President Joe Biden and Jill Biden take off for Texas in her first trip on Boeing 747 Air Force One
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden took their first joint trip on the large 747 aircraft Friday as they headed to Texas to tour areas impacted by a deadly winter storm.
The first couple also plan to use the trip to once again urge Americans to get coronavirus vaccines, now that 50 million shots have already been delivered, with plans to visit a community vaccination site in Houston.
The president opted for a casual Friday outfit, sporting an open collar and loafers, while ditching the pinstripes that he has sported for power meetings in the Oval Office.
The first lady, who has previously traveled with the president aboard a smaller aircraft that also serves as Air Force One, wore a green Veronica Beard blazer that retails for $650.
The Bidens are visiting Houston amid the aftermath of the storm that left millions without power and exposed deep flaws in the state’s energy grid and storm preparation.
It is Biden’s first trip to a disaster zone, although he has held numerous events honoring those lost to the coronavirus, including a vigil at the White House to mark 500,000 U.S. deaths.
Biden will visit county emergency operations center, a food bank and a mass vaccination site.
He will be joined by the state Republican governor Greg Abbott and GOP Sen. John Cornyn.