President Joe Biden is set to visit naval installations in Virginia on Sunday for an early kickoff to the Thanksgiving holiday week. He plans to host a screening of the movie “Wonka” and have a “friendsgiving” meal with service members and their relatives.
Quick Read
- Biden’s Virginia Visit:
- President Joe Biden to visit naval installations in Virginia on Sunday.
- Plans to host a screening of the movie “Wonka.”
- “Friendsgiving” Meal:
- Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads:
- The Bidens to attend a film screening at Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads.
- Movie about the early life of Roald Dahl’s character, Willy Wonka.
- Dinner Service Plans:
- The Bidens will help serve dinner at Norfolk Naval Station.
- Dinner for service members from USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and USS Gerald R. Ford, along with their families.
- Trump’s Texas Event:
- Former President Donald Trump also visiting Texas on the same day.
- Plans to give a speech in Edinburg and serve meals at the U.S.-Mexico border.
- Trump’s Immigration Stance:
- Trump promoting hard-line immigration proposals.
- Criticizes the Biden administration’s border policies.
- Bidens’ Personal Military Connection:
- The Bidens’ son Beau served in Iraq with the Delaware National Guard.
- Beau Biden died of brain cancer in 2015.
- Previous Thanksgiving Events:
- Last year, the Bidens served a meal in Cherry Point, North Carolina.
- In 2021, visited Fort Bragg for an early Thanksgiving meal.
- Thanksgiving Plans:
- The president and first lady plan to spend Thanksgiving on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.
The Associated Press has the story:
The Bidens are having an early Thanksgiving dinner with service members
Newslooks- WILMINGTON, Del. (AP)
President Joe Biden is set to visit naval installations in Virginia on Sunday for an early kickoff to the Thanksgiving holiday week. He plans to host a screening of the movie “Wonka” and have a “friendsgiving” meal with service members and their relatives.
The president and first lady Jill Biden are heading to Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads for the screening of the film about the early life of Roald Dahl’s eccentric chocolatier, Willy Wonka.
Later, the Bidens plan to help serve dinner with service members from the USSS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the USSS Gerald R. Ford at Norfolk Naval Station, the largest installation of its kind in the world, along with their families.
There’s also a military event on Donald Trump’s schedule for his visit Sunday to Texas. The former president, who has a commanding early lead in the 2024 Republican primary, is giving a speech in Edinburg after serving meals to National Guard soldiers, troopers and others who will be stationed at the U.S.-Mexico border over Thanksgiving.
Trump is promoting hard-line immigration proposals he argues will better secure the border. He and top Republicans have long criticized the Biden administration for failing to do more to crackdown on people entering the United States illegally.
For the Bidens, offering support to the nation’s military has a personal connection. Their son Beau served in Iraq as a member of the Delaware National Guard. He died of brain cancer in 2015 at the age of 46, when Joe Biden was vice president.
Last year, Joe and Jill Biden helped serve mashed potatoes and other sides as part of the buffet-style meal in Cherry Point, North Carolina, home to more than 9,000 military personnel and roughly 8,000 military family members.
In 2021, the Bidens visited the Army’s Fort Bragg in North Carolina for an early Thanksgiving meal in a hangar for about 250 service members and their families. Troops got chocolate chip cookies bearing the presidential seal.
The president and first lady plan to spend this Thanksgiving on Nantucket, a Massachusetts island.
