President Joe Biden’s first White House state dinner is drawing some big names from the worlds of entertainment, politics, business and fashion to celebrate French President Emmanuel Macron.
. Garner was among those wearing velvet, a popular choice on a night when temperatures were in the 30s.
McCarthy, when he came through, was asked how he felt about attending a dinner with Hunter Biden, whom Republicans are keen to investigate when they take control of the House in January. “I'm at dinner with my mom and I'm going to have a great time,” he said. “We are friends,” Brigitte Macron said as she and Biden clasped hands at Planet Word, a museum dedicated to words and language.The declaration of friendship fit in with the occasion. A state dinner is a high diplomatic honor, one the United States bestows only on its closest allies, like France, one of America’s oldest.
Butter-poached Maine lobster, beef with shallot marmalade and American cheeses are on the menu for the red-white-and-blue themed dinner. Dessert is orange chiffon cake with roasted pears and crème fraiche ice cream. American sparkling wine will be served for the toasts. The glitzy party celebrating U.S.-French relations is being held in a heated pavilion on the South Lawn. Guests were taking trolleys down from the White House to be seated at a mix of square and rectangular tables with dark blue silk cloths, red candles and arrangements of red, white and blue flowers, including white irises, the official flower of France.
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