A brown suit was not a non-power suit in the day.
A tan or even white suit in the right place back in the day was very much a power suit. A black suit would have been absurd for anything but a funeral.
Its that in this age we aren’t used to it. I suspect the problem is the domination of the Northeast media has twisted expectations to what is typical in their parts.
Its time for Southern pride, including the color of suits.
Next will be white the sign of surrender!
"In the day? What day was that?
Other than Obama, show me one photo of any republican president addressing either the press corps or the nation in anything other than a dark (POWER) suit.........