Barack Obama Jokes About Kamala Harris’ Tan Swimsuit and Celebrates His ‘Suitgate’

Barack Obama is celebrating an unconventional 10-year anniversary.

Again on Aug. 28, 2014, Obama sparked an surprising debate in regards to the tan go well with that he wore throughout a press convention on the White Home about combating ISIS in Syria.

However in celebration of “suitgate,” the previous president, 63, gave the present Democratic Presidential nominee Kamala Harris a shout-out on his Instagram. In Obama’s Wednesday, Aug. 28, publish, he shared a side-by-side photograph of his infamous look alongside Harris’ current flared-leg tan go well with designed by Chloé artistic director Chemena Kamali. 

“The way it began. The way it’s going. Ten years later, and it’s nonetheless look! IWillVote.com,” Obama wrote within the Instagram caption.

On the time of Obama’s go well with backlash, he wore a tan go well with with a grey striped tie. Following his press convention, a number of individuals criticized the president for his ensemble’s “lack of seriousness.” Though quite a few previous presidents, together with Ronald Reagan and Invoice Clinton, have sported the outfit in the identical hue, some critics stated his go well with resembled an outfit he would put on to a Hamptons social gathering.

Harris, 59, wore the Chloé go well with in the course of the first night time of the Democratic Nationwide Conference on Monday, Aug. 19. She paired it with a Chloé cream crepe de chine lavallière shirt and patent leather-based tan pointed-toe pumps.

Though the precise fashion of Harris’ go well with will not be obtainable for buy, an identical double-breasted model of her jacket is on the market on Chloé’s web site. (The colour is listed as coconut brown — which seems to be a play on Harris’ memeable quote.)

Following the Vice President’s Aug. 19 look, a number of individuals, from information retailers to X (previously often called Twitter) customers, identified the 2 fits’ resemblance.

 “She’s sporting a tan go well with … I can’t cease laughing. SO good. #VOTEforKamala #DNCConvention2024,” one individual wrote on X. 

Political commentator and writer Tim Miller wrote that she is “baiting Fox into a complete week of tan go well with protection.”

The next night, each Obama and Michelle Obama, spoke on the DNC in assist of Harris. 

Barack stated throughout his speech, “We now have an opportunity to elect somebody who has spent her total life attempting to present individuals the identical possibilities America gave her. Somebody who sees you and hears you, and can stand up each single day and combat for you.”

He continued: “America is prepared for a brand new chapter. America is prepared for a greater story. We’re prepared for a President Kamala Harris. And Kamala Harris is prepared for the bounce.”

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In the meantime, Michelle, 60, stated that she may really feel one thing “magical” within the room as individuals checked out their new Democratic presidential nominee.

“America, Hope is making a comeback,” she declared. “To be trustworthy, I’m realizing that till not too long ago, I’ve mourned the dimming of that hope. And perhaps you’ve got skilled the identical emotions: That deep pit in my abdomen, a palpable sense of dread in regards to the future,” she added.