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U.S. President Joe Biden playfully pretended to bite three babies at the Halloween event at the White House last night, while his wife Jill Biden wore a panda costume.
81-year-old President Biden and his wife hosted the traditional "Trick or Treat" event, which they organized for the last time in the White House garden. Children attended the event with their families in colorful costumes.
Biden, who enjoyed spending time with the children, pretended to bite the leg of a baby dressed in a turkey costume, the foot of a child in an ice cream cone costume, and another baby in a blue dress.
First Lady Jill Biden was dressed from head to toe in a panda costume. She later revealed herself by taking off the head part of the costume. This costume choice was to celebrate the new pandas that arrived in Washington.
Jill Biden wanted to add an educational aspect to the event. Therefore, she named the event "Reading on Halloween." First, she read a story about scary pumpkins to the costumed children gathered in the garden. Then, she and her husband distributed gifts to the children. Joe Biden gave the children special Hershey's chocolates from the White House, while Jill Biden distributed a book titled "10 Scary Pumpkins."
About 8,000 people were expected to attend the event. The White House was specially decorated for the visitors, mostly consisting of students and children of soldiers. A large orange moon model, signs saying "Reading on Halloween," cardboard figures of the family cat Willow, piles of books, and giant pumpkins were part of the decorations.
This fun event took place just days before the elections. Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe referred to Puerto Rico as a "floating garbage island," to which Biden made a controversial statement saying, "The real garbage is his supporters." Trump described Biden's remarks as "shameful." Democratic Party officials stated that Biden's words were misunderstood. Biden later clarified that when he said "garbage," he was referring to Hinchcliffe's hateful words. Vice President Kamala Harris reacted by saying, "I don't think it's right to criticize people because of who they vote for."
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