WASHINGTON – Jill Biden held a virtual reception Wednesday for guests who ordinarily would have joined the first lady in her box to watch President Joe Biden's prime-time address to Congress.
Guests are barred from the House chamber this year due to COVID-19. So the first lady used technology to help amplify policies Biden will discuss during his first address to a joint session of Congress.
It's become tradition for presidents to look up at the first lady's box in the House chamber and give shout-outs to special guests seated with her.
But since that won't happen this year, Jill Biden opted for a virtual reception with five guests who personify speech themes — and she opened the event to the public.