Unserious people at the White House fret that Zelensky won't wear a suit when he comes to the White House later today. So far, no sign of that.
Source: Axios
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.
Trump didn't like Zelensky's military-style attire. He offered a sarcastic aside — "he is all dressed up today" — when he welcomed him into the West Wing.
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.
Meanwhile, back in reality, this is how Zelensky got off the plane this morning.
There was this tweet a couple of days ago, but it's not an official tweet from the White House or State Department.
And today, at a hotel near the White House. (The readers' added context is wrong.)
BREAKING NEWS: Zelensky has put on a jacket ahead of meeting Trump. Our fashion protocol nightmare is over.
The White House just released this photo.
