Barack Obama Jokes About Kamala Harris' Tan Suit on the 10-Year Anniversary of 'Suitgate'

Mar. 15, 2025

Former President Barack Obama in Aug. 2014, Vice President Kamala Harris Aug. 2024.Photo:getty (2)

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Barack Obamais celebrating an unconventional 10-year anniversary.

Back on Aug. 28, 2014, Obama sparked an unexpected debate about thetan suit that he wore during a press conferenceat the White House about combating ISIS in Syria.

“How it started. How it’s going. Ten years later, and it’s still a good look! IWillVote.com,” Obama wrote in the Instagram caption.

Harris, 59, wore the Chloé suit during the first night of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 19. She paired it with aChloé cream crepe de chine lavallière blouseand patent leather tan pointed-toe pumps.

Although the exact style of Harris' suit is not available for purchase, a similar double-breasted version of her jacket is available onChloé’s website. (The color is listed as coconut brown — which appears to be a play onHarris' memeable quote.)

US Vice President Kamala Harris during the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.David Paul Morris/getty

David Paul Morris/getty

“She’s wearing a tan suit … I can’t stop laughing. SO good. #VOTEforKamala #DNCConvention2024,” one person wrote onX.

Political commentator and author Tim Millerwrotethat she is “baiting Fox into an entire week of tan suit coverage.”

U.S. President Barack Obama at the White House August 28, 2014 in Washington, DC.Alex Wong/Getty

Alex Wong/Getty

The following evening, both President Obama andMichelle Obamaspoke at the DNCin support of Harris.

Barack said during his speech, “We have a chance to elect someone who has spent her entire life trying to give people the same chances America gave her. Someone who sees you and hears you, and will get up every single day and fight for you."

He continued: “America is ready for a new chapter. America is ready for a better story. We are ready for a President Kamala Harris. And Kamala Harris is ready for the jump.”

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Former US President Barack Obama and former US First Lady Michelle Obama at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024.Al Drago/getty

Al Drago/getty

Meanwhile, Michelle, 60, said that she couldfeel something “magical” in the roomas people looked at their new Democratic presidential nominee.

“America, Hope is making a comeback,” she declared. “To be honest, I am realizing that until recently, I have mourned the dimming of that hope. And maybe you have experienced the same feelings: That deep pit in my stomach, a palpable sense of dread about the future,” she added.

source: people.com