“It's tiiime” as Mariah Carey likes to sing at this time of year. On Monday, November 25, the “official” White House Christmas tree was delivered by sleigh to the First Lady, Jill Biden. The 20-foot-tall Fraser arrived directly from Newland, North Carolina, where it survived severe Hurricane Helene last September. “The Cartner family lost thousands of trees in the storm. But this one remained standing and they named it “Formidable” because of the extraordinary hope it represents,” explains the White House in a press release.
To celebrate her arrival at the presidential residence, Jill Biden invited the North Carolina National Guard and their children to thank them for their investment after Hurricane Helene, as well as her grandson, Beau. The almost 5-year-old blonde is the son of Hunter Biden and Melissa Cohen and bears this first name in homage to his late uncle. Dressed in jeans and a suit jacket, the little boy was very smiling and his eyes shone with admiration in front of the conifer.
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The decoration to come
The White House announced that in a few days, volunteers from across the country will flock to decorate the tree, as well as the presidential residence, as is tradition. “And from the swirl of sequins and tinsel will emerge the warmth and comfort of the season,” Jill Biden looks forward to. I can't wait for everyone to enjoy it. » For her and her husband, Joe Biden, it will be one of the last holidays (along with New Year's Eve) that they will celebrate in this legendary address, after four Valentine's Days, Easter, Halloween… or again the wedding of their granddaughter, Naomi.
