Barack Obama Reacts To Kamala Harris' Tan Suit With Cheeky Post

The former president celebrated the Democratic nominee's outfit on the 10-year anniversary of the tan suit debacle.
Then-US President Barack Obama in 2014
Then-US President Barack Obama in 2014
via Associated Press

Barack Obama marked 10 years since his infamous fashion scandal by celebrating the new tan suit-wearer on the block.

“How it started. How it’s going,” the former president posted on social media with side-by-side pics of himself and Vice President Kamala Harris wearing tan-coloured suits.

“Ten years later, and it’s still a good look!” he added, including a link to a voter registration site.

Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, rocked the look at the recent Democratic National Convention, in what some speculated was a jab at Republicans who lost their minds when Obama did it during his presidency.

How it started. How it's going.

Ten years later, and it's still a good look! https://t.co/NKXRGNgJPv pic.twitter.com/KeI1gn7HSg

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 28, 2024

On August 28, 2014, Obama appeared at a White House press briefing clad in tan. Republican critics claimed it demonstrated a “lack of seriousness,” even though multiple past presidents have worn that colour.

A similar version of Harris’ suit, by Chloé, is listed on the designer’s site under the shade “coconut brown” — apparently a fitting reference to her meme-inspiring “coconut tree” quote.

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