"Two Little Ladies Getting Ice Cream..." Biden's Down-to-Earth 'Ice Cream Politics'

Enjoying Ice Cream and Using It as Inspiration for a Simple Journey

President Biden is talking with children in the audience at the 100th anniversary event of the 'Tulsa Race Massacre' held on the 1st (local time) at the Greenwood Cultural Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. / Photo by C-SPAN

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Juhyung] U.S. President Joe Biden's 'love for ice cream' is drawing attention. Previously, he visited an ice cream shop in Ohio and enjoyed ice cream with citizens, leaving his security detail behind. This time, after a brief conversation with children who came to hear his speech, he made remarks about ice cream, continuing his down-to-earth approach.

According to the U.S. political media outlet The Hill, President Biden attended the 100th anniversary event of the 'Tulsa Race Massacre' held at the Greenwood Cultural Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on the 1st (local time).

During his speech that day, Biden noticed young children among the audience and stepped down from the podium. He bent down to meet the eye level of two young girls and said, "I have to check something," engaging in a conversation for about 10 seconds. The audience took out their smartphones to record the president interacting with the children without any distance.

After finishing the conversation and returning to the podium, President Biden joked ironically, "I had to make sure those two girls got ice cream after the event," adding, "Imagine how excited a 5-year-old must be to come to a presidential speech event," which made the audience laugh. He lightened the mood for the children who might have found the solemn event boring.

U.S. President Joe Biden enjoying ice cream purchased at a store / Photo by Yonhap News

This is not the first time President Biden has shown his 'love for ice cream.'

Earlier, on the 27th of last month, he stopped by a shop in Cleveland, Ohio, to eat ice cream. At that time, President Biden distanced his security guards and engaged in conversations with citizens, and reportedly bought 50 ice creams to personally distribute to his staff and the press.

President Biden's love for ice cream is well known within the White House. According to a recent interview by the U.S. media outlet The Washington Post (WP) with seven of his close aides, Biden enjoys snacks such as ice cream, candy, chocolate chip cookies, oranges, and Gatorade. The aides described his food preferences as having "the palate of a 5-year-old," WP reported.

During his tenure as Vice President under the Barack Obama administration, Biden also bought ice cream and interacted with citizens.

At the Democratic National Convention last August, his granddaughters revealed, "Grandpa always eats ice cream. Grandma hides it in the fridge and sneaks to eat it secretly behind the door," which brought laughter from the audience.

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