The Biden family’s 3-year-old colorful cat is enjoying its second holiday season at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Willow, the family’s first rescue cat, can be seen in a new video shared by The Dodo getting a tour of this year’s White House holiday decorations and opening her gifts, which include a small toy mouse.
“It’s amazing, really. She came to one of my talks in the barn,” recounts Dr. Biden’s first encounter with the cat. – She came, sat on a chair and listened to the speech.
Elsewhere in the video, Dr. Biden describes Willow as “very gentle,” even noting that the pet got a little too interested in the decorations at one point.
“Willow, you have snow on your fur,” Dr. Biden says as he brushes the cat.
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Willow Biden.
Official White House photo by Erin Scott
Dodd’s Willow video is being released as part of the First Lady’s White House Advent Calendar series, which counts down the days until Christmas by sharing small moments that spark magic, wonder and joy for children through Dr. Biden’s (@ FLOTUS ) social media channels on Facebook, Instagram, xand threads.
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The Bidens first welcomed Willow to the White House in January 2022. Named after Dr. Biden’s hometown, Willow first met the First Lady when she jumped on stage and interrupted her remarks during a 2020 campaign break. After seeing their immediate bond , the owner of the farm knew that Willow belonged to Dr. Biden.
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dr. Biden unveiled this year’s White House holiday decorations last month. This year’s theme is childlike wonder, with decor featuring approximately 14,975 feet of ribbon, over 350 candles and more than 33,892 ornaments.
“The 2023 White House holiday theme is inspired by the way children experience this holiday season: fully present in the beauty and bounty around them, their senses illuminated, their hearts open to the magic, wonder and joy of the holidays,” President Joe Biden and first lady wrote in the welcome letter published in the 2023 White House Vacation Guide.
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Guests touring the White House during the holiday season will enter the East Wing under the “festive branches of an enchanting and magical Christmas tree,” the White House said in a statement, adding that the entrance will help evoke the feeling of lying under the Christmas tree as a child.
The Bidens first welcomed cat Willow into the family in 2022, and the first lady named the short-haired, gray-and-white cat after her hometown of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.
“Pennsylvania farm cat Willow made a good impression on Dr. Biden in 2020 when she jumped on stage and interrupted his remarks during a campaign stop,” a spokesperson said at the time. “Seeing their current relationship, the owner of the farm knew that Willow belonged to Dr. Biden.”
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