FLOTUS Jill Biden visited Capitol Hill this afternoon in an unannounced stop to deliver treats to...

[demmiblue]

.@FLOTUS Jill Biden visited Capitol Hill this afternoon in an unannounced stop to deliver treats to National Guard troops.

Link to tweet

That's our FLOTUS!


EDIT to add:

In her first solo stop, @FLOTUS Jill Biden visited D.C. health clinic to highlight importance of maintaining cancer screenings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Biden also advocated for national broadband access for tele-health access. @cbsnews

Link to tweet

[soothsayer]

1. Nice!

[lark]

2. I think I admire and love her more every day.

She is so totally awesome! Biden is a lucky man.

[ananda]

18. Ditto -- so many hearts for that lady!

Lovelovelove

[DURHAM D]

3. Hope someone took a picture. nt

[demmiblue]

14. I posted a video further down in the thread.

[DURHAM D]

19. Great

Thanks

[nolabear]

4. She actually cares. And she's smart enough to show it.

[Iliyah]

5. Finally a government that cares . . . .

First Lady Jill Biden warms my heart.

[cilla4progress]

6. Is this about the NG troops who reportedly (according to many Rs)

were relegated to a stinky stuffy unhealthy parking garage, before allowed back in to Capitol?

What happened to that story?

Jeez, in 2 days, 1st Lady has already done more than miloria did in 4 years!

[GopherGal]

69. Democratic politicians leaned heavily on the Capitol Police and got the situation rectified.

Tammy Duckworth notable among them...

So the right-leaning media, having made their hay while the sun shone (probably as hoped-for by whoever in the Capitol Police was behind it all), slunk away without necessarily updating the impression they left that the evil Dems were leaving the gallant guardsmen in the parking garages without adequate restroom facilities.

[coti]

7. There we go.

Nicely done.

[Ohiogal]

8. Can anyone picture Mel doing something like this? I can't.

Mel would be tweeting complaining about something something making her look bad.

[DFW]

11. I can imagine what she might have brought them

Cold Čevapčiči maybe?

[Politicub]

17. A box of broken glass, most likely.

[4Q2u2]

23. Would not be

Naked pictures of herself. They already have them.

[flibbitygiblets]

31. Aw, snap!

[RussellCattle]

45. I've had it warm, at a Croation wedding no less, and it's pretty good. Cold? Couldn't say.

[electric_blue68]

58. And what is it ? Soup?

[RussellCattle]

79. Seasoned, chopped meat that's then grilled. Lamb, pork, veal or beef.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%86evapi

[electric_blue68]

80. Interesting!

The ajvar - Trader Joe's sells both a spread that is roasted Red Pepper w Eggplant, garlic, olive oil...
and one where the Eggplant is more prominent than the Red Peppers, garlic, olive oil...

As half Greek-American we have our pita, lamb etc

[RussellCattle]

82. My people are Slovenians and I've usually got a jar of "Ajvar" around.

[electric_blue68]

83. Not Slovenian but not so far away...

the other half of me is also 2nd gen - in this case
Ukrainian-American

[RussellCattle]

88. My Slavic brother.

[electric_blue68]

89. In my case...

Slavic sister 🙂👍

[RussellCattle]

90. Even better.

[Ilsa]

55. "I have brought eatch of yew toasta soaked in meelk."

"I know dat yew moost bee veery poor eef yew joined de Guard. Dees toastas weel mek yew feel lack home."

[Wawannabe]

15. Please don't call her Mel

Lotsa good Mel’s out here!

[RussellCattle]

39. I'll second that request. My daughter Melanie is a "Mel" and using this term of endearment....

.....for Melania rankled with me too. Thank you.

[Danmel]

50. My daughter is also named Melanie

She cringes when people call that person Mel or Melanie.

[RussellCattle]

81. I've got to ask, do you have a son named Dan? My daughter's husband is Dan.

[Danmel]

84. Of course i do.

That's where Danmel came from. 😉
That is very funny.

[central scrutinizer]

59. Short for Melodrama

[Wounded Bear]

9. K&R...nt

[CTyankee]

10. At long last, decency, respect and CARING by our FLOTUS.

Thank you, Jill!

[demmiblue]

12. VIDEO:

Link to tweet

[tblue37]

73. They need more than two little baskets of cookies.

[PatSeg]

13. Dr. Biden is off to a great start

I'm sure Melania did something similar the first couple of days of the Trump presidency, but I just can't remember now.


Oh wait, she wasn't even in the White House. She was still in New York.

[Brother Buzz]

24. Dr. Biden was off to a great start before it even started

I just learned Jill Biden discovered and reached out to Amanda Gorman to speak!


(Dr Jill Biden connection at 3:07)

[elleng]

26. WOW! Was wondering how 'we' found her!

THANKS again, Dr. Biden!

[PatSeg]

29. I just heard that a little while ago

What an amazing couple and they are in OUR White House!

[demmiblue]

48. That was an amazing interview.

What a breath of fresh air!

Thank you!

[c-rational]

75. Absolutely beautiful interview. Thanks for the link. Could not stop smiling. She is wonderful.

[Danascot]

42. There were rumors at the time

that Melania was in NYC handing out treats to Hank Siemers, a "friend" who was with Tiffany & Co,

[PatSeg]

65. Yeah and she used the excuse

of Barron's school to stay in New York. I think if she had her way, she would have never moved to DC.

[Blue Owl]

16. The Doctor is IN!

[LuckyLib]

20. So classy. So authentic!

[Wednesdays]

21. Awesome!

[gademocrat7]

22. K&R

Kindness is back! Thank you, Dr. Biden.

[elleng]

25. NICE!

I bet the White House kitchen is enjoying the change!

[electric_blue68]

60. Oh, man. This! Pretty sure they disrespected the staff a lot.

[elleng]

62. and had little interesting to do!

Am now curious about what they're feeding POTUS and FLOTUS and friends (tho I recognize it's none of my business.)

AND wonder how much and what flavors of ice cream they're stocking!

[electric_blue68]

63. It'll be fun though to see the menus for State Dinners, and other special WH occasions when...

cv19 is contained!

I remember in the movie Dave when Kevin Kline/"Dave" moseyed on down to the WH kitchen for a late night sandwich.

Hmm let's see if I can find Dave on one of my services over the weekend! 🙂

[elleng]

64. Oh YES, State Dinners!

[CatMor]

27. So thoughtful .....

even refreshing to see how she is dressed. No 6 inch stilettos. She is actually being best.

[GopherGal]

70. But no "Message" Jacket?

Maybe:
"Yes, I really do care, why TF didn't U?"

[CatMor]

72. That wpuld be perfect.

[catbyte]

28. She's already done more in 48 hours than the Third Lady did in 4 years.

[dchill]

47. Exactly - but it IS an exceptionally low bar, though.

[Jarqui]

30. Jill didn't delegate to a low level staffer to write a thank you notes?

Melania Trump made staffer write her ‘thank you’ notes to WH household staff
https://news.yahMelania Trump made staffer write her ‘thank you’ notes to WH household staffoo.com/melania-trump-made-staffer-write-172111477.html

There's a real President and First Lady in the White House now

[ProfessorGAC]

32. She Needs A Coat That Says...

..."I really care! Why don't you?"

[GopherGal]

71. Great Minds...

Oops. Didn't see your post before I made post 70 above.

[demmiblue]

33. PHOTOS:

Link to tweet

[Totally Tunsie]

34. Dr. Biden is such a lovely woman, and she will be a

fabulous FLOTUS! We're so lucky to have her...Joe is, too!

[SunSeeker]

41. She already is a fabulous FLOTUS!

[iluvtennis]

35. A First Lady with compassion - oh how good normalcy feels. nt

[AllaN01Bear]

36. thanks.

im melting.

[marlakay]

37. I sent a pic to my daughter

Her husband is a officer in the military and when they were at AF academy she would bake cookies or goodies all the time for the young new soldiers.

[Jon King]

38. We went from a sex worker with a bad attitude to a compassionate and intelligent first lady...

The contrast from Melania to Dr. Jill is pretty much as far as you can get.

[Fla Dem]

40. What a breath, no, what a hurricane of fresh air.

[lagomorph777]

43. What an amazing change of tone. Demonstrating decency.

[malaise]

44. Class and decency are back

How Refreshing!

[Acornsouth]

46. I love Jill Biden, she is so much more personal that the last first lady...

which was a overrated stripper, that found herself a sugar daddy to elevate herself beyond the call girl status.

[LaMouffette]

49. Thank you, Dr. Biden, for being you!

And not HER.

[NotANeocon]

51. When Milania did that she carried the goodies in her $90,000 Birken Bag.

.

[ffr]

52. I'm sure it meant a lot to the NG troops to be recognized.

Instead of shit on, like Republicans do on a nearly daily basis.

Such happy news!

[TNNurse]

53. More good than what's her name did in 4 years.

[COL Mustard]

54. So Much Classier Than Her Predecessor

eom

[Ilsa]

56. Asking out of curiosity: did the WH

Kitchen team bake enough for everyone? Or pledged to bring more over the next few days?

[William769]

57. K&R.

[electric_blue68]

61. Happy little tears. A sweet gesture. Yay, Dr FL Jill

I knew Beau had served but not the NG part.

Kindness in action. Compassion, empathy, and intelligence from both of them.

Happy sigh. 🙂

[Niagara]

66. A beautiful gesture from a beautiful FLOTUS.

[Niagara]

67. A beautiful gesture from a beautiful FLOTUS.

[uppityperson]

68. I have to stop my eyes from skipping past everything after "FLOTUS" again

[riversedge]

74. "I'm a National Guard mom... I just wanted to say thank you from President Biden and from the whole--

"I'm a National Guard mom... I just wanted to say thank you from President Biden and from the whole—the entire Biden family."

First Lady Dr. Jill Biden surprised National Guard at the Capitol with chocolate chip cookies in appreciation of their service. https://abcn.ws/3qKRzcQ

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[Old Crow]

76. THAT is how to be a First Lady.

She's taking an initiative, doing something she didn't need to do, to send an important message. Bless her.

[gldstwmn]

77. Class act all the way.

[BobTheSubgenius]

78. Did she learn nothing from Malaria?

That's not how a First Lady acts!

This couple is so STRONG! They are fantastic, as individuals AND together. Love them.

[SheltieLover]

85. Pure Class! 😍

[disndat]

86. Jill Biden

is going to be the best Flotus since Eleanor Roosevelt and a huge asset to Potus. I've seen her in action leading group for some important cause. With her long time background as an educator, she will
likely become into her own as an important leader. to round out her husband's efforts.
Her reaching out to the National guards was so inspired and spontaneous, a sample of where her
priorities lie.

[IronLionZion]

87. I love this FLOTUS so much more than the last one