US President Barack Obama holds a press conference at the White House in Washington, DC, August 28, 2014 (AFP Photo/Saul Loeb)
Washington. The subjects were serious enough at President Barack Obama’s impromptu press conference Thursday, but many viewers and the collective press corps seized on something more immediately visible: his tan suit.
The president’s decision to address the media in a breezy, light-colored summer suit swiftly took center stage for many even as he addressed Russian responsibility for rebel actions in Ukraine and ongoing US air strikes against Islamists in Iraq.
“Yes we tan!” became the mocking rally cry on social media as …read more
Source: The Jakarta Globe