American President-elect Joe Biden, his wife, Jill, alongside his children will become the new White House residents when he is inaugurated on Wednesday.
Biden has made his family a significant
concentration all through his career, and his 2020 presidential campaign push
them completely into the spotlight — for certain individuals causing
controversy however others breaking barriers.
Here is a glance at the individuals from
America’s new “first family.”
Biden has made his family a major focus
throughout his career, and his 2020 presidential campaign thrust them fully
into the spotlight — with some members causing controversy but others breaking
barriers.
Here is a look at the members of America’s
new “first family.
– The First Lady, Jill Biden –
Jill Biden, an educator, is set to change her new role before she even getting into the White House.
While first ladies customarily just fulfil
ceremonial obligations, “Dr B,” as her students call her, intends to maintain
her full-time job as an English professor.
As first lady, Jill is relied upon to work
on education issues and relaunch Joining Forces, a mission to rally around
military families that she and former first lady, Michelle Obama started in 2011.
Biden regularly says his second wife “put
us back together.”
The couple wedded in 1977, and she became
“Mom” to his sons Hunter and Beau, who survived the car accident. They also have
a daughter, Ashley, together.
While raising her family, Jill, 69, likewise
acquired two Master’s degrees, and would on an eventual note, earn a doctorate
in education.
She gave her husband full support through
his three previous presidential aspirations and was one of his most vocal
advocates and relentless campaigners during his latest run.
– The First Children –
Biden has frequently spoken about how his
relationship with his sons caused him adapt with grieving as he built his
political career, just as when he wedded Jill.
For years, while functioning as a senator,
he drove by train two hours every path between the family home in Delaware and
Washington in order to be there for Hunter and Beau.
Beau was viewed as acquiring his father’s
public service ethos and political aptitudes. He served in the military in Iraq
and became Delaware’s attorney general.
But Beau lost his life to the cold hands
of death as a result of brain cancer in 2015 at age 46, less than two years
after he was it was discovered.
Biden refers to his late son frequently in political speeches, and he often visits Beau’s grave, as well as those of his first spouse and daughter.
Biden’s other son, Hunter, has stayed far
away from the spotlight. He had issues with alcohol and drug addiction, and was
discharged from the Navy Reserve in 2014 after testing positive for cocaine.
He turned into a customary focal point of Donald Trump‘s assaults ahead of the November 3 vote in favor of his business dealings in Ukraine and China.
Hunter, 50, presently an artist based in
Los Angeles, has consented to displaying “poor judgment” in some of his
business dealings, however denied any bad behavior.
Biden, be that as it may, has been consistent
in his support for his son. During the final presidential debate, when Trump ridiculed
Hunter’s cocaine use, the former vice president just stated: “I’m pleased
with him. I’m pleased with my child.”
– The FirstPets –
After Trump was the first president in
more than a century not to have a dog, the Bidens are entering the White House
with two.
The German shepherds — Champ and Major —
just as a cat, whose breed and name have not yet been made known, will move
into the White House on January 20.
Champ has been with the Bidens since 2008. The family fostered and afterward adopted Major in 2018. According to Biden’s team, Major will be the first foster dog to live in the US Presidential residence, The White House.
The canine companions that were included
in one of Biden’s campaign ads that cautioned voters to “choose your humans shrewdly,”
highlighting clips of Trump laughing at the idea of a presidential pet.
The two good boys likewise featured in the
Bidens’ holiday message. A video cut between shots of Champ, unwinding by a
Christmas tree with a quiet instrumental version of the popular “We Wish You A
Merry Christmas” playing in the background, and clips of Major playing and
zooming around the house to an electric guitar version of the holiday carol.
Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday visited Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola at the Okefia Government House, Osogbo, the state capital.
Wife of the governor, Kafayat Oyetola, and a few aides joined him to receive the former Nigerian leader.
Although details of what the
two men discussed were not available as of press time, Chief Press Secretary to
the governor, Ismail Omipidan, when contacted, said the visit was not behind
closed doors.
Omipidan said Obasanjo told
his host that he was in Okuku to witness installation of ex-Osun governor,
Olagunsoye Oyinlola, as Baba Ijo of Oba Moses Oyinlola Memorial Anglican Church
earlier in the day.
He said Obasanjo further
explained that he decided to use opportunity of his presence in the state to
visit the governor and greet him.
According to Omipidan, Oyetola
while responding, appreciated the visit and thanked the former president.
The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II’s husband, Prince Philip, will take place at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, on April 17, Buckingham Palace announced Saturday.
The ceremony at Windsor, west of London, which will be televised but have no public element because of coronavirus restrictions, will be preceded by a national minute’s silence.
Royal officials said the
99-year-old Duke of Edinburgh’s grandson, Prince Harry, would attend, but his
heavily pregnant wife, Meghan, had been advised against travelling from the
United States on medical grounds.
Mohamed Salah can silence the critics who question his loyalty to Liverpool by avenging the most painful moment of his career when the Egypt star faces Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Salah sparked howls of indignation among Liverpool
fans recently when he refused to rule out the possibility of playing for a
Spanish club in the future.
The fact that Salah was speaking to
Madrid-based newspaper Marca at the time only increased speculation that he was
laying the groundwork for a move to Real Madrid.
“I hope to be able to play for many more
years. Why not? No one knows what’s going to happen in the future, so maybe one
day, yes. It’s not up to me,” Salah said when asked if he was keen to try
Spanish football.
Salah’s flirtatious response was similar to
the one he gave to another Spanish outlet in December when questioned
about a potential La Liga move.
“I think Madrid and Barcelona are two top
clubs,” he told AS.
Whether either Real or Barcelona could
afford to buy Salah amid the current financial difficulties caused by the
coronavirus pandemic remains to be seen.
But
for a club whose supporters pride themselves on their passionate and
unflinching loyalty to the Liverpool cause, Salah’s refusal to rule out a
switch to Spain was a careless own goal.
It tapped into the long-standing suspicion
among a section of Liverpool’s fanbase that Salah, whose contract runs until
2023, is motivated by personal glory rather than team success.
The cynics support their claims by highlighting Salah’s occasional spats with Liverpool forward Sadio Mane when he shoots rather than passing to a better placed team-mate.
They also point to Salah’s sulky response
to being substituted during the defeat against Chelsea in March, and his
reported frustration at being ignored for the Liverpool captaincy in the
absence of the injured Jordan Henderson.
– Real revenge
mission –
Of course, Salah could rightly mention that Liverpool might well have failed to
win either the Champions League in 2019 or the Premier League last season
without his goals and sublime skills.
Even this season, with Liverpool in the midst of a failed title defence
marred by seemingly endless injuries, Salah’s haul of 26 goals — including one
in Saturday’s 3-0 win at Arsenal — shows what a threat he carries.
With 120 goals in 193 appearances in all
competitions since joining from Roma in 2017, Salah is rightly ranked among Liverpool’s
all-time greats.
But
the 28-year-old’s place in the hearts of Kopites might not be so secure.
Michael Owen and Steve McManaman — both
local heroes at Liverpool at the time — were never so fondly regarded after
swapping Anfield for Real’s Bernabeu.
Inspiring Liverpool to a revenge victory
against Real in a rematch of the 2018 Champions League final won by the Spanish
club would go some way to appeasing the doubters.
That bitter 3-1 loss in Kiev remains a
personal nadir for Salah, who was in tears on the pitch after being forced to
come off with a first half injury following a clash with Sergio Ramos.
Salah had suffered a dislocated shoulder
that would hamper him at the World Cup later that year, with some claiming
Ramos had deliberately exacerbated the injury with the way he dragged the
Egyptian to the turf.
“Let’s just say that I have special
motivation to win the tie and go through to the semi-finals,” Salah told Marca
about the Real reunion.
Ironically, Real captain Ramos is expected
to miss both legs of the quarter-final with a calf injury.
Ramos’s
absence is a major boost for Liverpool as they seek to salvage a miserable
season by winning a seventh European Cup.
If Salah can play a leading role in making
that dream come true, his commitment might not be questioned quite so often.