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Rep. Joyce Beatty rocked that outfit
and made a statement in more ways than one
12:15 PMThis item deserves a beat, so cue Drake.
Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, speaks at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Thursday, July 28, 2016.
Photo By Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call
When Rep. Joyce Beatty, who represents Ohio’s 3rd Congressional District, took to the Democratic National Convention stage Thursday night in Philadelphia, her white frock reminded a lot of folks of Melania Trump’s Republican National Convention dress.
Melania Trump, wife of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, addresses delegates on the first day of the Republican National Convention on July 18, 2016, at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
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No word yet on whether it actually was the very same Roksanda shift, but that’s hardly the point. This is about Rep. Beatty bringing some next-level, grown-woman shade to the national political stage, and we salute her badassness.