The White House asked Ukrainian officials if President Volodymyr Zelensky will wear a suit to his meeting with President Trump in the Oval Office on Monday, two sources with direct knowledge tell Axios.
Zelensky's outfit became an issue ahead of his previous Oval Office meeting with Trump in March, which exploded into a diplomatic fiasco.
Some U.S. officials thought at the time that the suit issue contributed somewhat to the disastrous outcome of the meeting.
The sources said Zelensky will show up at the White House on Monday wearing the same black jacket he wore to a NATO summit in the Netherlands in June. "It is going to be 'suit-style' but not a full suit," one of the sources said.
One Trump adviser, partially in jest, told Axios that "it would be a good sign for peace" if Zelensky wore a suit on Monday, but added: "We don't expect him to do it."
Asked if the summit will be a repeat of the last time, the adviser said, "No, absolutely not."
"They've traveled very, very far, both of them. Zelensky will not show him pictures of dead children and then act like it's somehow his fault.
The president has learned to just sort of like, you know, file away any irritations and go forward."
Zelensky will also have European leaders alongside him as well, the adviser said, "so it will be a very different complexion than the last meeting."
Posted by John3262005
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He should just wear a fucking suit
Edit: I’m shocked this is that unpopular here. Trump responds remarkably well to flattery. If harmless ass kissing helps, why not?
A tracksuit meets the definition of a suit: the top and bottom are made from the same material. Just saying.
Did we need a post about this
This after they just rolled out the red carpet for Putin
I hope he doesn’t.
Adidas track suit and a cigarette
Meanwhile Elon can show up in a T-shirt and Trump can walk around wearing a baseball cap all day
Hey, if wearing a three-piece suit gives Ukraine all the weapons that it needs to retain its independence then I’m all for it. But I suspect that PDF File on the ~~White~~ Gold House will renege on his words….
Not wearing a suit the first time was an unforced error that should’ve been apparent. Trump is easily manipulated using things like this and Zelensky should take full advantage of it as Putin has.
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> “They’ve traveled very, very far, both of them. Zelensky will not show him pictures of dead children and then act like it’s somehow his fault.
> The president has learned to just sort of like, you know, file away any irritations and go forward.”
This advisor is a fucking ghoul like everyone in this worthless administration. Not one good person among them. Just bullies and crybabies when they don’t get their way.