolf Twitler
All in all, it's just a little prick with no Wall
He lives in: Alternative fact land
Ancient Orange
Assholini
Ayatollah Complainy (Thanks Stephen Colbert)
Baron Von Shitzinpantz
Benedict Donald
Blab the Inhaler
Borderline Junius
Borderwall Personality Disorder
Captain Bone Spurs
Captain Capslock
Chainsaw-In-Chief
Chaos in Chief
Cheat Miser "Whatever I touch, starts to melt in my clutch."
Cheddar Cheezus
Cheeto Brain
Cheeto Christ, Stupid Czar
Chettolini
Combover Caligula
Commander in Thief
Commander in Tweet
Condom Escapee
Conman-der in chief
Conquistaorange
Coppertone Caligulia
Coup Klux Tan
Current presidential placeholder
Darth Cheetoh
Dementia Don
Diaper Don
Dick a l'Orange
Diet Dr. Putin
Dingus Con
Dipshit Donnie
Disaster in Chief
Dodgin Donny
Dollar Tree Dictator
Don Feloni
Don Poorleone, The Fraudfather
Don the con
Donald “putinsremoved” Trump
Donnie Dumpo
Donnie Thin Skin
Donorrhea of the mouth. A Republican ailment.
Dorito Mussolini
Droolius Geezer
Dumbo Donnie
E Pluribus Dumbdumb
Everlasting Jobstopper
F Elon
Faux prez
Felon (DO NOT USE by order of inmate #P01135809)
Facsimile Fuehrer
Fanta Fascist
Fanta Fuhrer
Fart face von shit stick
Felon 47
Felonious Dump
Fibbernazi Revenger
First lady Donald J. Musk
Fraudfather
GropenFührer
Gulf Of Idiot. Middle name of Of
Hair Farce One
Half off Adolf
His Royal Heelspur
Individual One
Inmate #P01135809
Klanned Karenhood
Lil' Donny Two-Scoops
Lord Feltersnatch
Lord Repugnant of the Fourth Reich
MAGA Teresa
Maga-Lardo
Manchild McTinyhands
Manchurian Cantaloupe
Mango Moron
Mango Mussilini
Mango Unchained
Marmalade Maggot
Marmalade Messiah
Melon Felon
Moscow Marionette
Mrs Donald Putin
MyPillow guy low-budget stunt double
Nectarine Nazi
Ol' Smeller
Old Wack Donald
Orange Caligula
Orange Foolius
Orange Hitler
Orange Judas
Orange Tufted Shit Gibbon
Orange Von Fat Fuck
Orangesama bin G'olfin
Orangutan
Papaya Pinochet
Payless Putin
Pervert Hoover
Pumpkin pol pot
Pumpkin Pustule
Pumpkin Spice Palpatine
Putin’s Puppet
Scammer in Chief
Sleepy Donzales
Super Callous Fragile Ego Extra Douchey Rapist
Super Callous Fragile Racist Sexist NAZI POTUS
Tang the Conqueror
Tangerine Palpatine "Let the hate flow through you. Feel the power of the covfefe side of the farce!'
Tangerine Palpatine
Tangerine Skidmark
Tangerine Turd
Tangerine Tyrant
The Count of Mostly Crisco
The Fanta Menace
The Melon Felon
The Quicker, Thicker F***er Upper
The Slob Father
The Village People's Idiot
Theme song: I Shot the Tariff
Theme song: Tsar Spangled Banner
Toxic Revenger
Trumpaloompa
Trumplethinskin
Trumpty Dumpty
Velveeta Voldemort
X‘s Diaper
..... and they had a never ending media fiasco for a president wearing a tan suit ... and it didn't have anything to do with a funeral or anything, a black president just decided one day to wear a tan suit!
Meanwhile an orange president is given directions and suggestion as to what to wear to an international funeral for a prominent figure and he ignores all protocols because he is just that dense.
He's laughing at all of us because he's thumbing his nose at the world to let everyone know he can do whatever he pleases without any regard for decency or respect ... for himself, his country, the living or even for the dead.
Honestly, I don't give a fuck. He's doing genuinely despicable things that are much more deserving of the media's limited time.
Because of Trump the world thinks us a fool.
Oh come on, tan suit again? You're better than this, people
We're living in a fascist dictatorship. If making fun of Trump for his blue suit makes Republicans lose in the midterms that's all that matters. Anyone who seriously believes suit color matters at a funeral is living in a state of self-inflicted misery.
Not really equivalent situations. Obama wearing a tan suit wasn't in a context that demanded a specific wardrobe.
This. Obama can wear what color he wants at the White House and there should not be an issue, but he would be expected to follow dress code at a FUNERAL because it's common decency.
