BTS visits the White House to discuss inclusion, representation, and anti-Asian hate with President Biden
Today, on the last day of Asian American Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, BTS visited the White House to discuss inclusion, representation, and anti-Asian hate. Prior to a closed-door meeting with President Biden, members of the K-pop boy band opened the White House's daily press briefing with White House Press Secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre.
"It's not wrong to be different. Equality begins when we open up and embrace all of our differences," said Suga, one of the band members.
"We’re BTS and it is a great honor to be invited to the White House tonight to discuss the important issues of anti-Asian hate crimes, Asian inclusion and diversity.”
— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) May 31, 2022
Members of the global K-pop group deliver remarks before meeting with Pres. Biden. https://t.co/UQFGCaR88o pic.twitter.com/pNilMgjwnR
Brian Deese, White House National Economic Council Director, spoke at the White House briefing after BTS gave their remarks, said, “Okay… so I get to go home and tell my kids that BTS opened for me. I did not expect that when I woke up this morning."
Meanwhile, the BTS Army has lined up outside the White House in hopes of a glimpse of the band. One fan asked a Bloomberg reporter if she knew what they smelled like.
BTS fans outside the White House wanted to know what they wore, how they smelled, how they looked etc. @bts_bighit pic.twitter.com/c5UQFRdcGB
— annmarie hordern (@annmarie) May 31, 2022
BTS Army at White House gates pic.twitter.com/GXHGIZu61h
— Philip Melanchthon Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) May 31, 2022
Thank you #BTS for stopping by the White House to talk about Asian inclusion and representation during #AANHPI month pic.twitter.com/AJpWaVVHVs
— Megha Bhattacharya (@mbhattacharya46) May 31, 2022
