Twitter stitched to Obama's #tansuit

President Barack Obama might have held a news conference Thursday on serious issues, but his tan suit got much of the attention as Twitter erupted in critiques and jabs over the president's summer sartorial decisions. Obama's tan suit quickly became the focus on the social media platform, earning its own hashtag as both the Beltway crowd and even some fashion experts weighed in.

Susan Page @SusanPage
Message from senior White House official: 'He loves that suit.'
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:29:49
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//twitter.com/SusanPage/status/505089894071697410
— Susan Page (@SusanPage)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:29:49

The Audacity of Taupe pic.twitter.com/3EC7NN0By8
Jared Keller @jaredbkeller
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Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:27:34
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//twitter.com/jaredbkeller/status/505089329077952513
— Jared Keller (@jaredbkeller)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:27:34

Mahen Gunaratna @GunaRockYa
Inspired to finally take the plunge and get that tan suit. Thanks, Mr. President.
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:23:49
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//twitter.com/GunaRockYa/status/505088382691975168
— Mahen Gunaratna (@GunaRockYa)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:23:49

I see no problem with the suit. pic.twitter.com/ZFFt75FedU
John Dingell @john_dingell
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Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:18:25
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http://twitter.com/john_dingell/status/505087025834651649
— John Dingell (@john_dingell)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:18:25

Joel D. Anderson @blackink12
It's not terrible, thoughjbarrobarro: Did the president announce we're going to war while we were busy making fun of his terrible suit?
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:26:44
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//twitter.com/blackink12/status/505089118687485953
— Joel D. Anderson (@blackink12)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:26:44

Leslie Bentz @lbentzterp
Twitter's reactionObamaObama and his suit are 10x stronger than any of the words he is saying
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:26:08
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//twitter.com/lbentzterp/status/505088968715943936
— Leslie Bentz (@lbentzterp)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:26:08

Leslie Bentz @lbentzterp
@Obamastansuit now a twitter handle. The internet is FAST. And @BarackObama has no idea it's all happening - it's Dad jeans all over again
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:34:29
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//twitter.com/lbentzterp/status/505091068560674818
— Leslie Bentz (@lbentzterp)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:34:29

Cackles over Obama's tan suit? A strong commander-in-chief would never be seen in such pic.twitter.com/jeA3GBy1nIBy1nI
West Wing Reports @WestWingReport
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Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:37:53
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//twitter.com/WestWingReport/status/505091924098043904
— West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:37:53

Chris Cillizza @TheFix
Would Twitter have simply imploded if Obama came out in a seersucker suit?
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:24:50
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//twitter.com/TheFix/status/505088640989822976
— Chris Cillizza (@TheFix)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:24:50

Sebastian Payne @SebastianEPayne
@TheFix Note the appearance of @Obamas_Tan_Suit and @ObamaSuit
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:26:34
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//twitter.com/SebastianEPayne/status/505089074525663232
— Sebastian Payne (@SebastianEPayne)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:26:34

Hunter Walker @hunterw
Hey @TimGunn, do you think Obama made it work?
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:35:15
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//twitter.com/hunterw/status/505091261880360963
— Hunter Walker (@hunterw)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:35:15

For the astute fashion observers, Obama has worn a tan suit before. Here he is on Easter Sunday 2014. pic.twitter.com/JiFh94neK2
Matt Viser @mviser
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Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:20:40
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//twitter.com/mviser/status/505087589372952576
— Matt Viser (@mviser)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:20:40

Rory Cooper @rorycooper
Suit conversation reminds me of Reagan going coat-less in ice cold Geneva as Gorbachev was bundled up for picture.
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:22:31
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//twitter.com/rorycooper/status/505088054973833216
— Rory Cooper (@rorycooper)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:22:31

Brian Beutler @brianbeutler
Missed Obama’s remarks, but from the pictures I’ve seen, the main problems with his suit are the lapels and that it doesn’t fit very well.
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:22:25
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//twitter.com/brianbeutler/status/505088033734275073
— Brian Beutler (@brianbeutler)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:22:25

Steve Kovach @stevekovach
Great PR tactic wearing an ugly suit to distract from the fact that we might go to war.
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:21:55
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//twitter.com/stevekovach/status/505087907091070976
— Steve Kovach (@stevekovach)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:21:55

Oh, sorry, didn't realize the instant meme burst was TAN suitpic.twitter.com/mtrobGA9cFGA9cF
Howard Mortman @HowardMortman
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Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:22:11
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//twitter.com/HowardMortman/status/505087971364585473
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:22:11

Obama clearly taking fashion lessons from @GovernorPerry #tansuit pic.twitter.com/3Up8xpaTcH
Kolten Parker @KoltenParker
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Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:21:37
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//twitter.com/KoltenParker/status/505087831308390400
— Kolten Parker (@KoltenParker)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:21:37

Bill Clinton in #tansuit pic.twitter.com/001AT966MD
Domenico Montanaro @DomenicoPBS
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Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:15:46
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//twitter.com/DomenicoPBS/status/505086360123105280
— Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoPBS)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:15:46

Wesley Lowery @WesleyLowery
(Obamabots would all like you to know they see your tweets about the tan suit. They take them v seriously & really don't appreciate them)
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:41:59
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//twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/505092955162812416
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:41:59

Wesley Lowery @WesleyLowery
Who gave President Obama that old church suit from my dad's closet?
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:14:10
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//twitter.com/WesleyLowery/status/505085954533912580
— Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:14:10

Sarah Milstein @SarahM
OMG, Twitter completely losing it's mind over a suit. So I guess now Barack knows how Hillary feels.
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:31:01
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//twitter.com/SarahM/status/505090196187410432
— Sarah Milstein (@SarahM)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:31:01

Alison McQuade @akmcquade
That suit is the President's own Taylor Swift Shake it Off verse.
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:33:03
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//twitter.com/akmcquade/status/505090708345077760
— Alison McQuade (@akmcquade)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:33:03

Ben Jacobs @Bencjacobs
If you go to Jos. A. Bank and buy one of Obama's tan suits, you can get three more for free
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:34:46
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//twitter.com/Bencjacobs/status/505091139125653504
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:34:46

Mark Byrne @markwby
.@BarackObama here is that link you were asking about, so sorry didn't send earlier, hope your thing goes w http://www.gq.com/style/suit-guide/200802/milo-ventimiglia-heroes-khaki-business-suits-slideshow#slide=4 …z1Uuf
Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:32:28
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//twitter.com/markwby/status/505090559313477633
— Mark Byrne (@markwby)Thu, Aug 28 2014 20:32:28

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