President Joe Biden paid a surprise Christmas Eve visit on Friday to a children’s hospital in Washington, where he offered holiday greetings to patients and their families and showed off a photo of the new first puppy, Commander. Biden accompanied first lady Jill Biden to Children’s National Hospital in Washington. The hospital visit is an annual holiday tradition for first ladies, but Biden’s visit marked the first by a sitting president. A dozen children seated at tables were making luminary lanterns when the Bidens were escorted into the room. A boy named Beau held up his lantern for the president. Biden remarked that he had a son named Beau and now has a grandson by the same name. After visiting with the children, the Bidens sat in front of a Christmas tree, where the first lady read “Frozen Olaf’s Night Before Christmas.” Biden joked that he reads the book at night before bed, along with his briefing books. Read more about the Biden's Christmas plans at our link in bio. 📸 @apnews #joebiden #jillbiden