First lady Jill Biden hugged the Ukrainian amb. Oksana Markarova as president Joe Biden asked his audience to stand up in support of the Ukrainian people during a speech on the state of the Union on Tuesday night.
The first lady wore blue – one of the colors of the Ukrainian flag – and had an embroidered applique of sunflower, the national flower of Ukraine, sewn into the sleeve of her dress, the White House said.
It is a tradition for the first lady to invite guests to sit in her lodge in the State of the Union, with the president drawing attention to them throughout the speech.
First Lady Jill Biden (right) hugged the Ukrainian amb. Oksana Markarova (left) as President Joe Biden called on her audience to stand up in support of the Ukrainian people during a speech on the state of the Union on Tuesday night
Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United States Oksana Markarova (left) reacts as President Joe Biden urges those present to speak in support of Ukraine in a speech on the state of the Union
Those in the lodge of the first lady stand and applaud the ambassador of Ukraine. Oksana Markarova during the address on the state of the union on Tuesday night
First Lady Jill Biden wore blue in support of Ukraine, with a sunflower applique embroidered on the sleeve. Sunflower is the national flower of Ukraine
Dr. Biden, who also sat with second gentleman Doug Emhoff and her daughter-in-law Valerie Biden Owens, also invited the Facebook submitter, the widow of a soldier who died after a burnout, Intel’s CEO, a student and a parent at the college. a high school student, a nurse, a member of the Indian tribe, and a union member.
“Each of these people, with their resilience, innovation, service and courage, was chosen by the White House because they are policies or topics that need to be addressed by the president in his speech, “a White House statement said.
Legislators are not allowed to host this year’s speech due to COVID, but this ban clearly does not apply to the first lady, who invited 11 guests.
The group travels with the presidential motorcade to the US Capitol.
On Monday, the first lady also showed support for Ukraine, wearing a face mask also with a sunflower on it.
The first lady also hosted Daniel Robinson, the widow of First Class Sergeant Heath Robinson, who died of a rare autoimmune disease and stage 4 lung cancer after being exposed to environmental hazards and burns during his service.
After the death of her husband in May 2020, Robinson became an advocate for veterans suffering from similar health problems.
The Biden family’s son, Bo Biden, died of brain cancer.
President Biden said he believed burnout toxins could play a role in veterans’ health problems, including his son’s illness.
The U.S. military in both Afghanistan and Iraq has dumped garbage and waste in open-air incinerators, which many believe have poisoned veterans with toxins in smoke.
Bo Biden served in Iraq as a member of the Delaware National Guard.
Heath Robinson also served there as a member of the Ohio National Guard.
Jill Biden showed her support for Ukraine – at a White House Month event at the White House on Monday, she wore a face mask with a sunflower on it. The sunflower is the national symbol of Ukraine
Jill Biden will also host Daniel Robinson, the widow of First Class Sergeant Heath Robinson, who died of rare autoimmune disease and stage 4 lung cancer after being exposed to environmental hazards and burns during his service.
Francis Haugen, a former Facebook employee who has become an informant, will be in the lodge of the first lady on Tuesday night in the hall of the house
Francis Haugen is a former Facebook employee who revealed what the company may have known about the damage caused by its social media platform.
She testified before the Securities and Exchange Commission and Congress. And she warned in October that Facebook had research showing that its Instagram platform was turning children into addicts and hooligans.
In a speech Tuesday night, President Biden will address social media companies to hold them accountable for their role in children’s mental health.
Biden will “call for action to address social media as harmful to mental health, especially for young people,” a senior administration official told a news briefing Tuesday morning.
“Evidence is growing that social media is playing a systemic role in deteriorating the mental health of countless young people,” the official said.
Joshua Davis is a seventh-grader with diabetes who advocates for lower-cost prescription drugs; he and his mother, Shannon, introduced President Biden to an event on the cost of prescription drugs at the Germanna Community College in Culpepper, Virginia, on February 10, 2022.
Kezia Rodriguez, a New Jersey student whose twin daughters are enrolled in the free child care program at Bergen Community College, an initiative made possible by President Biden’s U.S. rescue plan; she met Jill Biden at Bergen Community College on January 20, 2022
Melissa Isaac is a teacher from Mount Pleasant, Michigan, who is a member of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian tribe; she met with Jill Biden and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Dead on October 24, 2021, when they hosted a hearing focused on the mental health of young people with members of the Saginaw Chippewa Indian tribe, teachers and families in Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Patrick Gelsinger is Intel’s chief executive and recently announced the opening of a new plant in Columbus, Ohio, which will create more than 7,000 jobs in construction and another 3,000 jobs managing the high-tech facility.
Refind Duro is an Ohio nurse who has been treating covid patients since the beginning of the pandemic.
JoJo Burgessis, a steelmaker who presented President Biden recently at an event at Mill 19 in Pittsburgh on the importance of investing in infrastructure, manufacturing and doing more in America.
The first lady also hosted Intel CEO Patrick Pat Gelsinger, who recently announced one of the largest investments in a semiconductor plant in recent US history.
Gelsinger made his statement at the White House with President Biden next to him.
“Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger, who is here tonight, told me he was ready to increase his investment from $ 20 billion to $ 100 billion,” he said. “This would be one of the largest investments in production in American history.”
Also in the first lady’s lodge was Joseph Joe Joe Burgess, a steelmaker from Washington, Pennsylvania, who attended events with the president. The steel workers’ union was one of Biden’s first supporters during the 2020 presidential election.
And seventh-grader Joshua Davis of Virginia was there, too.
He was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and is now an advocate for reducing the cost of prescription drugs.
Davis recently introduced the president to an event calling for the resurrection of President Abigail Spanberger’s “Back Better” bill in Virginia’s congressional district.
Jill Biden will host Refind Duro, an Ohio nurse who has been treating COVID patients since the beginning of the pandemic; Melissa Isaac, a teacher from Mount Pleasant, Michigan, who is a member of the Sagino Chipeva Indian tribe; and Kezia Rodriguez, a New Jersey student whose twin daughters are enrolled in Bergen Community College’s free child care program, an initiative made possible by President Biden’s U.S. rescue plan.