FRAT BOY TAUNT: DON'T YOU EVEN OWN A SUIT?

 

When Brian Glenn, who's main claim to fame is he is now Marjorie Taylor Greene's new squeeze, cat-called out to Volodymyr Zelensky at Friday's Oval Office frat boy party, "Don't you even own a suit?" Trump World came into bold focus.

   

DON'T YOU OWN A SUIT?

How do you even unpack this one?

Trump and Vance orchestrated a virtual smirking Greek Chorus of their frat bro's, and the whole mob sneered as the attempted slap down of Zelensky went down--for...not wearing a suit and tie?

Redolent of those British officers who sneered at the Minutemen because those embattled farmers did not wear spiffy uniforms.

Mr. Glenn ought to come to our town meetings in New Hampshire, if he wants to see some serious people who don't wear suits.

One thinks of that quaint idea we want to be judged by the content of our character, not the color of our skin, or judged by the cut of our clothes. But that's just so yesterday in Trump World.

Here you have the guy who famously said, "I don't need a ride. I need ammunition," when the Russian hordes in their tanks were headed toward Kiev, and various powers offered him prompt escape out of harm's way.  Here is Zelensky, who has evaded Putin's assassination squads, who has literally been under fire for 3 years, facing a pink puffy American, who tries to engage him in a frat taunt.

MTG in her Gandhi Outfit

Most American boys knew this scene from growing up--getting taunted by some dweeb who's rich daddy gave him status and protection, a guy solid with the in-crowd, trying to put you down.

Respect for the Institution

But the fun irony:  here is the guy who's buying celeb status from his girlfriend--and look at what she wears on solemn occasions. And look how she acts.

Georgia Formal Prom

And Glenn is trying to invoke respect  for protocol?

Here we have the essence of Trump populism.

Not a suit among them

Of course, Zelensky's answer was completely lost on Glenn: "Maybe, when the war is over, I'll buy a suit like yours." You see, Mr. Glenn, let me speak really slowly, so maybe you can get it: The fashion statement you are making with your suit is you are in the fraternity, in the in-crowd, that you are in power. That's a "power suit," as if dressing up can actually make you a bigger, more important man. But I am dressed like this because I have work to do. I am in my battle fatigues. I have a war to win and a battle to brave.

But we all understand if Mr. Glenn cannot grasp that subtlety.