We regret to inform you that President Joe Biden did not give pop star Olivia Rodrigo a shoehorn with the presidential seal on it when she visited the White House to promote the COVID-19 vaccine in July. It was actually a presidential ice cream scoop:
Olivia Rodrigo just learned Biden’s gift to her was an ice cream scoop, not a shoehornhttps://t.co/gRe23W0W4D
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) October 29, 2021
Rodrigo blamed her mother for the mixup:
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But the best part of the story is how CNN and other journos just assumed this odd gift could be true, as in, this is EXACTLY what an elderly president would hand out as official White House swag:
During "Jimmy Kimmel Live," singer Olivia Rodrigo revealed that President Biden gave her a few gifts when she visited the White House: some M&Ms, a pair of black aviator Ray Bans (the same ones he wears) and a shoehorn with a presidential emblem on it https://t.co/fzJlAld6WV
— CNN (@CNN) October 27, 2021
And it’s our favorite story of the day that it turned out not to be true:
my favorite story of the day tbh. https://t.co/Tfyn3bEyIO
— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) October 28, 2021
But, boy, CNN journos sure did love the story:
In which POTUS gives @oliviarodrigo a shoehorn:
"I didn't see it when he gave it to me it was, like, in a bag," Rodrigo said. "But I like opened it up and I was like 'Oh, that's so cool.'"https://t.co/gS5cJB6xQz— Betsy Klein (@betsy_klein) October 28, 2021
And CNN tweeted it out from multiple accounts:
Olivia Rodrigo says President Biden gave her a shoehorn and some M&Ms when she visited the White House https://t.co/j3zydbVcwx
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) October 28, 2021
More blue-check love:
News you can use: Olivia Rodrigo says President Joe Biden gave her a shoehorn and some M&Ms when she visited the White House https://t.co/bsEQwjSkFL
— Rachel Janfaza (@racheljanfaza) October 28, 2021
Olivia Rodrigo says Biden gave her a shoehorn when she visited the White House – CNN https://t.co/7ZZuSdUZke
— darlene superville (@dsupervilleap) October 28, 2021
Olivia Rodrigo says Biden gave her a shoehorn when she visited the White House – CNN https://t.co/EYOloplJ7H
— Jura Koncius (@JuraKoncius) October 28, 2021
WHOOPS!
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