We assumed that Barack Obama hung up this tan suit for good after Twitter made a mockery of his outfit during a major press conference on foreign policy last August. But it looks like POTUS has dusted off the infamous suit. On Tuesday, The White House shared what many believed was a sneak peek of Obama’s State of the Union 2015 look on social media. The president’s senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer even got cheeky on Instagram by adding the hashtag #YesWeTan. The President’s suiting up for the big speech. Tune into WH.gov/SOTU at 9pm ET #YesWeTan -Dan A photo posted by The White House (@whitehouse) on Jan 20, 2015 at 4:47pm PST And it wasn’t long before the satirical replies started to flood our timelines. Barry wearin…
We assumed that Barack Obama hung up this tan suit for good after Twitter made a mockery of his outfit during a major press conference on foreign policy last August. But it looks like POTUS has dusted off the infamous suit.
On Tuesday, The White House shared what many believed was a sneak peek of Obama’s State of the Union 2015 look on social media. The president’s senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer even got cheeky on Instagram by adding the hashtag #YesWeTan.
And it wasn’t long before the satirical replies started to flood our timelines.
Barry wearin his doodoo brown suit 2 nite RT @WhiteHouse: President Obama’s suiting up for the big speech. #YesWeTan pic.twitter.com/k5oOcmrHGJ
— Andrew J Ash (@AndrewJAsh) January 21, 2015
#YesWeTan-ked our standing in the world.
— Harry (@Tark31) January 21, 2015
Tan your cares away. Tan your cares away. #YesWeTan
— Tiresias (@I_Tiresias) January 21, 2015
When I saw that #YesWeTan was trending I assumed at first it was referring to Boehner. #OrangeNotTan
— Dave Earley (@dearley18) January 21, 2015
But it was all a PRANK.
Obama eventually appeared wearing a navy suit. While it isn’t the much-talked-about tan suit, the traditional hue complemented FLOTUS’ charcoal gray Michael Kors ensemble.
Obama’s suit is blue. (Not tan.) #SOTU pic.twitter.com/t8iybBYiEw
— Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) January 21, 2015
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Barack Obama Gets #YesWeTan Hashtag Trending With Tan Suit Prank
