The Today Show reports:
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden provided an important White House pet update during an exclusive interview with Craig Melvin that aired Friday on TODAY.
The couple said a new cat will soon be joining their German shepherds, Major and Champ, as four-legged members of the first family.
Asked by Craig about the cat adoption, Jill Biden responded, “She is waiting in the wings,” revealing the sex of their new addition and implying her arrival is imminent.
“She is waiting in the wings,” said first lady Jill Biden about a cat joining the White House. pic.twitter.com/6OXvM08oNP
— TODAY (@TODAYshow) April 30, 2021
Major Biden receives special training in preparation for new White House cat – CNNPolitics https://t.co/cpn3tV3B01
— Frederik Pleitgen (@fpleitgenCNN) April 30, 2021
NBC: Major Biden is getting trained for a cat to arrive at the White House https://t.co/cRQe5nX3Qf
— andrew kaczynski (@KFILE) April 30, 2021
NEW: @POTUS and @FLOTUS confirm there will soon be a First Cat at the White House. “She is waiting in the wings.”
In their NBC interview, the First Lady said that they took Major to a shelter that had cats to see how he interacted with them, and “he did fine.”
— Sara Cook (@saraecook) April 30, 2021