Willow the Cat Tours White House Decorations With Jill Biden: ‘It’s Amazing’

Willow Biden and the First Lady.

The Biden family’s three-year-old tabby cat is enjoying her second holiday season at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. Willow, the first family’s rescue cat, can be seen in a new video shared by The Dodo, receiving a tour of this year’s White House’s holiday decorations, and opening her presents, which include a small toy mouse.

“It’s amazing, really. She came to one of my speeches in a barn,” Dr. Biden recounts of meeting the cat for the first time. “She came and sat on the chair and listened to the speech.”

Elsewhere in the video, Dr. Biden describes Willow as “very affectionate,” even noting that the pet has at one point gotten a little too interested in the decorations.

“Willow, you have snow on your fur,” Dr. Biden says as she cleans the cat off.

Willow Biden.

White House Advent Calendar series, which counts down the days till Christmas by sharing little moments that spark magic, wonder, and joy for children via Dr. Biden’s social media channels (@FLOTUS) on Facebook, Instagram, X, and 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 up on the stage and interrupted her remarks during a campaign stop in 2020. After seeing their immediate bond, the owner of the farm knew that Willow belonged with Dr. Biden.

Dr. Biden unveiled this year’s White House holiday decorations last month. This year’s theme is one of childlike wonder, with decor featuring some 14,975 feet of ribbon, over 350 candles, and more than 33,892 ornaments.

“The 2023 White House holiday theme is inspired by how children experience this festive season: completely present in the beauty and bounty around them, their senses alight, with hearts open to the magic, wonder, and joy of the holidays,” President Joe Biden and the first lady wrote in a welcome letter featured in the commemorative 2023 White House Holiday Guide.

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Guests touring the White House during the holiday season will enter the East Wing beneath “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 to the family in 2022, with the first lady naming the short-haired, grey-and-white cat after her hometown of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.

“A farm cat from Pennsylvania, 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,” a spokesman said at the time. “Seeing their immediate bond, the owner of the farm knew that Willow belonged with Dr. Biden.”

Source: people.com