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A Roundup Pause for Valentine’s Day.
Famous celebrants.
Happy Valentine's, Jilly. pic.twitter.com/AIzC2olpGU
— President Biden (@POTUS) February 14, 2024
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Jill & Joe pic.twitter.com/Mb5PPWAXlQ
— Meet Cutes NYC (@MeetCutesNYC) February 14, 2024
Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/2EeWTp7Kkx
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 14, 2024
There is no better partner to have on this incredible journey. Happy Valentine’s Day, Dougie. pic.twitter.com/uCB6Rzms3S
— Kamala Harris (@KamalaHarris) February 14, 2024
So proud of you, @VP. Love you so much. Happy Valentine’s Day, honey ❤️ pic.twitter.com/6VfXx1VSpj
— Douglas Emhoff (@SecondGentleman) February 14, 2024
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Happy Valentine’s Day, @BarackObama! Every year with you gets better and better. ❤️😘 pic.twitter.com/MMY6uABBiy
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) February 14, 2024
How did I get so lucky? Happy Valentine's Day to my best friend, @MichelleObama! pic.twitter.com/ft0yrQtVJ4
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 14, 2024
My partner in life and in love.
— Billie Jean King (@BillieJeanKing) February 14, 2024
The journey means so much more because we're walking it together. #HappyValentinesDay, Ilana. pic.twitter.com/cykyID9s7g
Frederick Douglass — was born into slavery in the year 1817 or 1818. His birthday was unknown, so he decided to celebrate Valentine's Day because his mother affectionately called him her "little Valentine" when he was a child. Douglass became a renowned abolitionist leader,… pic.twitter.com/9Z2JpYFniQ
— Kenny Akers (@KeneAkers) February 14, 2024
On Valentine's Day (and every day), women deserve more than flowers and chocolates.
— Tammy Duckworth (@SenDuckworth) February 14, 2024
We deserve:
Full reproductive rights.
Equal pay for equal work.
Affordable child care.
Universal paid leave.
High quality maternal healthcare.
Roses are red.
— Tish James (@TishJames) February 14, 2024
Violets are blue.
No one is above the law.
Even when you think the rules don’t apply to you.
Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️
Happy Valentine’s Day, Speaker Johnson! pic.twitter.com/0NPB04W4YR
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) February 14, 2024
Jill Biden sends Valentine's love to Americans with art display on White House lawn.
From FLOTUS on “X”…. Happy Valentine’s Day! 💕
Love is in the air at the White House Wednesday as Americans woke up to a Valentine's Day display of oversized love letters on the North Lawn -- courtesy of first lady Jill Biden.
This year's Valentine's Day installation features a large wooden red envelope, her office said is painted in her handwriting, with the words, "To America with Love," along with a large pink envelope with the message, "Happy Valentine's Day! XOXO, Jill."
There is also a large wooden pink box with sweethearts overflowing out of it containing heartfelt messages of love, optimism and gratitude, such as "Be Kind," "Choose Love," "We Believe In You," "XOXO," and other messages of love.
The displays, which can be seen from television live shots at the White House, were installed overnight on the lawn on the Pennsylvania Avenue side of the White House.
This Valentine's Day marks the first lady's fourth year of playing cupid as she continued her tradition of sending what she calls a "Valentine to the Country."
Inside, White House tour attendees can see a display of red, white and pink love letters delicately suspended down the window with pencils. Nearby is a red mailbox.
Visitors to the White House take photos in front of Valentine's Day decorations in the East Landing, Feb. 14, 2024, in Washington.
Valentine's Day has long been one of the first lady's favorite holidays, her office said.
Last year's decoration featured the wooden artwork of the family's first pets and handprints of military children from the U.S. Army Garrison Fort Drum, New York, which Jill Biden visited as part of her Joining Forces initiative to support military families. (ABC News)
Bonus Valentine Greeting.
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Happy #ValentinesDay ! pic.twitter.com/odHOfAjyvk
— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) February 14, 2024
