{"id":2466988,"date":"2026-06-19T14:11:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2466988"},"modified":"2026-06-19T14:11:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T14:11:16","slug":"stephen-colbert-mocks-faux-obama-scandal-with-fashion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/stephen-colbert-mocks-faux-obama-scandal-with-fashion\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Colbert Mocks Faux Obama Scandal With Fashion"},"content":{"rendered":"

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All smiles as he stepped out in a sandy-colored suit and striped tie, the out-of-work late-night host\u2019s outfit seemed tailored to troll conservatives who lost it when President Barack Obama<\/a> wore tan slacks and a matching jacket during a 2014 press conference about military action in Syria.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Though Obama\u2019s summer attire seemed fairly standard for a swampy August in Washington, D.C., then-congressman Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) claimed the \u201cunpresidential\u201d look was beyond inappropriate for a discussion about terrorism abroad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Other conservatives seized the chance for some faux outrage, with late Fox News<\/a> juggernaut Lou Dobbs telling viewers the suit was \u201cshocking to a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It wasn\u2019t long until Republicans<\/a> lost control of the conversation, and the pseudo-scandal became both a punchline and an example of the excessive scrutiny Obama faced.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What some remember as #KhakiGate actually got multiple nods during Wednesday\u2019s opening of the Obama Presidential Center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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When Obama Foundation Chair Martin Nesbitt took the stage wearing taupe,<\/a> the president gave him a hug and a compliment, then took a seat and chirped about how \u201csharp\u201d Nesbitt looked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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