Jill Biden is sending a sartorial message of “love” as she accompanies her husband President Joe Biden overseas.
The first lady wore a black jacket with the word “love” outlined on the back on silver beading as she and the president met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Thursday. Ahw wore the same jacket more than two years ago to kick off Biden’s presidential campaign.
“We are bringing love from America,” she told reporters, explaining her fashion choice.
The first lady is accompanying her husband during the Uk leg of his foreign trip, where she will participate in spouses’ activities at the Group of Seven summit, and a couple of events focused on military veterens and their families. She joined Johnson’s wife, Carrie Johnson, for tea Thursday.
It marks Biden’s first overseas visit as president. Along with his participation in G7 summit and NATO summit in Brussels, he will meet with Russian president Vladimir Putin.
Biden said her husband had been “studying for weeks” for the trip and joked that he is “over- prepared.”
“Joe loved foreign policy. This is his forte, she said.
The Bidens are set to meet with Queen Elizabeth II on Sunday at Windsor Castle. The first lady told reporters “that’s an exciting part of the visit for us.”