Olivia Rodrigo says Biden gave her a shoehorn and some M&Ms when she visited the White House

CNN ^ | October 27, 2021 | Leah Asmelash

[lowbridge]

What do you gift one of the biggest teen pop stars in the world? If you're President Joe Biden, the answer is easy: a shoehorn.

Olivia Rodrigo, the singer behind the hits "Driver's License" and "good 4 u," was invited to the White House back in July to promote the Covid-19 vaccinations among young people. During an appearance on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Tuesday, Rodrigo revealed the president had given her a few gifts when she visited: some M&Ms, a pair of black aviator Ray Bans (the same ones he wears) and a shoehorn, "which was strange," Rodrigo said.

"I didn't see it when he gave it to me it was, like, in a bag," Rodrigo told a very amused Kimmel. "But I like opened it up and I was like 'Oh, that's so cool.'"

The shoehorn wasn't just any shoehorn. It also had the presidential emblem on it, Rodrigo said.

"Well, if you ever thought Joe Biden was too old to be president, now we know he is," Kimmel joked. "He's giving out shoehorns."

[Col Frank Slade]

Never heard of her.

Oh well..

[changeitback440]

“have some candy, little girl”

[Fido969]

Sounds like they just grabbed whatever junk was within arms’ reach and threw it in a bag and gave it to her.

I wonder if the shoe horn was new or used.

[Lisbon1940]

Don’t like Bidden but not against shoehorns.

[lee martell]

Very odd selection.
Did he just take a pack of M&Ms from his hip pocket, and pour some in her outstretched hand? At least he didn’t share the Bazooka Bubble Gum he was currently chewing.

[pepsionice]

At least it wasn’t like Obama’s gift to the UK PM...an American DVD collection, in the US format (not the UK/Europe format)....which was worthless to the PM.

[neverevergiveup]

Never heard of her. Oh well..

She's a nice 18 year old girl who writes and sings songs about relationships - often from a heartbroken or jilted young woman's perspective. Her songs will remind you of the ridiculous drama of dating when you were a teenager. Not my cup of tea, but innocuous.

[Tagurit]

If your wondering what her hair smells like, just ask Joe.
Oh, Wait! She’s too old for him.

[Loud Mime]

Evil Roy Spade with a shoehorn

[21twelve]

I wonder if Joe has a foot fetish? He sits there hours on end “I wonder what she’s doing with that shoehorn right now? Lucky shoehorn!”

[Eagles6]

Well, it was odungo’s speeches.

[ronniesgal]

do they put “From the Office of the POTUS” on a shoehorn?
Someone gave my husband Barack Obama M & M’s, so that’s a thing.
( No Oreos, lol)

[alexander_busek]

"Well, if you ever thought Joe Biden was too old to be president, now we know he is," Kimmel joked. "He's giving out shoehorns."

No mention of "buggy whips" with the Presidential seal, so there's that.

Regards,

[lee martell]

I remember that. Those were DVDs of Obama giving some of his 10 favorite speeches. Something vain and myopic such as that.

[Shady]

#PresidentPotato takes the Protocol duty away from paid staff and puts together his own bag of swag. The guy belongs in a mental institution.

[DaBroasta]

Never heard of her.

Me neither and who's Jimmy Kimmel?

[Clutch Martin]

A Presidential shoehorn would be cool. More useful than a golfball that would never get used.

[TheCipher]

At least it wasn’t like Obama’s gift to the UK PM...an American DVD collection, in the US format (not the UK/Europe format)....which was worthless to the PM.

Or the collection of his speeches that he gave to the Queen.

[COBOL2Java]

Someone overheard Joe talking to Rodrigo:

"It's a shoehorn. Which reminds me, we can't bust heads like we used to. But we have our ways. Like the time I caught the ferry to Shelbyville. I needed a new heel for my shoe. So I decided to go to Morganville, which is what they called Shelbyville in those days. So I tied an onion to my belt, which was the style at the time. Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. 'Gimme five bees for a quarter,' you'd say. Now where were we...

...oh yeah. The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. I didn't have any white onions, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones..."