As Biden's approval continues to plunge, CNN spotlights the Willow the White House cat

Yesterday, while President Biden spoke briefly with reporters outside the White House before getting aboard Marine One to head to the beach house in Delaware, first lady Jill Biden reminded him that “we gotta go!”

So off the Bidens went, along with their cat:

It looks like Willow the cat is traveling with Biden to Delaware for the weekend. Aide just delivered cat carrier to M1 pic.twitter.com/6VY4mfeCMZ

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) June 17, 2022

While gas prices remain at all-time record highs, inflation is devouring family budgets and Biden’s approval rating continues to crater, CNN did the “journalism” thing and profiled Willow the White House cat:

When cat’s not being whisked away for the weekend, Willow is predominantly restricted to White House residence's private 2nd and 3rd floors, where she likes the solarium; at Wilmington and Camp David, she often sits on porch in sun, @KateBennett_DC reports https://t.co/NVL3sKBbi7

— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) June 18, 2022

In the dog days of summer, Willow the cat rules the roost.

On Friday, Willow’s crate was spotted being carried by a staff member from the White House residence to Marine One, the presidential helicopter that will ferry the feline – along with President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden – to Rehoboth, Delaware, and the family’s beach house.

Whether a cat can appreciate a sojourn by the sea remains questionable, but for Willow, the Rehoboth house is one of several changes of scenery she gets to appreciate as a presidential pet.
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When she is not being whisked away for the weekend, Willow has privileges to roam the White House. She is predominantly restricted to the White House executive residence’s private second and third floors, where CNN is told Willow particularly enjoys the solarium, a bright space above the South Portico, where she “receives lots of attention from the Executive Residence staff.” In Wilmington and at Camp David, “she often sits on the porch in the sun,” says LaRosa.

Hopefully Willow didn’t witness her owner falling off his bike earlier today. That could have been traumatizing!

What every J-school grad dreams of covering… https://t.co/eDqo68HyFc

— JCBliss (@JCBliss) June 18, 2022

Pulitzer. https://t.co/p6tNfAnQCW

— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) June 18, 2022

In a way it’s kind of telling:

With everything the Biden Administration is facing right now, I would think this picture of the cat typifies how most occupants of the White House feel. https://t.co/oeMR5ZqUmQ pic.twitter.com/yWvyziWv5B

— Jeryl Bier (@JerylBier) June 18, 2022

Jen Psaki certainly couldn’t wait to jump ship and make a lateral but much more lucrative move to MSNBC.

Finally, some answers#journalism https://t.co/L6T9Yxlbcj

— jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) June 18, 2022

https://twitter.com/CTobin10/status/1538134263073280001

Brutal… just brutal.

CNN's First Lady Correspondent used to make snarky remarks suggesting Melania secretly hated Donald, Now it's sticky valentines. https://t.co/kyUAED9CTQ https://t.co/pAAAgFF85G

— NewsBusters (@newsbusters) June 18, 2022

Does Willow know anything about effective and realistic energy policy and how to handle inflation? Because that would be helpful right now.

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