Social media praises Biden's welcoming White House Diwali party.
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were unable to attend the President’s House Diwali event. The presidential campaign kept the two occupied.
Washington: As the Hindu holiday of Diwali began Monday, US President Joe Biden gave Vice President Kamala Harris, who is in a close race for the White House with US President Donald Trump, heartfelt praise. “Now, vice president of the United States, [she] has more experience than the whole of that other guy she’s running against,” Biden stated. “But most importantly, and I mean it sincerely from the bottom of my heart, she has character.”
Harris skipped Biden’s Diwali festivities.
Due to their campaign schedules, Vice President Kamala Harris and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden were unable to attend the ceremony.
“Every aspect of American society has been enhanced by the South Asian American population. And the truth is that. Additionally, it is one of the nation’s most active and rapidly expanding communities. In America, we reflect on that life journey on this day. The previous generation, [inaudible], in the shadow of suspicion, early in the formation of our country. Here at the White House, Diwali is now publicly and enthusiastically celebrated. This isn’t my house, by the way. This is your home.
White House Diwali celebrations
India’s most significant holiday of the year is Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. “When we work together, we may demonstrate the strength of the light—the light of truth, unity, and knowledge. that liberty for America and democracy. We love and share America. Everything is possible only in America. Thank you for being here, ladies and gentlemen. Greetings from your house. America, happy to everyone of you. “God bless,” Biden continued.
Prior to Biden‘s speech, US Surgeon General Vice Admiral Vivek H. Murthy, retired Navy officer and NASA astronaut Sunita Williams, who transmitted a recorded video message from the International Space Station, and Indian-American youth activist Shrusti Amula introduced the president. Anger and hatred toward immigrants, particularly South Asian Americans, created an ominous cloud in late November 2016. In 2024, we hear again. The first Diwali reception was held in the Vice President’s house at that time, and Jill and I hosted it. An Irish Catholic president and vice president at the time allowed Hindus, Buddhists, Jainists, Sikhs, and others to celebrate holidays in our house. “How America reminds us all that we have the ability to be the light,” he said
The South Asian American population has enhanced every aspect of American society, according to Biden, who lit the ceremonial diya in the White House’s Blue Room. That’s the reality. You are currently in one of the nation’s most active and rapidly expanding communities,” he stated. In America, we reflect on that voyage of light on this day. Diwali was celebrated beneath the shadow of suspicion early in the formation of our country, but today it is openly and proudly celebrated here in the White House. We are aware that we are at a turning moment today,” he added.
