Donald Trump wore a vivid blue suit to Pope Francis’ burial on April 26, standing out amid the masses of dignitaries dressed mostly in black. Online commenters chastised the President for being “so disrespectful” in disregarding the Vatican’s protocols for a venerated papal burial, but there could have been a logical reason why he chose to “stand out” among the crowd.
In February, when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with Donald Trump and JD Vance at the White House, the president mocked, “You’re all dressed up!” Trump criticized Zelenskyy’s attire, which included a black military suit for his meeting. Zelenskyy, on the other hand, largely followed Vatican regulations and wore a more formal, tailored all-black outfit than he wore to Pope Francis’ open-air funeral in Washington, D.C., on April 26, where world leaders, dignitaries, and hordes of devoted followers gathered to pay their respects to the spiritual leader who died on April 21.
