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Zelenskyy warned 'wear a suit' before White House meeting with Trump after fiery clash
Express Newspapers ^ | Sun, Aug 17, 2025 | Reanna Smith

Posted on 08/17/2025 8:10:12 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to head to the US to meet with Donald Trump and critics have warned him to wear a suit this time around, following the spectacular fallout with the US president and Vice President JD Vance during his last trip to the White House.

The Ukrainian president was not invited to Trump and Putin’s Alaska summit on Friday, in which the leaders failed to agree on a ceasefire or peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. But Zelenskyy said he had a “long and substantive” conversation with Trump early Saturday and that they would “discuss all of the details regarding ending the killing and the war” on Monday, when he is set to arrive at the White House.

It comes as the chilling details of what Trump told Zelensky after meeting Putin in Alaska are revealed.

Zelenskyy accused of being 'disrespectful' if he doesn't wear suit.

Some have speculated that Zelenskyy has been asked to wear a suit as one of the conditions for his upcoming meeting with Trump.

“The White House has informed the Ukrainian delegation that Zelensky MUST wear a suit or there will be no meeting!,” one commenter wrote on X. The post continued: “Bravo White House. It’s a formal meeting, and the presidency of the U.S. is an institution that demands the highest level of formality!”

Others also demanded that Zelenskyy wear a suit. “Hopefully Zelensky wears a suit this time, and says ‘THANK YOU,’ and doesn’t have outrageous demands…” one wrote on the social media platform.

“There should be a @Polymarket bet on Zelensky wearing a suit next Monday (or not),” one suggested.

(Excerpt) Read more at the-express.com ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; Politics/Elections; Ukraine
KEYWORDS: beggarofkiev; greengrifter; littledictator; putinswar; russianpropaganda; stupidity; zestinky

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1 posted on 08/17/2025 8:10:12 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

A clown suit. Or a Green Goblin costume.


2 posted on 08/17/2025 8:11:56 PM PDT by rfp1234 (E Porcibus Unum)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Yep, let’s see if he wears a suit tomorrow.


3 posted on 08/17/2025 8:12:33 PM PDT by Macho MAGA Man
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4 posted on 08/17/2025 8:17:56 PM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: MinorityRepublican

I bet he wears a track suit…. Haha!!!!


5 posted on 08/17/2025 8:17:59 PM PDT by fishtank (The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

He’ll do what he’s told, he has no choice.


6 posted on 08/17/2025 8:20:01 PM PDT by Fireone (1.Avoid crowds 2.Head on a swivel 3.Be prepared to protect & defend those around you 4.Avoid crowds)
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To: Fireone
He’ll do what he’s told, he has no choice.

My guess he'll wear a black suit. Or dark green.

7 posted on 08/17/2025 8:22:20 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: fishtank

Then he will not get an audience.


8 posted on 08/17/2025 8:22:41 PM PDT by Pikachu_Dad
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To: MinorityRepublican

Z is thinking; “Just for THAT, (all that free advice) I WON’T wear a suit! In fact, a Hawaiian shirt, Bermuda shorts and Espadrille hemp/ sandals sounds pretty good to me.
What are they gonna do? Frog March me and take me to
Alligator Alcatraz?”


9 posted on 08/17/2025 8:26:26 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: MinorityRepublican

A suit. I notice Trump wears a tie with his. (Which I think wearing a suit requires. But I’m old-school that way.) But I notice a ton of execs _don’t_ wear ties. Just an open collar. (Grrr.) Can Zelensky be a new-wave, cool-kid, and not wear a tie? Or should he wear a tie with his suit?


10 posted on 08/17/2025 8:28:53 PM PDT by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: MinorityRepublican

I’d lol if he showed up wearing one of those T-shirts that looks like a tuxedo.


11 posted on 08/17/2025 8:29:30 PM PDT by bigbob (If thou doth eff around, thou wilt findeth out)
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After last time, if he takes this visit casually and disrespectfully, he might be escorted straight to the airport.


12 posted on 08/17/2025 8:31:59 PM PDT by jimtorr
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I’d lol if he showed up wearing one of those T-shirts that looks like a tuxedo.

I was thinking maybe something like what Joe Pesci wore in "My Cousin Vinny". They are about the same height, at least.
13 posted on 08/17/2025 8:48:48 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: MinorityRepublican

That’s for sure. They never sure have let him in the capitol that time he was casual.


14 posted on 08/17/2025 8:50:26 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: MinorityRepublican
"My guess he'll wear a black suit. Or dark green."

He should wear his stiletto heels.

15 posted on 08/17/2025 8:53:34 PM PDT by mass55th (“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.” ― John Wayne)
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

Dang, that Zelensky is kinda of a little fella.


16 posted on 08/17/2025 8:54:17 PM PDT by citizen (A transgender male competing against women may be male, but he's no man.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

The man could have simply bought a sports jacket off the shelf and worn it the last time and probably got by with it. Or even a nice dress shirt and pants. His outfit wasn’t even “business casual”, let alone suitable for a visit to the White House as one Head of State visiting another.


17 posted on 08/17/2025 8:54:48 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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If Zelensky wears a suit for Trump tomorrow, it’s over.

If he shows up in his combat uniform, the war continues. pic.twitter.com/ciEu2M87ib— Russian Market (@runews) August 17, 2025


18 posted on 08/17/2025 8:55:14 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican
How lazy can reporting get? At least when The Gateway Pundit uses X.com as source, they link to the tweets. Even that is too much work for writers at the Express.

To find the sources for the insiders say Zelensky must wear a suit next time, one has to copy and paste to find the sources. This is from https://x.com/defense_civil25/status/1956796503646687293, somewhat grandiosely named 'US Homeland Security News".

It will be no surprise to those who are paying attention to where stories originate and looking things up on their own, this is from a pro-Russian fake-MAGA account.

19 posted on 08/17/2025 9:02:27 PM PDT by Widget Jr (⚖⛓️☭ Russia is the career criminal of countries. ☭⛓️⚖)
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To: MinorityRepublican

If he shows up in his combat uniform, pick up a rifle and wear it to the front. And I’d be done with him.


20 posted on 08/17/2025 9:03:30 PM PDT by citizen (A transgender male competing against women may be male, but he's no man.)
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