Joe Biden sent Olivia Rodrigo home from the White House with a pair of aviator sunglasses that match his own, a packet of M&M’s, and … a shoehorn
Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images Gifts are hard, and sometimes when you’re at a loss, the best thing to do is throw caution to the wind and present your recipient with the most mundane, arbitrary collection of items you can find. This, I imagine, was the quandary facing President Biden the day Olivia Rodrigo came to the White House to help him promote the COVID-19 vaccine.
No, Biden said, too obvious. Instead, he selected three items to send Rodrigo home with: a pair of aviator sunglasses that match his own, a packet of M&M’s, and … a shoehorn. On Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Rodrigo brought up this eclectic little swag bag when Kimmel asked about the photo the pair took wearing matching aviators . “He gave me those,” she said. “He gave me some M&Ms, and he also gave me a shoehorn … it had the presidential emblem on it. I’m serious. It’s in my house.
Now, realistically I know that Biden probably did not personally select these gifts, but the fact that they were given to Rodrigo on his behalf delights me nonetheless. A presidential shoehorn is, actually, a great gift. Sure, Rodrigo is young and spry and probably doesn’t need to avoid stooping for the sake of back pain, but it’s never too early to start. And generally speaking, weird niche gifts are the best kind, and if this gift is not weird and niche, I don’t know what is.
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