As Biden Turns to Tantrums, White House PR Team Acquires New Cat
Year one of the Biden administration was…something. The reluctant candidate became the reluctant President, and the American people reaped exactly what they sowed there, as a growing division and ever-hotter rhetoric give way to undeniable stagnation under the dome in the Capitol.
And so the White House PR team tried something new: Angry Joe. Seething, foaming, hissing Joe.
The jury’s still out as to whether or not it’s working.
Now, in what could be an effort to balance this sterner Commander in Chief, the White House now has a cat.
The Biden administration announced Friday that the first family has adopted a gray shorthair tabby cat named Willow.
First lady Jill Biden was apparently the driver behind the adoption after Willow interrupted a speech she was giving at a Pennsylvania farm during President Biden’s 2020 campaign.
“Willow made quite an impression on Dr. Biden in 2020 when she jumped up on the stage and interrupted her remarks during a campaign stop. Seeing their immediate bond, the owner of the farm knew that Willow belonged with Dr. Biden,” Michael LaRosa, the first lady’s spokesman, said in a news release.
The White House pet situation has been in serious flux over the course of the last year, with one of the Biden’s German shepherds passing away, another being rehomed due to behavioral issues, and the introduction of a new puppy.