--- title: Nancy Pelosi and Her Post-Oval Office Sunglasses Become Meme description: Nancy Pelosi became a near-instant meme when she strutted out of the White House rocking a burnt orange peacoat and a pair of sunglasses canonical: https://time.com/5477993/nancy-pelosi-sunglasses-meme/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-12-12T18:32:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:56:24.464Z og:title: Nancy Pelosi Has a Post-Oval Office Meeting Moment og:description: "The new power suit for women" og:url: https://time.com/5477993/nancy-pelosi-sunglasses-meme/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt196c37b380c67ae3/6989415d929fad216dbf24f0/Nancy-Pelosi-Sunglasses-Meme.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Nancy-Pelosi-Sunglasses-Meme og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Nancy Pelosi Has a Post-Oval Office Meeting Moment twitter:description: "The new power suit for women" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt196c37b380c67ae3/6989415d929fad216dbf24f0/Nancy-Pelosi-Sunglasses-Meme.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Nancy Pelosi Inevitably Becomes a Meme With Post-Oval Office Meeting Sunglasses Moment > Sponsored content. 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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks after a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence outside the West Wing at White House on Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 in Washington, DC. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Dec 12, 2018 6:32 PM UTC Following her [Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump](http://time.com/5476903/donald-trump-shutdown-border-wall/), Vice President Mike Pence and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Tuesday, [House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi](http://time.com/5388347/nancy-pelosi-democrats-feminism/) became a near-instant meme when she walked out of the White House wearing a burnt orange, high neck peacoat and a pair of sunglasses. Fans of the apparent power move were quick to throw their support behind Pelosi’s look, which exuded similar vibes as the 2016 viral photo of a [sunglasses-wearing Hillary Clinton checking her phone on a plane](http://time.com/4410585/texts-from-hillary-diana-walker/), captured by TIME’s White House photographers. “The only thing missing is an explosion behind #Pelosi as she puts on her sunglasses and walks away, like in the movies,” Twitter user Theresa Jennings wrote, adding the hashtag [#NeverthelessShePersisted](http://time.com/4663708/elizabeth-warren-senate-silencing-internet-reactions/). Pelosi also made waves on Monday with comments she made to Democrats after returning to the Capitol. “It’s like a manhood thing with him,” [she said of Trump’s demand for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border](https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/pelosi-questions-trumps-manhood-after-confrontational-white-house-meeting/2018/12/11/2b2111be-fd79-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199%5Fstory.html?utm%5Fterm=.597966588dc5). “As if manhood could ever be associated with him. This wall thing.” See some more reactions to Pelosi’s post-meeting look below. > [](https://twitter.com/ezramechaber/status/1072554912482029569) > [](https://twitter.com/TheLeslieKnope%5F/status/1072562261619822592) > [](https://twitter.com/wendyweb47/status/1072735474060419072) > [](https://twitter.com/MarthaYoung/status/1072652220234113024) > [](https://twitter.com/adamshapiro/status/1072600624821399552) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5477993/nancy-pelosi-sunglasses-meme/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5477993/nancy-pelosi-sunglasses-meme/"},"headline":"Nancy Pelosi Inevitably Becomes a Meme With Post-Oval Office Meeting Sunglasses Moment","datePublished":"2018-12-12T18:32:34.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:56:24.464Z","description":"\"The new power suit for women\"","url":"https://time.com/5477993/nancy-pelosi-sunglasses-meme/","keywords":["Newsfeed","politics","viral","nancy pelosi"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt196c37b380c67ae3/6989415d929fad216dbf24f0/Nancy-Pelosi-Sunglasses-Meme.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt196c37b380c67ae3/6989415d929fad216dbf24f0/Nancy-Pelosi-Sunglasses-Meme.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Nancy-Pelosi-Sunglasses-Meme","caption":"House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks after a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., President Donald J. 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