Man Is Upset The President Of Ukraine Didn’t Wear A Suit When Addressing The US Congress, Voices It On Twitter, Gets A Major Reality Check
Russia’s war in Ukraine continues, leaving death and destruction in its wake, but for some people, appearances and clothing are all that matter. Stockbroker and financial commentator Peter Schiff criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a politician being widely hailed as a man of the people and a hero, for not wearing a suit when he addressed the United States Congress via video link.
According to the economist, Zelensky supposedly ‘disrespected’ the US by not putting on a suit. The comment was tone-deaf, distracted from what’s really important, and enraged a lot of internet users. People called out Schiff for completely missing the point.
A Russian missile struck a theatre in besieged Mariupol where over 1,000 people were sheltering. There are bread queues being hit by Russian shells in Chernihiv. And US President Joe Biden branded Vladimir Putin a war criminal. But Schiff wants to talk about suits… Scroll down to see how people reacted to his tweet.
News and social media expert Mike Sington gave us his take on Schiff’s tweet. He told Bored Panda that what Schiff wrote was out of line and clickbait. Meanwhile, he drew attention to the fact that wartime President Zelensky is acting like the exact opposite of Putin.
“What sets President Zelensky apart is he seems involved and on top of the situation. He’s with his troops, and addressing world leaders, all in the same day. With his videos, you see and hear from him every day. Contrast that with Vladimir Putin, who remains aloof and isolated, sitting behind a long table, wearing a suit, far away from the war zone. Why hasn’t he left Moscow and visited his troops in battle? The difference between the two leaders is stunning,” Mike said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the United States Congress in a powerful and moving speech
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Zelensky got a standing ovation from the American lawmakers
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However… economist Peter Schiff completely missed the point. He criticized the Ukrainian president for not wearing a suit
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Schiff’s tone-deaf tweet sparked a lot of outrage everywhere
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Schiff tried to defend an undefendable position that distracted from the real issue
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According to LA-based media expert Mike, Schiff’s tweet about not wearing a suit was “completely out of line.”
“President Zelensky is a wartime president, in a war zone, in the streets. It would have looked jarring to see him in a suit,” he said.
In Mike’s opinion, Schiff’s tweet was most likely all about getting attention. “Schiff’s tweet was pure clickbait. There was no rational reason for it. President Zelensky’s speech, and video, were moving, inspirational, and heartbreaking. There was so much to talk about.”
He added: “Why would you be the outlier to ask if he owned a suit? It was a stupid take.”
Here is how some other people reacted to Schiff’s words
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President Biden called Putin a war criminal after Zelensky addressed the US Congress on Wednesday, asking the West for greater support. The US has pledged an additional $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine.
According to the White House, this will provide Ukraine with the following: 800 Stinger anti-aircraft systems, 100 drones, over 20 million rounds of small arms ammunition and grenade launcher and mortar rounds, 25,000 sets of body armor, 25,000 helmets, 100 grenade launchers, 5,000 rifles, 1,000 pistols, 400 machine guns, 400 shotguns, as well as 2,000 Javelin, 1,000 light anti-armor weapons, and 6,000 AT-4 anti-armor systems.
In his speech, Zelensky invoked the history of the United States, stating that Ukraine was enduring a 9/11 and Pearl Harbor every day while fighting Russian invaders. Zelensky asked the West for more assistance and to create a no-fly zone over Ukraine. Alternatively, he asked for aircraft and air-defense systems.
“In your great history, you have pages that would allow you to understand the Ukrainian history. Understand us now,” Zelensky spoke to American lawmakers.
“I have a dream, these words are known to each of you—today I can say I have a need. I need to protect the sky.”
To President Biden, he said: “I wish you to be the leader of the world. Being the leader of the world means being the leader of peace.”
Zelensky’s message and plea for help moved the US Congress. And it didn’t matter one bit that he wasn’t wearing a suit.
You can watch Zelensky’s full address to the US Congress right here
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In his speech, Zelensky invoked 9/11 and Pearl Harbor while asking the American people for more help
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Pathetic really to even think that wearing a certain outfit denotes respect. Honestly, what a total tw@t. It is what people say and do that matters, not their effing clothes. FFS - he's dressing appropriately for what he's doing anyway, fighting a war.
Also, wearing something that makes you stand out in a war zone is a big no no as you would be an easy target for assassins. If you're a high ranking official, you need to blend in with others as much as possible.
Load More Replies...The choise of clothes actually make the guy more believable. And it sets him in stark contrast to his opposite number in the conflict. It screams "hey, I am at the frontline helping and bleeding with my people, not in a luxurious palace in the Kreml!".
What's really bonkers about this idiot's position is that he thought it "disrespected" his country's governing body. Like wtf. This is what weird and misdirected patriotism looks like.
And it was projection bc he was the one that did all the disrespecting.
Load More Replies...You-know-who wore a suit for 4 years and he not even once denoted or deserved an iota of respect (still doesn't).
Whoopi Goldberg refused to say his name for almost 5 years. She became so upset at his praise for Putin, that she spat it out and shocked everyone on The View.
Load More Replies...I don´t know who that guy is beyond a self-important, disrespectful a*****e, but the entire world knows who Volodymyr Zelenskyy is. A leader in a time where others would hide.
He seems to think the appearance of leadership and respect is more important than *actual* leadership and respect.
Not only was his comment tone deaf and infuriating but the fact that he doubled down on it when people called him out. What an idiot.
Oh Jesus christ that is defitnely already after winning dumbest tweet of the decade and we are only 2 years in . Congrats ya gobshite
Lets put Peter's house on fire...see if he but on a suit before asking for help.
I can't even process that someone would cares about whether he wears a suit so much. Like, he's literally out there fighting a war next to his citizens. At this point not wearing a suit is no big deal.
This guy is out of touch with what's going on in Ukraine right now. Zelensky is fighting alongside his citizens and not hiding somewhere. This Peter guy is an idiot and should be ashamed of himself for being irritated over something so stupid. A few of the lawmakers that President Zelensky spoke to disrespected him by posting this meeting on social media when they were asked not to. They were asked not to for President Zelensky's safety.
They're disgusting and disappointing attention whôres! They don't give two shîts about his or any other person in Ukraine's safety. They should be fined for breaching secure information to the internet. It's ridiculous. The man is trying to fight a war and survive. The sniveling rat bâstârds that shared the video, should get sent to the Ukraine on a humanitarian relief mission to hand out food, water, first aid kits, and other essential items on the ground, on a daily basis. Let them see up close and personal what danger looks like and how disclosing someone's location could get them killed.
Load More Replies...Lol! That was a great comment : D (having trouble removing the image from my brain now!)
Load More Replies...Canada didn't have this reaction to him address our parliament looking the worse for wear, we understand that he is in a war zone, he is actively fighting, not sitting in an office all day.
I’m Canadian, and I agree, but the US had the same reaction. Peter Schiff is his own cruel, greedy, shallow, self-centred person.
Load More Replies...This Peter guy really has a fixation with suits. Of all things
That's because his birthday suit is old & wrinkley
Load More Replies...Kind of a minor thing given his idiocy, but Peter Schiff is most certainly *NOT* an economist. He's a stock broker who has a B.S. from Berkeley's Haas Business School. He's also a guy who credits his father for his economic philosophy - a father who was part of the "Tax Protester" movement and who died in prison while serving a 13+ year sentence for tax evasion *and* a guy whose company, Euro Pacific Bank, is currently under investigation in multiple countries for - wait for it - Tax evasion! Lol.
Congress does a pretty good job of disrespecting itself while wearing suits.
i mean, his is so small any woman who looks at it is studying microbiology, so yeah, he could be mistaken as one.
Load More Replies...Does this guy is an influencer? Because that's what you would say when your work is way more about what you look like than what you really accomplish.
Him and his tailored suit can join the likes of him and their tailored suits who make laws which crap on women's rights, lgbt rights, favoring corporations that crap on basic human rights to proper wage and universal health care. Well done!
Jesus... Zelenski is sleep deprived and can shave only when it's possible (somewhere between being in negotiations, communication with other leaders, helping his people on the field and sleeping like probably 2 hours). Suit? Seriously man... you had your breakfast today? Zelenski probably dosn't remember to eat properly
"Peter David Schiff is an American stock broker, financial commentator, and radio personality. He is CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc., a broker-dealer based in Westport, Connecticut." ___ Oh, well that explains it. He works in a shallow occupation that doesn't add value to anything.
thank f**k he didn't have any tatts showing, this guy would have melted in his own rage.
Please step into President Zelenskyy's shoes and spend four weeks on the battlefield of hell that was your home.You sound just like that idiot John Kerry. You can disappear now!!!
I hear Putin has assassins looking for Zelensky. Like he is going to be able to go home and grab a suit. FFS.
Hahaha the Trump trash are downvoting us!!! Triggered!!!
Load More Replies...From the wiki... Peter David Schiff (/ʃɪf/; born March 23, 1963) is an American stock broker, financial commentator, and radio personality. He is CEO and chief global strategist[2] of Euro Pacific Capital Inc., a broker-dealer based in Westport, Connecticut.
I would not be opposed to him wearing a thong n oven mitts tho... just saying.
Cripes, I had to Google this idiot's name (Schiff) to find out why he had ANY credibility in his criticism of President Zelensky. He doesn't; he's, apparently, some format of economist and was probably annoyed that, unlike members of Congress, he DIDN'T have a chance to invest in energy and defense industry stocks before the invasion. Hopefully his "portfolio" does as poorly as his "tweet" had done!
Seriously, at any point did he type out that tweet and think it would go well?!
Cos suit wearing bastards don't fight on the front line. They sip tea in an office.
Dont.. you’ve embarrassed you’r self long enough @peterschiff just dont. Maybe go dry clean ur suits instead of spending time on twitter.
Schiff propbably doesn’t own any tee shirts because he was probably born with a golden spoon in his a**e
And his birthday suit is so old & wrinkley he's just jealous a war commander actually looks like a man.
Load More Replies...He's in warzone, but he should look like model dressed in newest couture. Makes sense, right?
Schiff has proved he is nothing more than a small minded lil b***h. For the love of god, this man needs to be censured immediately for his own sake. Zelensk has proved to be more of a respectful leader than most. I am so angry that I am at a loss for the exact words to express my disgust for Schiff. You are a …….. .
It's a load of suit wearers that bring on war and poverty and greed. This man has more chutzpah in his right pinky toe that you have in your whole miserable body, Peter. #SlavaUkrani
First... I am ashamed of that guy Peter (don't even know who he is so he can't be that important) I also kinda want to have my husband start going by his middle name now that this Peter guy just ruined the name. At these tweets, oh wow, some of them are gold. I really wanna see the oven mitts and thong now. And please let me be there when Jesus comes back and this guy complains about sandals. God would be like "what's your middle name? You can't have 'Peter' anymore. "
I hope the suit & tie outfit dies out soon; it's totally outdated and unnecessary.
that's why you're getting fooled by dappers like Trump with his nice red tie
Ah, Peter Schiff...he is a meme among cryptocurrency holders for a few years now.
Bargain Bin Conspiracy Theory #5376: We have not seen JonTron and Zelensky in the same room.
DemonicRats are vile and despicable pieces of evil. Their hypocrisy knows no bounds. Their lies and corruption destroy everything they touch. And they show their narcissism and shallowness berating a man who doesn't use citizens tax dollars to buy expensive, "designer" clothes like they do!!!
Did you know Putin was wearing a $15,000 designer coat at his recent rally? Just keep drinking the comrade trumpinsky Kool aid
Load More Replies...Narcissists should definitely be ignored that causes them to shrivel up and runaway. In an ideal world we'd all do that but sometimes people cancel themselves when they speak and that works too
Load More Replies...Pathetic really to even think that wearing a certain outfit denotes respect. Honestly, what a total tw@t. It is what people say and do that matters, not their effing clothes. FFS - he's dressing appropriately for what he's doing anyway, fighting a war.
Also, wearing something that makes you stand out in a war zone is a big no no as you would be an easy target for assassins. If you're a high ranking official, you need to blend in with others as much as possible.
Load More Replies...The choise of clothes actually make the guy more believable. And it sets him in stark contrast to his opposite number in the conflict. It screams "hey, I am at the frontline helping and bleeding with my people, not in a luxurious palace in the Kreml!".
What's really bonkers about this idiot's position is that he thought it "disrespected" his country's governing body. Like wtf. This is what weird and misdirected patriotism looks like.
And it was projection bc he was the one that did all the disrespecting.
Load More Replies...You-know-who wore a suit for 4 years and he not even once denoted or deserved an iota of respect (still doesn't).
Whoopi Goldberg refused to say his name for almost 5 years. She became so upset at his praise for Putin, that she spat it out and shocked everyone on The View.
Load More Replies...I don´t know who that guy is beyond a self-important, disrespectful a*****e, but the entire world knows who Volodymyr Zelenskyy is. A leader in a time where others would hide.
He seems to think the appearance of leadership and respect is more important than *actual* leadership and respect.
Not only was his comment tone deaf and infuriating but the fact that he doubled down on it when people called him out. What an idiot.
Oh Jesus christ that is defitnely already after winning dumbest tweet of the decade and we are only 2 years in . Congrats ya gobshite
Lets put Peter's house on fire...see if he but on a suit before asking for help.
I can't even process that someone would cares about whether he wears a suit so much. Like, he's literally out there fighting a war next to his citizens. At this point not wearing a suit is no big deal.
This guy is out of touch with what's going on in Ukraine right now. Zelensky is fighting alongside his citizens and not hiding somewhere. This Peter guy is an idiot and should be ashamed of himself for being irritated over something so stupid. A few of the lawmakers that President Zelensky spoke to disrespected him by posting this meeting on social media when they were asked not to. They were asked not to for President Zelensky's safety.
They're disgusting and disappointing attention whôres! They don't give two shîts about his or any other person in Ukraine's safety. They should be fined for breaching secure information to the internet. It's ridiculous. The man is trying to fight a war and survive. The sniveling rat bâstârds that shared the video, should get sent to the Ukraine on a humanitarian relief mission to hand out food, water, first aid kits, and other essential items on the ground, on a daily basis. Let them see up close and personal what danger looks like and how disclosing someone's location could get them killed.
Load More Replies...Lol! That was a great comment : D (having trouble removing the image from my brain now!)
Load More Replies...Canada didn't have this reaction to him address our parliament looking the worse for wear, we understand that he is in a war zone, he is actively fighting, not sitting in an office all day.
I’m Canadian, and I agree, but the US had the same reaction. Peter Schiff is his own cruel, greedy, shallow, self-centred person.
Load More Replies...This Peter guy really has a fixation with suits. Of all things
That's because his birthday suit is old & wrinkley
Load More Replies...Kind of a minor thing given his idiocy, but Peter Schiff is most certainly *NOT* an economist. He's a stock broker who has a B.S. from Berkeley's Haas Business School. He's also a guy who credits his father for his economic philosophy - a father who was part of the "Tax Protester" movement and who died in prison while serving a 13+ year sentence for tax evasion *and* a guy whose company, Euro Pacific Bank, is currently under investigation in multiple countries for - wait for it - Tax evasion! Lol.
Congress does a pretty good job of disrespecting itself while wearing suits.
i mean, his is so small any woman who looks at it is studying microbiology, so yeah, he could be mistaken as one.
Load More Replies...Does this guy is an influencer? Because that's what you would say when your work is way more about what you look like than what you really accomplish.
Him and his tailored suit can join the likes of him and their tailored suits who make laws which crap on women's rights, lgbt rights, favoring corporations that crap on basic human rights to proper wage and universal health care. Well done!
Jesus... Zelenski is sleep deprived and can shave only when it's possible (somewhere between being in negotiations, communication with other leaders, helping his people on the field and sleeping like probably 2 hours). Suit? Seriously man... you had your breakfast today? Zelenski probably dosn't remember to eat properly
"Peter David Schiff is an American stock broker, financial commentator, and radio personality. He is CEO and chief global strategist of Euro Pacific Capital Inc., a broker-dealer based in Westport, Connecticut." ___ Oh, well that explains it. He works in a shallow occupation that doesn't add value to anything.
thank f**k he didn't have any tatts showing, this guy would have melted in his own rage.
Please step into President Zelenskyy's shoes and spend four weeks on the battlefield of hell that was your home.You sound just like that idiot John Kerry. You can disappear now!!!
I hear Putin has assassins looking for Zelensky. Like he is going to be able to go home and grab a suit. FFS.
Hahaha the Trump trash are downvoting us!!! Triggered!!!
Load More Replies...From the wiki... Peter David Schiff (/ʃɪf/; born March 23, 1963) is an American stock broker, financial commentator, and radio personality. He is CEO and chief global strategist[2] of Euro Pacific Capital Inc., a broker-dealer based in Westport, Connecticut.
I would not be opposed to him wearing a thong n oven mitts tho... just saying.
Cripes, I had to Google this idiot's name (Schiff) to find out why he had ANY credibility in his criticism of President Zelensky. He doesn't; he's, apparently, some format of economist and was probably annoyed that, unlike members of Congress, he DIDN'T have a chance to invest in energy and defense industry stocks before the invasion. Hopefully his "portfolio" does as poorly as his "tweet" had done!
Seriously, at any point did he type out that tweet and think it would go well?!
Cos suit wearing bastards don't fight on the front line. They sip tea in an office.
Dont.. you’ve embarrassed you’r self long enough @peterschiff just dont. Maybe go dry clean ur suits instead of spending time on twitter.
Schiff propbably doesn’t own any tee shirts because he was probably born with a golden spoon in his a**e
And his birthday suit is so old & wrinkley he's just jealous a war commander actually looks like a man.
Load More Replies...He's in warzone, but he should look like model dressed in newest couture. Makes sense, right?
Schiff has proved he is nothing more than a small minded lil b***h. For the love of god, this man needs to be censured immediately for his own sake. Zelensk has proved to be more of a respectful leader than most. I am so angry that I am at a loss for the exact words to express my disgust for Schiff. You are a …….. .
It's a load of suit wearers that bring on war and poverty and greed. This man has more chutzpah in his right pinky toe that you have in your whole miserable body, Peter. #SlavaUkrani
First... I am ashamed of that guy Peter (don't even know who he is so he can't be that important) I also kinda want to have my husband start going by his middle name now that this Peter guy just ruined the name. At these tweets, oh wow, some of them are gold. I really wanna see the oven mitts and thong now. And please let me be there when Jesus comes back and this guy complains about sandals. God would be like "what's your middle name? You can't have 'Peter' anymore. "
I hope the suit & tie outfit dies out soon; it's totally outdated and unnecessary.
that's why you're getting fooled by dappers like Trump with his nice red tie
Ah, Peter Schiff...he is a meme among cryptocurrency holders for a few years now.
Bargain Bin Conspiracy Theory #5376: We have not seen JonTron and Zelensky in the same room.
DemonicRats are vile and despicable pieces of evil. Their hypocrisy knows no bounds. Their lies and corruption destroy everything they touch. And they show their narcissism and shallowness berating a man who doesn't use citizens tax dollars to buy expensive, "designer" clothes like they do!!!
Did you know Putin was wearing a $15,000 designer coat at his recent rally? Just keep drinking the comrade trumpinsky Kool aid
Load More Replies...Narcissists should definitely be ignored that causes them to shrivel up and runaway. In an ideal world we'd all do that but sometimes people cancel themselves when they speak and that works too
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