Willow, the ‘First Cat’ of the White House

The family of US President Joe Biden has welcomed the newest resident of the White House: a two-year-old cat named Willow.

A spokesman for First Lady Jill Biden said that the new addition was named after the cat’s hometown of Willow Grove, Pennsylvania.

The cat is the first to live in the White House since the George W. Bush administration.

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Photos of the cat, a short-haired tabby with green eyes, were shared on Twitter by Jill Biden on Friday morning.

“Willow is settling into the White House with her favourite toys, treats and plenty of room to smell and explore,” Mrs Biden’s spokesman, said.

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Mrs Biden met her new housemate after Willow joined her onstage – uninvited – at an event in Pennsylvania during her husband’s 2020 electoral campaign.

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Seeing their immediate bond, the owner of the farm knew that Willow belonged with Dr Biden.

There has not been a cat in the White House since the 2009 death of India, an all-black American Shorthair that lived with the family of George W Bush for nearly two decades.