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Nancy Pelosi's Meeting Trump at the White House Outfit




Who knew just a coat could cause such a stir? Nancy Pelsoi caused quite a frenzy online due to the coat she chose to wear to a meeting with former President Donald Trump at the White House. Catherine Thorbecke, a Good America writer, described the outfit by writing “a fire-red, high-collared coat”. Social media coveted the term “fire colored coat”’ to describe Pelosi’s outfit choice that day. The reason this coat caused such a stir is because Pelosi wore this same coat for former President Barack Obama’s second inauguration. Throughout Trump’s political campaign and presidency Pelosi remained outspoken about her dislike for him. Many felt that by wearing this coat she was sending him a message of her stance on him as the new president. Users on social media seemed to support her decision according to the Good Morning America article, which featured supportive tweets. One of which read “Exiting the White House, @NancyPelosi is wearing her Orange You Sorry You Started This Fight Coat.”. The coat even caused such a stir that the original designer, MaxMara, announced that they would re-release the coat to the public. This is a great positive example of women’s fashion in politics garnering positive support from the public. Pelosi knew that the public would pay close attention to her outfit choice that day, especially with her being a woman, and used the opportunity to send a message to Trump and the public.

Good Morning America Article

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  1. Kerrie Ann ComptonSeptember 11, 2023 at 8:44 AM

    Kendalyn, this is my favorite theme for a blog- what a stroke of genius! I agree with your statement, Pelosi has an understanding on how her messaging comes across to viewers and those who pay attention to detail. She's able to create a conversation without a spoken or written statement and I see that as powerful and creatively in control of her narrative.

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  2. Katie ClementSeptember 17, 2023 at 9:34 AM

    It is interesting on what is said about men in the media and what is said about women. The only thing that I can recall in the recent news about a man's fashion was when Bernie Sanders wore mittens. This is not something that is discussed a lot, but a woman's fashion is usually the first topic before she says anything.

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  3. Candace KingSeptember 27, 2023 at 8:07 AM

    With every article of yours I am more surprised about how much the media and the public care about women in politics' clothing choices! I would never think that an outfit like this one could hold so much meaning, but after reading what you wrote I completely understand the situation. I think it's very brave and bold of Pelosi to send a message directly to the former president and to the public.

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  4. Hope LingerfeltNovember 7, 2023 at 8:37 AM

    Goes to show that the media can take something as simple as a coat and turn it into a story. I could be wrong but I think it is just a coat, but maybe she the type of person to draw attention to that. I do think if she purposely did that it was leaked to the media that this is the saem coat so her intentions would be known.

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