First lady Jill Biden made it clear to President Biden that there will be no dancing for him at the Lunar New Year event at the White House.
The first couple had just finished watching a performance of a traditional Chinese lion dance from the front row in the East Room, when Jill took on the role of the MC and led her husband by the hand onstage.
Dr. Biden, looking festive in an eye-catching bright-red dress for the occasion, joked with the crowd about nearly grabbing a tangerine used as a prop during the dance performance, drawing laughter from the attendees, Biden’s audience, largely made up of Asian Americans, greeted his comments with chuckles and did not appear offended by them, although many social media critics slammed the firecrackers quip as inappropriate given its timing.
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