Had Zelensky an unreasonably good grasp of American culture, he could have retorted with half the lyrics from Johnny Cash's 'The Man in Black.'
It was a protest song against the Vietnam War, the mistreatment of the poor and imprisoned.
selected lyrics
Well, you wonder why
I always dress in black
Why you never see
Bright colors on my back
And why does my appearance
Seem to have a somber tone?
Well, there's a reason for the things
That I have on
...
I wear the black in mournin'
For the lives that could have been
Each week we lose
A hundred fine young men
...
I wear it for another
Hundred thousand who have died
Believin' that we all
Were on their side
...
Ah, I'd love to wear a rainbow
Every day
And tell the world
That everything's okay
But I'll try to carry off
A little darkness on my back
Till things are brighter
I'm the man in black