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Revision as of 01:42, 15 November 2019 by Nixinova (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)The Barack Obama tan suit controversy occurred on August 28, 2014, when Barack Obama, then–U.S. President, wore a tan suit while he held a live press conference on increasing of the U.S. military response against the Islamic State in Syria. Obama's appearance on television in the tan suit sparked significant attention and lead to large amounts media and social media criticism. The issue remained prominent in the media issue for several days with the issue being particularly widely discussed on talk shows. Rep. Peter King called Obama's wearing of the suit unpresidential.
While the controversy itself was trivial, it became notable in the context of Obama's presidency because such a trivial matter could spark such intense criticism. The scandal particularly contrasted with the presidency of Donald Trump that followed, and became a metaphor for the different standards to which Obama and Trump were held.
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- News, A. B. C. "Best Tweets About Obama's Tan Suit". ABC News.
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- Nast, Condé. "Remember When the President's Suit Caused a Media Circus?". GQ.
- https://editionCNN, Analysis by Kate Bennett. "Lessons from Obama's tan suit 5th anniversary". CNN.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Hilton, Elena (August 28, 2019). "Five Years Later, Obama's Tan Suit 'Controversy' Seems More Ridiculous Than Ever". Esquire.
- "Eternally Outraged Congressman Not Trying to Be 'Trivial,' But Doesn't Think Obama's Tan Suit Was Appropriate". Intelligencer.
- Farzan, Antonia Noori (August 28, 2019). "Obama was blasted for wearing a tan suit. Now, it's used to contrast him with Trump". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- Ledbetter, Carly (August 30, 2017). "Remember When All We Cared About Was President Obama's Tan Suit?" – via Huff Post.