Barack Obama blames Larry David for 2014 tan suit controversy in HBO sketch

• The five left-rated reports led on Obama’s comedic framing of the tan suit controversy. Variety described the sketch as Obama "reexamin[ing] the most historically important moment in his presidency" and quoted his line about the suit being more defining than the killing of Osama bin Laden or the Iran nuclear deal. The Independent’s digest noted that Higher Ground executive Ethan Lewis said the sketch aimed to "finally clos[e] the book on the infamous fashion controversy".
• Rolling Stone and Entertainment Weekly both carried Obama’s social media post promoting the episode, with Rolling Stone’s digest quoting his line about the "truth finally com[ing] out". The A.V. Club’s digest mentioned the sketch’s running gag about ketchup, calling it a "Larry David-style vendetta". None of the left-rated digests or reports omitted the role of Higher Ground in producing the show.

• Consequence, the only centre-rated outlet to run the story, led on the sketch’s plot and the improvisation between Obama and David. The report described the scene in detail, including David’s character ruining Obama’s navy suit jacket with orange juice and convincing him to wear the tan suit instead. It also noted the pair’s riffing on topics like skiing and the awkwardness of saying "hi to someone for me".
• The report quoted Obama’s closing line to the camera, where he said only some of the show’s events were true but did not specify whether the tan suit sketch was one of them. It also carried Obama’s social media post promoting the episode, matching the left-rated outlets on that detail.

No outlet rated right has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.