A fearless pacifier-sucking patient stole the show Friday when President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visited Children's National Hospital to spread some holiday cheer.
Undeterred by the special guests who came to read Jill's “The Night Before Christmas,'' the toddler began treating the president as a playmate, and when he finished reading, he began reading the first lady's book.
Mr. Biden, 82, who will leave office in just one month, was approached by the child and handed him a small red ball.The president continued to toss the ball back and forth, until he had the energetic young man sit on his lap. I tried to calm him down. The child immediately twisted and ran away.
It was the outgoing president's only public appearance of the day, as a fight over congressional spending threatened to trigger a partial government shutdown in the middle of the night, but the annual White House press conference took place Friday night. He plans to personally take photos with reporters at a Christmas party for journalists.
“Guys, this is a tough time this year, but it will get better. We've been here for Christmas, we've been here as patients, so keep going, they'll take care of everything. You’ll see,” Biden told an audience at a children’s hospital.
“There's a future president! There's a president over there! Anyway, you're in our thoughts and you're in our prayers.”
Mr. Biden then held out the microphone to his new friend, who chose not to speak and instead playfully uttered “or-or-or-or-or” into the microphone.
The commander ischomp It also awkwardly nibbled on an adorable toddler at a holiday event, pretended to nibble on the feet of children in the greeting line at a Halloween celebration in October, and even caught the feet of children dressed as chickens. There is.
