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Jill Biden Goes Maskless as Children Forced to Wear Masks at the White House for Christmas Event

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Children of military families were forced to wear masks and stay socially distanced Tuesday at the White House as First Lady Jill Biden read them a children’s book.

Biden welcomed a second-grade class from Malcolm Elementary School in Waldorf, Maryland for a Christmas event at the White House that included a Donkey Hodie puppet show sing-a-long, appearances from the Wild Kratts stars, and assorted characters from PBS shows.

The children were brought into the White House room wearing masks, as the coronavirus pandemic continues, and ordered to sit on paper stars set out on the carpet, separating them from each other.

The first lady entered the room without a mask spoke to the children for a few minutes before sitting down next to the fireplace to read them a story.

U.S. first lady Jill Biden smiles after she read her book Don’t Forget, God Bless our Troops to a second-grade class from Malcolm Elementary School in Waldorf, Maryland, in the State Dining Room of the White House November 29, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The book, “Don’t Forget, God Bless Our Troops,” is a book she wrote herself, inspired by her granddaughter Natalie.

In the story, written by Jill Biden, a young girl Natalie comforts her brother “Hunter” while her father is deployed overseas.

The children’s book she wrote was inspired by her granddaughter Natalie and Hunter, children of Biden’s son Beau Biden.

U.S. first lady Jill Biden reads her book Don’t Forget, God Bless our Troops to a second-grade class from Malcolm Elementary School in Waldorf, Maryland, in the State Dining Room of the White House November 29, 2021 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

At no point was Jill Biden spotted wearing a mask during the event.

U.S. first lady Jill Biden welcomes a second-grade class from Malcolm Elementary School in Waldorf, Maryland, in the State Dining Room of the White House November 29, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Screengrab Via C-SPAN)

U.S. first lady Jill Biden welcomes a second-grade class from Malcolm Elementary School in Waldorf, Maryland, in the State Dining Room of the White House November 29, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Screengrab Via C-SPAN)

Road Trip: Kamala Harris and Pete Buttigieg Plan Trip to Promote Infrastructure

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Vice President Kamala Harris and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will travel to North Carolina for an event together on Thursday to promote infrastructure.

Harris will travel to North Carolina with Buttigieg for an event in Charlotte, where she will deliver remarks to promote President Joe Biden’s infrastructure bill that he signed on November 15.

The two Democrat leaders travel together as rumors intensify about the likelihood of either of the two running for president in the future, once Biden is finished.

Buttigieg is seen by most Democrats as thriving in his new position, while inside Washington prominent Democrats quietly question what’s wrong with Harris and her team.

Harris’s team expressed frustration that Buttigieg rumors continue circulating, some describing the buzz as disrespectful to the vice president in conversations with reporters.

Buttigieg remained coy about his a future run for office in an interview with TMZ.

“I sincerely don’t know if I’m ever going to run for office again,” he said. “You should only run if there’s a moment that you think the only way or the best way to respond is to step forward.”

Buttigieg has dismissed the rumors as “parlor games.”

“There’s no room to get caught up in the parlor games, and I’m proud to be part of the Biden-Harris team,” he said during an interview on NBC.

Harris told ABC News host George Stephanopoulos in an interview she and Biden were “absolutely not,” discussing 2024.

Joe Biden: Lockdowns to Fight Omicron Variant off the Table 'for Now'

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President Joe Biden said Monday that coronavirus lockdowns were off the table “for now” as Americans face the emergence of the new omicron variant.

When asked by a reporter if coronavirus shutdowns were “off the table” Biden replied, “Yes, for now.”

The president said the difference between now and the original coronavirus lockdowns was the successful production and distribution of coronavirus vaccines.

“If people are vaccinated and wear their masks, there’s no need for the lockdown,” he said.

Biden said he would announce later in the week his strategy to fight the new variant, “not with shutdowns or lockdowns but with more widespread vaccinations, boosters, testing, and more.”

He urged every American adult to get their coronavirus vaccine booster to help fight the new variant, even though it is unclear how much protection the vaccine would provide.

“Dr. Fauci believes that the current vaccines provide at least some protection against the new variant and the booster strengthen [sic] that protection significantly,” Biden said.

The president said his team was already working on contingency plans to update the vaccines to protect people from the Omicron variant.

He also urged Americans to get their children five years old or older vaccinated.

“If you and your family are fully vaccinated, you can celebrate the holidays much more safely,” he said.

Back to Work: Joe Biden Emerges from Five-Day Vacation to Address Omicron Variant, Supply Chains

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President Joe Biden has returned to the White House after his five-day Thanksgiving vacation with plans to address the country on critical issues.

The president returned Sunday evening after spending five days on Nantucket Island with his family, remaining mostly private.

He spoke briefly with reporters as he attended a Christmas tree lighting ceremony on the island and also went shopping.

Biden will address the nation on his administration’s efforts to combat the Omicron variant of the coronavirus on Monday, according to the White House, as well as supply chain difficulties during the Christmas season after meeting with retail CEOs.

First Lady Jill Biden is also expected to reveal the White House decorations for the holiday season on Monday afternoon. Her theme this year is “Gifts from the Heart.”

U.S. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden step off Air Force One upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on November 28, 2021. Biden returned to Washington after spending Thanksgiving in Nantucket, Massachusetts. (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Later in the week, Biden will travel to Rosemount, Minnesota to promote his infrastructure and social entitlement spending bill.

He will also commemorate World Aids Day, celebrate Hanukkah, and again address the ongoing battle against coronavirus before lighting the National Christmas tree on Thursday.

On Friday, Biden will react to the November jobs report.

Biden’s schedule does not include visiting Waukesha, Wisconsin after the horrific Christmas Parade attack that killed six and wounded over 60. Seven children are still hospitalized from the attack.

The president also has no plans to address rising crime and reports of the growing looting of retail stores.

Feel the Love: Biden White House Unveils Christmas Theme of ‘Gifts from the Heart’

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Cheer up! President Joe Biden wants you to forget about inflation, supply chain shortages, the migrant crisis on the southern border, vaccine mandates, and outbreaks of civil disorder. Instead he is ready to celebrate a first Christmas in the White House and wants everyone to feel the love when he reveals “Gifts from the Heart” as the theme for his Yuletide season.

AP reports First lady Jill Biden will personally unveil decorations matching the theme on Monday, said to be inspired by people the couple met as they traveled the country this year.

“The things we hold sacred unite us and transcend distance, time, and even the constraints of a pandemic: faith, family, and friendship; a love of the arts, learning, and nature; gratitude, service, and community; unity and peace,” the Bidens write in a commemorative 2021 White House holiday guidebook.

“These are the gifts that tie together the heart strings of our lives. These are the gifts from the heart.”

The decor features a gigantic gingerbread White House that recognizes front-line workers who persevered through the coronavirus pandemic, while the official Christmas tree — an 18-foot-tall (5.5-meter tall) Fraser fir — celebrates the gifts of peace and unity, the AP report outlined.

First lady Jill Biden speaks briefly to reporters as she receives the official White House Christmas Tree on the North Portico of the White House on November 22, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

First Lady Jill Biden (L) gives a sprig of the White House Christmas Tree to her grandson Beau Biden jr. (R) as his father Hunter Biden (2nd R) holds him at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 22, 2021, during the arrival of the tree. (JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)

The Bidens are spending Thanksgiving week in Nantucket, Massachusetts, so more than 100 volunteers have been called upon to decorate the executive mansion — including the Oval Office — with 41 Christmas trees, some 6,000 feet (2,000 yards) of ribbon and more than 10,000 ornaments.

“As we celebrate our first holiday season in the White House, we are inspired by the Americans we have met across the country, time and again reminding us that our differences are precious and our similarities infinite,” the Bidens wrote in their message.

“We wish you a happy, healthy, and joyous holiday season. As we look to a new year full of possibility, may gifts from the heart light our path forward.”

Even as the couple bless the nation and deliver their seasonal greetings, others are finding a lot less to cheer them.

As Breitbart News reported, a CBS/YouGov poll published November 21 shows Americans are feeling the effects of Biden’s struggling economy and they’re not happy about it.

The poll registered Biden’s overall job approval rating at 44 percent, as the majority of respondents disapprove of Biden’s performance at 56 percent. Eighty percent of Democrats approve of Biden’s handling of the presidency, while just five percent of Republicans approve.

Of independents, 39 percent approve of the president’s performance, and 61 percent disapprove.

In looking at Biden’s handling of inflation, 33 percent of total respondents approve, and 67 percent disapprove, all of which combines to devastate the president’s overall approval ratings at the end of his first year in office.

American’s are feeling pain in their wallets even as the White House offers Christmas cheer and the Biden family assumes the role of happiness vendors at a time of economic strife.

The tradition of the White House Christmas tree as will be officially unveiled Monday goes back 56 years to 1965 when Lady Bird Johnson was first lady.

The 2021 National Christmas Tree Lighting Festivities, which will include a live audience and performances by Patti LaBelle, Billy Porter, Chris Stapleton and others, TMZ reported.

AP contributed to this report

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