Hunter Biden was one of the 300-plus guests who enjoyed Maine lobster and caviar at the White House for the first state dinner of President Joe Biden’s administration.
Hunter Biden and second wife Melissa Cohen did not arrive through the state dinner’s public entrance at the White House. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who could become House speaker next year as a new Republican majority prepares to investigate the younger Biden, did, but he sidestepped questions about the first son’s presence at the event.
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“Well, I’m at dinner with my mom, so we’re going to have a great time,” McCarthy told reporters Thursday.
Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden first welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and French first lady Brigitte Macron on the White House North Portico before posing for more photos together at the building’s Grand Staircase.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Mrs. Brigitte Macron arrive at the White House State Dinner. pic.twitter.com/l15AH1r8RR
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Jill Biden wore a custom-made off-the-shoulder navy floral lace evening gown by Oscar de la Renta, one of the first lady’s favored fashion labels. Brigitte Macron donned a high-neckline ivory dress with silver detailing and a slit up the side by French compatriot Louis Vuitton.
Here are some of the Bidens’ other notable state dinner guests:
- Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton co-founder and CEO Bernard Arnault
- Singer and post-state dinner entertainer Jon Batiste
.@jonbatiste arrives at the White House State Dinner. pic.twitter.com/mpz7DwEL0m
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- Former U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer
- MSNBC Morning Joe‘s Mika Brzezinski and Joe Scarborough
- Boeing Company CEO David Calhoun
- CBS The Late Show‘s Stephen Colbert
- Apple CEO Tim Cook
- Actress Jennifer Garner
- Singer John Legend and model Chrissy Teigen
- Designer Christian Louboutin
- Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Julia Louis-Dreyfus arrives at the White House State Dinner. Watch arrivals here: https://t.co/NA9aiSRp3G pic.twitter.com/f9LP97BkyX
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- Film director Baz Luhrmann
- Democratic political activist Henry Munoz
- Emerson Collective founder and Chairwoman Laurene Powell Jobs
- Disneyland Paris President Natacha Rafalski
- IBEW international President Lonnie Stephenson
- Author Tara Westover
- Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour
- French author Florian Zeller
