President Joe Biden became emotional as his wife, First Lady Jill Biden, honored him as her “husband and hero” during his final farewell dinner at the White House Sunday evening.
The event, held on the South Lawn, was a celebration to thank Democratic supporters and donors. Jill Biden praised her husband’s 40-plus years of service, including his last four as president, but there were no signs of Vice President Kamala Harris at the gathering, as she is reportedly vacationing in Hawaii.
“What I’ve watched you do for more than 40 years is extraordinary… Joe what you’ve done the last four years is breathtaking,” the first lady said as Biden wiped away tears. “My husband and hero, Joe Biden,” she added as the two embraced and shared a kiss.
At that point, the president took to the podium to deliver remarks, beginning with a quip: “If you have a seat, please take it. Don’t jump in the pool!”
“Jill and I are hosting this dinner tonight for a very simple reason to say thank you. Thank you to so many dear friends,” he continued.
“We began this journey to redeem the soul of the nation and define the light in the darkness. And I never could have gotten to where the White House has become without you, and we never could have gotten as much done as we did without you. And that’s not hyperbole. I mean it from the bottom of my heart,” Biden added.
Meanwhile, one of Biden’s legacies during his term in office after being forced to end his reelection bid by leading Democrats is the tens of millions of illegal immigrants who have flooded into the country thanks to his open border policies, which he implemented on his first day in office.
Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene, who is set to head a new House subcommittee on government efficiency, said on Sunday that “sanctuary” cities and states that provide safe havens for illegal immigrants by refusing to cooperate with federal immigration authorities should have to justify continuing to receive federal tax dollars.
The Georgia Republican, recently appointed to lead a subcommittee collaborating with the Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), outlined her plans to reduce government spending during an appearance on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures” with host Maria Bartiromo.
Greene said one area she wants to focus on is the Biden-Harris-inspired border and drug-smuggling crisis.
“I’d like to talk to the governors of sanctuary states and the mayors of sanctuary cities and have them come before our committee and explain why they deserve federal dollars if they’re going to harbor illegal criminal aliens in their states and their cities,” she said.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene highlighted the tragic case of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who was brutally murdered while jogging on the University of Georgia campus in Athens in February. Jose Ibarra, a Venezuelan illegal immigrant, was convicted of her murder. Ibarra had been granted a “humanitarian flight” from New York City to Atlanta in September 2023.
Greene outlined several additional areas that may face cuts under the subcommittee’s plan to reduce government spending.
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“The way to do that is to cut programs, contracts, employees, grant programs, you name it, that are failing the American people and not serving the American people’s interests,” Greene said, according to Fox.
The congresswoman stated that government-funded media programs like NPR, which she claimed “spread nothing but Democrat propaganda,” will be examined closely by the subcommittee. She also stated that it will explore current government contracts and programs to determine if they still “make sense” or if “their purpose has expired.”
