{"id":1354028,"date":"2022-03-02T01:37:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T06:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1354028"},"modified":"2022-03-02T01:37:37","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T06:37:37","slug":"photo-essay-lawmakers-wear-blue-and-yellow-at-state-of-the-union-to-show-support-for-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/photo-essay-lawmakers-wear-blue-and-yellow-at-state-of-the-union-to-show-support-for-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Photo Essay: Lawmakers Wear Blue and Yellow at State of the Union to Show Support for Ukraine\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fphoto-essay-lawmakers-wear-blue-and-yellow-at-state-of-the-union-to-show-support-for-ukraine%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1354028&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/AP22061056763319-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">A bipartisan group of lawmakers wore blue and yellow clothes and pins and flew Ukrainian flags at President Joe Biden\u2019s first State of the Union address on Tuesday evening to show support for Ukraine after Russia invaded the country last week.<\/p>\n<p>House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), seated behind Biden, wore a blue dress and had an interlaced U.S.-Ukraine flag pin attached to her dress. House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) wore a pin and pocket square with Ukrainian colors.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL)\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CongressmanRaja\/status\/1498829199720783874\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wore<\/a>\u00a0a blue and yellow pin \u201cto honor Ukraine and the bravery of the Ukrainian citizens, military, and government.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">At the State of the Union tonight, I will be wearing a blue and yellow pin to honor Ukraine and the bravery of the Ukrainian citizens, military, and government as they fight off a brutal dictator. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fkDtSneZSC\">pic.twitter.com\/fkDtSneZSC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (@CongressmanRaja) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CongressmanRaja\/status\/1498829199720783874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Mike Quigley (D-IL) and other members\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeQuigley\/status\/1498778568037441536\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pinned<\/a>\u00a0blue and yellow ribbons to their clothes \u201cin a show of solidarity with Ukraine.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tonight, Members of Congress will wear these ribbons in a show of solidarity with Ukraine. Slava Ukraini <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SOTU?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SOTU<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UkiCheuvQt\">pic.twitter.com\/UkiCheuvQt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Quigley (@RepMikeQuigley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMikeQuigley\/status\/1498778568037441536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>U.S. Ambassador Rufus Gifford wore a tie with Ukraine\u2019s colors and tweeted that \u201cit just seemed like the right call to wear blue and yellow.\u201d \u201cI can\u2019t stop thinking about the unprovoked and needless death and suffering,\u201d Gifford added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I\u2019ll be heading to the Capitol to hear our President speak to the world as he delivers his State of the Union address. <\/p>\n<p>And it just seemed like the right call to wear blue and yellow. I can\u2019t stop thinking about the unprovoked and needless death and suffering. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddfa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oFeUJvd9ri\">pic.twitter.com\/oFeUJvd9ri<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rufus Gifford (@rufusgifford) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/rufusgifford\/status\/1498799053731246083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Rep. Lori Trahan (D-MA) shared a photo to\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLoriTrahan\/status\/1498837976918499331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0of her and six other members wearing blue and yellow before Biden\u2019s speech started.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We\u2019re about to head in for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>&#8216;s first <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SOTU?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SOTU<\/a>! Looking forward to hearing his plan to protect democracy at home &#038; abroad, reduce costs for working families, and continue our safe transition back to normal thanks to the tools we have to fight <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/COVID19?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#COVID19<\/a>. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qp4YLLHAvj\">pic.twitter.com\/qp4YLLHAvj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Congresswoman Lori Trahan (@RepLoriTrahan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepLoriTrahan\/status\/1498837976918499331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cTonight, I\u2019m wearing blue and yellow at the #SOTU to stand together with the people of Ukraine,\u201d\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepElaineLuria\/status\/1498841430596497411\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tweeted<\/a>\u00a0Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tonight, I\u2019m wearing blue and yellow at the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SOTU?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SOTU<\/a> to stand together with the people of Ukraine. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kIeBnNPd3g\">pic.twitter.com\/kIeBnNPd3g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Elaine Luria (@RepElaineLuria) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepElaineLuria\/status\/1498841430596497411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Many members waved handheld Ukrainian flags that Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), co-chair of Congress\u2019s Ukraine and Ukrainian American Caucus,\u00a0<a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2022\/03\/01\/russia-ukraine-state-of-the-union-2022-00013031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a>\u00a0handed out on the House floor.<\/p>\n<p>Ukrainian-born Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) wore a yellow dress with a blue blazer to support her birthplace. Additionally, first lady Jill Biden wore blue and invited Ukraine\u2019s U.S. ambassador, Oksana Markarova, to the State of the Union address.<\/p>\n<p>Color-coding to send a political message has become more prevalent at the State of the Union addresses after some female Democrat lawmakers wore white during former President Donald Trump\u2019s annual addresses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bipartisan group of lawmakers wore blue and yellow clothes and pins and flew Ukrainian flags at President Joe Biden\u2019s first State of the Union address on Tuesday evening to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1354028","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1354028","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1354028"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1354028\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1354028"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1354028"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1354028"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}