First lady Jill Biden was criticized by children for wishing them “Happy Holidays” instead of Christmas, prompting laughter and joy from online commentators.
On Friday, the first lady hosted the annual Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Children drive at the White House. She greeted everyone with “Happy Holidays,” and several children shouted back, “Happy Christmas!”
Mr. Biden: “Happy Christmas” answered. “yes!”
“If you remember one thing about Christmas after you put away all the wrapping paper, let it be this: You are loved,” she said in a speech to the military children in attendance. . “There are many people who care about you, from your family and friends to your teachers and classmates, even the president and myself.”
she concluded “Merry Christmas and happy holidays.”
First Lady Jill Biden spoke to children of military families at a Toys for Tots event.
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X commentators praised the children in attendance for correcting the first lady's remarks at the beginning of the event.
Former NCAA swimmer and Outkick host Riley Gaines wrote, “Even a kid can understand this,” along with a laughing emoji.
“One child shouted back what we were all thinking,” said Not the Bee news program.
Conservative communicator Steve Guest claimed the incident was a “grand reaction” to “Jill Biden's war on Christmas.”
WASHINGTON DC – SEPTEMBER 20: US First Lady Jill Biden attends and addresses her first Cabinet meeting under her husband President Joe Biden's administration at the White House on September 20, 2024 in Washington, DC. Jill Biden spoke about the progress of the White House Initiative on Women's Health Research. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ((Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images))
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“We are truly back,” the socially conservative Catholic group Catholic Vote wrote, along with a cross emoji.
“There's hope for the future!” conservative TV host David J. Harris Jr. cheered.
X show host Mario Naufal said the exchange “basically sums up the Biden era…”
“And a little child will lead them,” conservative podcaster Wade Stotts wrote, quoting the Bible.
