Why female Dem lawmakers are wearing pink to Trump’s address to Congress

They’re making a statement.

Dozens of female Democratic lawmakers have arrived in the House chamber clad in pink pantsuits to send a message to Republicans and President Trump.

Female Democratic members of Congress wearing pink to protest the Trump administration’s policies pose for a photo ahead of US President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. AFP via Getty Images

Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Ore.), left, and Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.) are among those wearing pink in protest of the president. Win McNamee-Pool via Imagn Images

Rep. Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) are both in pink blazers. Getty Images

Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), who helms the Democratic women’s caucus, explained to Time magazine that pink is intended to “signal our protest of Trump’s policies which are negatively impacting women and families.”

They’ve coordinated their outfits in the past, having worn white one year in a nod to suffragists.

Not everyone wearing pink is aligned with the Democratic women’s caucus. There are several Republicans that are wearing pink as well, such as Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.)

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