Jill Biden opened the holiday season at the White House on Monday by breaking off a small branch from the official Blue Room tree and giving it – along with a big smooch — to her toddler grandson.
WASHINGTON — Jill Biden opened the holiday season at the White House on Monday by breaking off a small branch from the official Blue Room tree and giving it – along with a big smooch — to her toddler grandson. “Look how beautiful this is,” the first lady said of the 18 1/2-foot (5.6 meter) Fraser fir that was delivered to her Pennsylvania Avenue doorstep by Clydesdale horses named Ben and Winston, who pulled a wagon carrying the tree. “It is beautiful. It’s magnificent, really,” she said. Son Hunter Biden, his wife, Melissa, and their toddler, Beau, were among a sizeable group of White House aides, guests and others who braved crisp winds to watch the brief ceremony marking the start of President Joe Biden’s first Christmas in the White House. The tree was presented by the father-and-son team of Rusty and Beau Estes of Peak Farms in Jefferson, North Carolina — a three-time winner of the National Christmas Tree Association’s annual contest.
