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United States: the Bidens welcome Willow, the first cat in the White House


The “Team Cat” shouts its joy! She had won the heart of Jill Biden by interrupting a campaign speech almost two years ago: the First Lady announced on Friday the arrival of Willow, a two-year-old cat, with the American presidential couple. “There you go Willow”: Jill Biden tweeted some photos of the feline, which owes its name to its hometown, Willow Grove, pictures accompanied by two small pink hearts.

We see Willow, tiger coat in gray and white tones, long mustaches and big green eyes, lying on a window sill or exploring the proud port, the corridors of the White House.

Willow “strongly impressed” Jill Biden

The press service of the “First Lady”, explained that the now “First Cat” had “strongly impressed” Jill Biden by jumping on the platform and interrupting a speech she was giving in Pennsylvania (northeast), during Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign. The university professor and the cat, who came from a farm, immediately became friends, with the blessing of the owner of the farm in question, clarified the House- White.

The cat is “taking her bearings at the White House with her favorite toys, treats, and ample space to sniff and explore,” said Jill Biden’s spokesperson. Not a word, however, of the welcome reserved for the “First Cat” by the “First Dog”, the young German Shepherd Commander, who has been frolicking for a few weeks on the lawns of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington.

Reviving a long presidential tradition interrupted by the Trumps, who had no pets, the Bidens have always been accompanied by a dog in the White House, and always a German shepherd. They arrived there with Champ, who died last year at an advanced age, and Major, who has since returned to the countryside due to a lack of acclimatization, before welcoming Commander. Some have already offered Willow a spokesperson. Applications are flooding in on social media.

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