Some figures within MAGA seized upon Zelensky's attire as a point of conflict amid Friday's verbal clash in the White House.
The Ukrainian president's U.K. trip was a day after a Russian state outlet reporter gained unauthorized access into his heated Oval Office meeting.
The cross is a symbol of the Christian faith and while Donald Trump does not profess to be an evangelical Christian, he has strong support among white evangelical Christian voters in the US - about eight in 10 supported Mr Trump's re-election in November 2024 according to AP VoteCast.
Many called it ‘hypocritical’ while some even shared old images of Winston Churchill not wearing a suit to the White House because like Zelenskyy, ‘he was at war’.
FROM THE OVAL: The meeting between President Donald Trump, VP JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy quickly devolved into acrimony and chaos today, as the American leaders accused Kyiv of being insufficiently thankful for U.S. help.