The Left’s response to both Sanders and Conway shows their true colors on feminism and misogyny. They don’t Trump because he has made problematic statements about women. They would have just a bit more credibility on that front if Ted Kennedy (who played not such a small role in the actual death of an actual woman) and Bill Clinton were not as lionized as they are.

No, they are in opposition to Trump because he has been deemed The Enemy. Thus, any and every tactic to attack him is on the table—even using sexist arguments against the women in his employ.

While there is a newsworthy angle to Sanders’ fashion choices and how they reflect the culture within the White House, the Times couldn’t resist getting catty. It’s clear that analyzing Sanders’ fashion wasn’t just an effort to analyze how the Trump White House operates—it presented another opportunity to delegitimize and mock it.