A conservative pundit is facing widespread backlash for attacking Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky over his “casual attire” during his wartime address to Congress Wednesday morning. Speaking from Kyiv, which is under bombardment by the Russian military, Zelensky wore the army-green shirt that has become a symbol of resistance.
Peter Schiff, a former GOP Senate candidate in Connecticut and chief economist at Euro Pacific Capital, was not pleased with Zelensky’s outfit and decided to criticize him on Twitter.
“I understand times are hard, but doesn’t the President of the #Ukraine own a suit?” Schiff tweeted Zelensky’s impassioned plea to lawmakers. “I don’t have much respect for current members of the U.S. Congress either, but I still wouldn’t address them wearing a t-shirt,” he added.
Schiff’s comments drew intense blowback, with critics dubbing it one of his “worst all time takes.”
“The guy is in the middle of a war zone ducking mortars, Peter, he’s not going to be rolling around his garment rack with him,” one Twitter user wrote.
Another user responded, “Unfortunately the Kyiv Men’s Warehouse was closed for bombing repairs.”
“The guy is in the middle of a war zone ducking mortars, Peter, he’s not going to be rolling around his garment rack with him,” one user wrote.
Check other responses below:
This may literally be the worst take ever tweeted. Literally the worst possible take ever tweeted — and given that this is Twitter, that's pretty damn bad.
The only way you could make this worse is by turning this tweet into an NFT.
Goddamn, you suck.
— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) March 16, 2022
Good god, Peter, you’re a complete ASSHOLE. I can’t believe you haven’t deleted this tweet yet.
— Jon Cooper (@joncoopertweets) March 16, 2022
I don't know who you are but I can bet on my last dime you're a Republican and a staunch Trump supporter, tell me I'm wrong!
— Eleazer W Quartey (@Ghanabi) March 16, 2022
I haven't seen anyone get dunked on like this since that time Trump told us to shoot up with lysol
— I Smoked Trump Force One (@BlackKnight10k) March 16, 2022
He is fighting to save the lives of others, he is putting his life at risk to do so – he could have left but he didn't, that speaks to the man he is he is – you care about what he's wearing, that speaks to the man you are.
— Amy Trask (@AmyTrask) March 16, 2022
this guy wore a suit almost every single day while in the White House. so please tell us more how wearing suits exemplifies dignity & respect…. pic.twitter.com/NjW0adib2s
— 1838Hounds (@TamaraLBennett1) March 16, 2022
Oooh, Peter Schiff’s father, Irwin Schiff, spent his career arguing income tax is unconstitutional. Irwin Schiff passed away in 2015, while serving his third prison term for tax fraud and tax evasion.
Better find yourself a T-shirt, Peter. pic.twitter.com/ke962d2yt0
— Outspoken™️ (@Out5p0ken) March 16, 2022
It's only March, but you, sir, have just posted the dumbest thing I'll see on Twitter all year.
— John Law (@JohnLawMedia) March 16, 2022
