President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, has hosted a thank you event for hundreds of staffers who worked on the reelection campaign.

Of course, ice cream was involved.

President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, hosted a thank you event on Thursday for hundreds of staffers who worked on the reelection campaign that he chose to exit nearly three weeks ago.

Judging by the security tents, the location offered a dose of political nostalgia: The staffers met with Biden at The Queen, a music venue that played a critical role in his successful race for presidency in 2020, when he often spoke to the public from the theater’s stage.

After having dropped out of the race, Biden wanted to show his appreciation for the staff’s work over the past year and their continued efforts in support of Vice President Kamala Harris, who succeeded him as the Democratic nominee. That’s according to a person familiar with the president’s plans who shared details of the events but insisted on anonymity to discuss the arrangements.

The event featured food and, naturally for Biden, his beloved ice cream.

        • TehWorld@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          3 months ago

          I have a love-hate relationship with ice cream. I love the way it tastes. I hate that even taking lactose pills I still have “issues” with the aftermath. Also, that’s a lot of calories to burn off.

          I’d eat an ice cream cone with Joe, any day.

        • MindTraveller@lemmy.caEnglish
          3·
          3 months ago

          I don’t like ice cream because I’m vegan, but I’m not complaining about this event any more than I would a sausage sizzle or a cheese tasting parlour. I think it’s cute

        • Lemming6969@lemmy.world
          2·
          3 months ago

          It’s ptsd from what your employer is giving you instead of a real bonus or better working conditions.

        • mozz@mbin.grits.dev
          251·
          3 months ago

          When I was in undergrad some of the chemistry students would do parties where they would dump ice cream ingredients into a big bowl and then dump liquid nitrogen in and stir vigorously to make instant nerd ice cream and then we would all have some

          Idk if it was safe but it was delicious

        • Maeve@kbin.earth
          71·
          3 months ago

          Sounds like you could make some homemsde,l with neighbors,outside, with an old-fashioned, hand -cranked maker, recruiting different neighbor kids to sit on top of the towel, to keep the ice in the tub

    • redisdead@lemmy.world
      36·
      3 months ago

      I’m 40 years old and I can assure you there is no point in my life where I would have scoffed at being invited to an ice cream event.

      Ice cream is cool, man.

      • RunningInRVA@lemmy.world
        29·
        3 months ago

        There’s nothing inherently wrong with it, but it is rightful commentary about how old Biden is and how it was just time for him to hang up the hat. Thankfully he was thoughtful enough to do the right thing.

        Also, I’m certain the ice cream social is partly in jest and a sign that the President can call a spade a spade, even if at his own expense. The best way to accept criticism is to admit it and lean into it. His competitor cowers at opportunities that Biden regularly seizes. Biden still has many great qualities.

    • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.netEnglish
      16·
      3 months ago

      Our college president through one every year at start of term. Thing was… Ice cream, Mac and cheese, and kettle corn are the three foods I always see people break their cliques to have together. People just… Fucking love ice cold dairy carbs, hot gooey dairy carbs, and sugar coated kettle carbs. Doesn’t matter if you necessarily know who’s serving them, or anyone else who’s going, people turn out for that shit. More so than even music or dancing.

      Man actually. Now you’re making me want to have a potluck / potlatch (depending on your region) art event where everyone just brings Mac and cheese. Not even as a competition. Just come down to the municipal park, bring some Mac and cheese, and participate in a drum circle or a poetry reading or play a banjo. Everyone come have gooey dairy carbs and enjoy each others company

    • AmidFuror@fedia.io
      62·
      3 months ago

      A bunch of friends and I all got the ice cream cone skin in Fortnite and partied in the lobby.

    • stoly@lemmy.world
      22·
      3 months ago

      Nothing says ageist like making it as if being old is bad. As if you won’t be one day. It’s weird.