Morning Joe had great fun today mocking Donald Trump over hosting a dinner at Mar-a-Lago last night for purchasers of his NFT trading cards, which feature Trump in a variety of heroic images. He’s George Washington on the Delaware, he’s Elvis Presley in a black jumpsuit with shades. But those weren’t the ones they mocked.
“MSNBC Republican” Elise Jordan singled out one image for particular ridicule:
“The bomber jacket. Now, that is really quite a — what did they do? Take Tom Cruise, and then just put Trump’s head on it? I mean, that is actual, just complete propaganda.”
It apparently didn’t occur to Jordan or any of the other panelists that Trump is not the only president with an affinity for bomber jackets. The difference is that people at MSNBC actually worship the coolness of Obama. Do the images below refresh your memory, Elise?
CBS News, 2019: “Barack Obama goes viral in custom ’44’ jacket at Duke-UNC game.”
GQ, 2019: “Barack Obama’s Bomber Jacket: The Inside Story:The most exciting part of last night’s Duke-UNC game took place off the court.”
Esquire, 2020: “The Story Behind Obama’s (Extremely Good) Three-Point Bomber Jacket: The suddenly stylish former President has been rocking one particularly enviable pick from Lululemon.”
A replica Obama bomber jacket is actually on sale to the public. No word on whether Barack gets a piece of the action.
You can easily Google some embarrassing Obama-Adoration bomber jackets for sale. But apparently, that’s on brand for MSNBC.
As long as we’re on the subject, may we point out to Jordan that Tom Cruise was also a fictional fighter pilot? It’s a mark of how popular culture is more real to some people than actual historical figures, fighter pilots like Chuck Yeager, Bob Hoover — John McCain! — among others.
Trump’s sale of pieces of the suit he wore for his iconic mugshot in the dubious Fani Willis prosecution in Georgia was also the object of great mirth and hilarity, with Scarborough exclaiming “Oh my God! What the holy F is going on here?”
And the normally even-handed Willie Geist flatly declared that the pieces of the mugshot suit for sale are “undoubtedly” not from that suit. Evidence, Willie—or are all accusations against Trump fair game?
He may not rival Obama in the movie-star worship, but even Joe Biden fans can buy the “Joe Biden Aviation Jacket” in leather.
And don’t miss the opportunity to get your own “Biden Harris Peace Love Equality Hope Diversity” bomber jacket on eBay. Elise Jordan should have one of those. The Biden-Harris website seems to prefer those “Dark Brandon” products with the shiny red eyes.
Kamala Harris superfans can just go to the National Archives Store for their “Madam Vice President” polo shirt and cap in pink, not to mention the cartoony “Madam Vice President” socks. Merchandise is bipartisan.