With the chorus from the ignorant (Tucker Carlson, et al) crying out indignantly that President Zelenskyy’s attire at the White House showed “disrespect,” another wartime president did exactly the same thing in 1941 when he also visited the White House, Britain’s Winston Churchill.
And of course, Tucker Carlson was praised on KremlinTV for criticizing Zelenskyy’s clothes. A fine Russian asset that one.
Source: People
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is being hailed for his live address to the U.S. Congress on Wednesday — a moment that’s drawing comparisons to Winston Churchill for, among other things, what he wore.
Making his first trip outside his home country since the Russian invasion began in February, Zelenskyy arrived in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, where he first met with President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden.
As has become something of a trademark for the 44-year-old Ukrainian leader, Zelenskyy wore his green military fatigues with a matching sweatshirt — a symbol of patriotism with his countrymen continuing to fight back at home and a reminder that the comedian-turned-politician stands in solidarity with his people.
As political historians were quick to note, arriving for a meeting with the president in casual military uniform may look unusually dressed-down, but it’s not without precedent.
When British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited the White House in 1941 — amid World War II — he did so in a one-piece romper suit, meant to be worn in the event of an air raid.
Here are some examples from the ahistorical morons club:
And Johnson’s own idiocy:
Rep. Ted Lieu was not amused.
