Dress Appropriately Zelensky
Cartoon published 08/17/2025
Most people have seen the 1992 movie, “My Cousin Vinny.” Vincent “Vinny” Gambini is from Brooklyn and he must defend his young cousin in a murder case that takes place in a courtroom in the deep south. The Judge was masterfully portrayed by Fred Gwynne. He sees Gambini in his court wearing a black leather jacket and admonishes him for his appearance.
Judge: What are you wearin’?
Gambini: I’m, uh, wearin’, uh, clothes. I don’t get the question.
Judge: When you come into my court looking like you do, you not only insult me, but you insult the integrity of this court.
Gambini: I apologize, sir, but, uh, this is how I dress.
Judge: Next time you come into my courtroom, you will look lawyerly.
And I mean you comb your hair and wear a suit and tie.
And that suit better be made out of some kind of cloth. You understand me?
Gambini: Uh, yes. Uh, fine, Judge. Fine.
Later on Gambini gets mud on his suit, and lacking the time to get it cleaned he purchases an old-time riverboat gambling outfit at a second hand store. He wears it to court, which prompts a contempt charge.
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In the case of President Trump, he’s a man who expects visitors to the White House to dress appropriately—and respectfully for the highest office of the land. Trump is trying to clean up Washington DC, rid it of crime and homeless encampments. Trump wants to restore integrity to the nation’s capital.
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So naturally Trump is not too keen on Ukraine’s Zelensky showing up at the White House wearing a t-shirt. To him, it’s an insult and he’s right. To be sure, I’m not a snappy dresser and I was once very tactfully and politely reprimanded by Roger Stone when I showed up in blue jeans for a popular podcast that reached millions of people. Roger was right and Trump is right.
I was invited to the White House in 2017 for a social media summit and the first thing I did was buy a new suit for the occasion. It wasn’t expensive, but I took the time to get it tailored. Everyone knows one must wear a suit to the White House. Everyone but Zelensky.
Zelensky had better show up wearing a suit the next time he meets with Trump. And it had better be made out of some kind of cloth.
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