President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Friday brought some Christmastime cheer to patients and their families at a children’s hospital in Washington, D.C.
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A toddler in a light blue jumper helped provide some entertainment along with the first lady’s reading of the classic holiday tale, “’Twas the Night Before Christmas.”
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As she read, the president tossed a ball with the curious toddler. The crowd chuckled as the toddler launched the ball at Biden.
“Reading and entertainment,” Jill Biden said after she finished the book.
National Children’s Hospital CEO Michelle Riley-Brown then thanked the Bidens. “We’ve never had a president join for four years straight,” she said.
“This is a tough time to be here,” Joe Biden told the families. “Keep the hope. These guys are going to take care of everything.” He pointed to a child sitting in the front row while saying there is a future president here someday.
The visit continued an 81-year annual tradition, dating to first lady Bess Truman, of presidents’ wives bringing holiday cheer to children who are too ill to be at home on Christmas.
President Biden has joined his wife on all four of her annual visits.
