President Joe Biden has new roommates at the White House: his German shepherds Major and Champ. The new POTUS’ pooches finally left Delaware and moved into their new living quarters in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 24, four days after Joe Biden was inaugurated into office.
The dogs are already making their presence on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. known, too: they were seen happily roaming the White House’s lawn in the video below, captured by ABC News.
Major and Champ are making sure their neighbors in America’s capital can hear them, too! They could be heard barking as Joe Biden signed an executive order that repealed the transgender military ban to ensure everyone who’s qualified to serve in the military can do so.
People are celebrating the First Dogs’ arrival at the White House for many reasons. Major, whom the POTUS and First Lady Jill Biden officially adopted from the Delaware Humane Association in Nov. 2018, is widely believed to be the first ever shelter dog who has lived at the White House.
Many citizens were delighted to see pets at the White House again, too, after Donald Trump opted to not own any during his four-year presidency. This is extremely rare for a president to do; in fact, James K. Polk has been the only other president to not keep any pets at the White House…who held office between 1845-1849.
Donald Trump also broke a 115-year tradition of owning dogs at the White House (the last to not own dogs was William McKinley, who instead kept birds and cats). Inviting pets into the White House wasn’t the only change Joe Biden made during his first days as the POTUS.
He also gave the Oval Office a makeover, which entailed parting ways with many of Donald Trump’s old decorations. As you can see, Joe Biden’s hard at work at getting rid of many signs of Donald Trump’s time in office.
Source: Hollywood Life