The president and first lady were unexpectedly seated in the front row, along with President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine. Melania wore a black suit and dramatic black lace veil and gloves, while her husband opted for a conspicuous navy blue suit.

When Donald Trump showed up at the pope’s funeral in a blue suit, the fashion and protocol police of social media immediately proclaimed him guilty of disrespecting the pontiff. Within minutes, there were bitingly sarcastic memes — photos of Trump and Vlodomir Zelenskyy in which the Ukraine president asks, “Don’t you own a black suit?”