Tim Kaine and Joe Biden wore matching sunglasses on the campaign trail
If there's one thing we know about Joe Biden, vice president of the United States, it's this: The man looks really good in aviators.
Like, really good.
Happy #nationalsunglassesday from the White House's resident aviators enthusiast.A photo posted by Vice President Joe Biden (@vp) on Jun 27, 2016 at 11:01am PDT
Wheels down in Baghdad.A photo posted by Vice President Joe Biden (@vp) on Apr 28, 2016 at 7:12am PDT
Meanwhile, the candidate running to replace him — Hillary Clinton's running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia — has a sartorial reputation that skews more dad-like than dashing. But on Tuesday, eyewear expert Biden lent Kaine some street creed:
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Meanwhile, though we all know what Clinton looks like in sunglasses, Donald Trump and his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, seem to be less keen on the protective shades. Ascribe nefarious symbolism to each ticket accordingly.
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Kimberly Alters is the news editor at TheWeek.com. She is a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.