WASHINGTON, D.C. (PIX11) - The White House is finally addressing President Obama's highly-controversial press briefing Thursday -- a media event that spiraled into Bengazi-esque levels of Internet debate because of his decision to wear a tan suit.

"Before we get started, just for the sake of efficiency I know that there's at least one aspect of the president's news conference yesterday that attracted some attention," White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Friday. "So I thought I would just go over one aspect of that argument -- and it's exactly this, the president stands squarely behind the decision that he made yesterday to wear his summer suit at yesterday's news conference."

Earnest broke into a smile as the assembled media let out a laugh -- although surely a possible tan suit question had already been jotted down in many a notebook.

"It's the Thursday before Labor Day, he feels pretty good about it," Earnest added.

Proof that Hilary is not the only one who gets criticized for her pantsuits? #tansuit — Blythe Gifford (@BlytheGifford) August 29, 2014

.@MichelleObama Divorce him & let me be your rock. I have never & will never wear a #TanSuit. — rob delaney (@robdelaney) August 29, 2014

.@PressSec says @BarackObama stands firmly behind his decision to wear a summer suit yesterday #tansuit — Anita Kumar (@anitakumar01) August 29, 2014

President Obama is here to sell you tornado insurance pic.twitter.com/RYeWlKAm79 — Jared Keller (@jaredbkeller) August 28, 2014

I'm not that into you but I thought the #tansuit was #trill. Go'head, Barry. — dana heitman (@boydanaaa) August 29, 2014

I'm sorry but you can't declare war in a suit like that. — Damian Paletta (@damianpaletta) August 28, 2014

twitterverse calm down. We can survive the #tansuit — Mahdiyeh Javid (@Mahdiyehj) August 29, 2014

Who gave President Obama that old church suit from my dad's closet? — Wesley Lowery (@WesleyLowery) August 28, 2014

The Audacity of Taupe pic.twitter.com/3EC7NN0By8 — Jared Keller (@jaredbkeller) August 28, 2014

This suit is the boldest thing Obama's done in months. — Hunter Walker (@hunterw) August 28, 2014