One tradition that occurs at the State of the Union address is the president and first lady extend invitations to “about two dozen guests to sit in the House gallery to promote their priorities and values,” CNN reported, and — since President Ronald Reagan — those honored guests have typically been pointed out to help promote the president’s values. First Lady Dr. Jill Biden included the Ukrainian Ambassador to the United States, Oksana Markarova, on her list, and invited the ambassador to sit with her during the address. While the ambassador understandably dressed to support her country, the first lady did the same, wearing a gorgeous jewel-toned blue dress that showed just which side of the Ukrainian/Russian conflict she was on.
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People took to social media to express their delight at what the first lady was wearing, expressing their love for her fashion choice. “@FLOTUS at the SOTU wearing a blue dress with a sunflower, the national flower of Ukraine, embroidered on it, has me IN MY FEELS,” one user wrote. “Wow! @FLOTUS looks gorgeous tonight in her blue dress!” another
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tweeted. “Did y’all see FLOTUS Jill Biden’s blue dress? It’s beautiful,” a third person shared. The first lady’s support of Ukraine and the Ukrainian ambassador did not go unnoticed, a great show of solidarity amongst an important speech from her husband.
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