REPORTABLE BACKGROUND FROM THE OFFICE OF THE FIRST LADY | November 25, 2024
Today, November 25th, First Lady Jill Biden will receive the official 2024 White House Christmas Tree at the White House. This event will be livestreamed HERE at 2:30 PM ET.
As part of the First Lady’s Joining Forces initiative, which supports those who also serve: military and veteran families, caregivers, and survivors, Dr. Biden will welcome the tree alongside the following North Carolina National Guard families:
The Yensan Family, North Carolina National Guard: Master Sergeant Dereck David Yensan and his spouse Samantha. They are joined by their six children: Aralyn, Skyler, Kinley, David, Noah and Lucas.
The Davis Family, North Carolina National Guard: Sergeant Amanda Davis and her spouse Alex. They are joined by their two children: Harper and Les.
The Shook Family, North Carolina National Guard: Senior Non-commissioned officer Robert T. Shook and his spouse Sheena. They are joined by their two children: Emmalee and Owen.
The Barajas-Gomez Family, North Carolina National Guard: A1C Lucero D. Barajas-Gomez. She is joined by her family: Jose (father), Eva (mother), and Brisa (sister).
The centerpiece of this holiday season is an 18 ½ foot Fraser Fir from Newland, North Carolina, which will stand floor to ceiling, filling the Blue Room of the White House. Every year, the room’s chandelier is removed to accommodate the tree’s full height. This year’s tree will be presented to the First Lady by the Cartner Family of Cartner’s Christmas Tree Farm, the 2024 Grand Champion Grower in the National Christmas Tree Association’s annual contest. The official tree will be brought in via carriage by two Clydesdale horses named “Ben” and “Dillion.”
The Cartner family named this year’s tree “Tremendous” to “represent everything good about humanity, about faith, hope and love, and family, joy and all the wonderful things in our society.” The Cartner’s Christmas tree will showcase the resilience of Christmas tree farmers and communities across western North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene. In October 2024, the First Lady traveled to Asheville, North Carolina to meet with community members and volunteers following the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
History of First Lady Jill Biden Receiving the White House Christmas Tree
First Lady Jill Biden received the official 2023 White House Christmas Tree along with military-connected families. The centerpiece was an 18 ½ foot Fraser Fir from Fleetwood, North Carolina. The tree was presented by siblings Amber Scott and Alex Church, of Cline Church Nursery, the 2023 Grand Champion Grower in the National Christmas Tree Association’s annual contest.
First Lady Jill Biden received the official 2022 White House Christmas Tree along with fellow National Guard and Army mom, Mrs. Kelly Hokanson, the spouse of the Chief of the National Guard Bureau General. The centerpiece was an 18 ½ foot Concolor Fir from Auburn, Pennsylvania. The tree was presented by the Shealer Family of Evergreen Acres Christmas Tree Farm, the 2022 Grand Champion Grower in the National Christmas Tree Association’s annual contest.
First Lady Jill Biden received the official 2021 White House Christmas Tree along with a D.C. Army National Guard family to honor the role of the National Guard in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The centerpiece was an 18 ½ foot Fraser Fir from Jefferson, North Carolina. This tree was presented by Rusty and Beau Estes of Peak Farms, who were named 2021 Grand Champion Grower in the National Christmas Tree Association’s annual contest.
History of the White House Christmas Tree from the White House Historical Association:
The corporate media seem to be locked-in on the narrative that Tulsi a “Russian asset”.
But none of them ever mention WHY.
It’s because of what she said about the US-funded biolabs in Ukraine.
The media leave out this detail, because they don’t want anyone digging further.
Defending Transparency: The Legal Battle of Marco Polo
In recent times, the non-profit organization ‘Marco Polo’, known for its commitment to exposing corruption and advocating for transparency, has found itself at the center of a legal storm. The organization, operating under a 501c3 status, has come under fire after it published contents from what has been famously termed the "Hunter Biden Laptop."
The controversy began when ‘Marco Polo’, led by its founder Garrett Ziegler, a former Trump White House staffer, released a 600+ page, detailed report, an email cache, as well as an image / video database from the laptop, which they claim was abandoned property.
The organization's efforts to shed light on corruption, blackmail, and other legal issues related to this matter have not gone without challenge.
Now, Marco Polo faces multiple legal battles, accused of violating privacy laws and other statutes concerning the handling of personal data.
However, many clearly see this as a targeted attack against an entity striving to uphold public interest and accountability.
Why This Matters:
-Transparency: Marco Polo's mission aligns with the public's right to know, especially about those in power.
-Legal Precedent: This case could set a precedent for how non-profits and investigative journalism are treated in the face of high-profile controversies.
-Freedom of Information: It touches upon broader issues of freedom of speech and the right to disseminate information that is of significant public interest.
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Your support can help ensure that their voices, and by extension, the voices of many seeking truth, are not silenced. Here's how you can contribute:
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Texas is bringing it back babe’!!
I knew I loved Texas!!!
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NYT reports: Gaetz told people close to him that he concluded after conversations with senators and their staffs that there were at least four Republican senators who were implacably opposed to his nomination:
- Murkowski
- Collins
- McConnell
- Curtis (senator-elect)
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“We are on the brink of a global war.”
In the newest episode of The Tucker Carlson Show, Tucker and Glenn Greenwald discuss the potential nuclear exchange with Russia, intel agencies blackmailing politicians, and the concerted effort to control and censor you.
Watch now: https://tuckercarlson.com/tucker-show-glenn-greenwald-2
JUST IN: 🇷🇺🇺🇸 Russian President Putin is open to discussing a ceasefire with Ukraine if negotiations are led by US President-elect Donald Trump.
Putin has ruled out any significant territorial concessions and demands that Ukraine abandon its NATO membership ambitions.
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The New York Times just published a ridiculous piece smearing Tulsi Gabbard as a "Putin propagandist" and, essentially, a Russian asset. Not until six paragraphs down do they finally fess up and admit there's absolutely ZERO evidence she ever collaborated with Russian intelligence.
So, what is their justification for making such deranged insinuations? For agreeing with mainstream conservative foreign policy positions that Americans just overwhelmingly voted for!
For agreeing with 50+ years of foreign policy orthodoxy (before Biden) that Ukraine should NOT be a part of NATO.
For agreeing with famed University of Chicago political scientist John Mearsheimer that reckless NATO expansionism provoked Russian aggression.
For agreeing with Senator JD Vance, who the American people just elected, that our foreign policy goals should be peace through strength, ending wars, and putting a stop to America's sordid history of military adventurism.
For agreeing that the foreign policy of Liz Cheney, Adam Kinzinger, Victoria Nuland, and the Intelligence Community establishment has been a catastrophic disaster.
For agreeing with history that our intel agencies were wrong about Iraq and WMDs, wrong about Syria, wrong about Libya, and wrong about Iran.
For opposing the idiocy that has sunk more than $200 billion into a Ukrainian quagmire and out us on the brink of WWIII.
The NYT says Tulsi Gabbard is a danger to the intel community. They're right. She will finally bring the war machine to heel and ensure they're serving the interest of America first rather than sowing chaos and bloodshed abroad.
CONFIRM TULSI GABBARD.
We recently learned that Boeing overcharged the Air Force by 8,000% for cargo plane soap dispensers
8000% !!!
This is why we need DOGE
MSNBC lose their minds over 47's new SecDef, Pete Hegseth
"If he's not a Christian nationalist he's one of their best warriors", "Sees the military as a flaming sword for Christ", "Big, beautiful and muscular", "Alpha-male", "Out of central-casting" ⚡
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Ukrainian President Zelensky threatens Russia following the launch of long-range, US-made missiles targeting Russian territory.
"We now have the long-range 'Neptune' missile, and not just one. And now we have ATACMS. And we will use all of this."
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Jack Smith just filed a motion to DISMISS his own indictment against President Donald J. Trump.
Читать полностью…I had the opportunity to meet Elon Musk at Mar-A-Lago last week. I thanked him for saving the First Amendment & helping restore our freedoms.
I think he's going to do great things with DOGE.
Elon will help President Trump clean up this government, stop the wasteful spending, and reform or eliminate the various departments and agencies that have lost or abandoned their missions.
JUST IN: 🇺🇦🇷🇺 Ukraine fires 10 US-made ATACMS missiles at Russia's Kursk region.
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JUST IN: 🇬🇧🏳️⚧️ Transgender British police officers can now strip-search women under new guidance issued by the British Transport Police.
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The media would rather broadcast hysterics over Trump's cabinet picks than cover the tragic consequences that result from terrible Democrat leadership like the murder of Laken Riley.
I extend my condolences to the Riley family along with this promise. That border WILL be secured, & we will prevent monsters like Jose Ibarra from entering our country.
President Trump & his team are going to turn this nightmare around & make our country great again.
JUST IN: 🇷🇺 🇺🇸 Russian President Putin says the United States made a 'mistake' by destroying the missile treaty in 2019.
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@TuckerCarlson:
"A lame duck president just started a hot war with the world’s most dangerous country. All of us are very close to being killed. Yet somehow the Republican Speaker of the House hasn’t even mentioned it, in public or in leadership meetings. What is going on?
Editorial: Name Kash Patel to head, investigate and possibly eliminate the FBI
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GALLUP POLL: 52% OF UKRAINIANS WANT A NEGOTIATED END TO THE WAR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE
According to the survey conducted between August and October, for the first time most Ukrainians want the war to end as soon as possible, and most of those believe Kiev should accept territorial concessions to secure a peace deal.
By risking World War 3, continuing to follow Washington’s orders and sending hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians to die against Russia, Zelensky is going against the will of his own country.
- Pentagon can’t fully account for $824 Billion
- $236 Billion in improper payments in federal programs in 2023
- $200 Billion in pandemic relief went to fraud/abuse
- The U.S. failed to track $1 Billion in Ukraine Aid
How much do we not yet know about?
https://x.com/DOGE/status/1858957615889543628
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Trump’s Treasury Secretary. Two names are being debated.
Will it come down to Loyalty vs. Institutional Prowess?
Fmr. Trump White House and @MarcoPolo501c3 founder @GarrettZ on #OANN with Chanel Rion
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Biden misses G20 group photo in latest embarrassment: ‘He’s behind the palm tree!’
RIO DE JANEIRO — President Biden missed a group photo of world leaders at the G20 summit on Monday — as a perplexed pool reporter could be heard telling colleagues that the commander in chief was “behind the palm tree!”
Biden, 81, skipped the family picture after buzz ahead of time that he would do so to avoid being seen smiling alongside Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov during the ongoing Ukraine war.
The White House blamed “logistical issues” afterward and said it was simply a matter of bad timing that Biden missed the photo. via Steve Nelson
-an earlier pool report filed by Francesca Chambers read:
"A senior official immediately came to speak on background after arrival about Biden missing the group photo: "Due to logistical issues, they took the photo early before all the leaders arrived," the person said.
The official said that this was purely a logistics issue and not about Biden avoiding a photo with Lavrov.
On another issue, earlier today, as leaders entered, there was a ramp entrance that Biden didn't take it -- and neither did some of the other leaders, per the source -- when he entered (out of view of press) because of "security" concerns.
A second official is briefing at the pool hold currently on Biden's agenda at the G20 and a debt financing and poverty fighting pledge."