55% Support White House Weddings, Including President Biden’s Granddaughter Naomi’s

President Joe Biden’s eldest grandchild, Naomi Biden, recently had her marriage ceremony at America’s most famous residence– the White House. It is the 19th White House wedding and the first with a president’s granddaughter as the bride.

The public society saw none of the festivities, unlike some past White House weddings. The marrying couple decided to keep the press out. The ceremony was, however, outdoors on the grounds of what the president and first lady call the “people’s house.”

A survey launched by Real Research, an online survey app, attempted to gather opinions about  Naomi Biden’s White House wedding, granting the first family’s wish for privacy yet is said to be against the public’s interest.

Real Research took the opportunity to launch a survey on the White House wedding of President Biden’s granddaughter to gather what the public feels about it.

Highlights

• Only 24.01% of survey respondents oppose media access to cover White House weddings.
• A majority of 40.31% consider White House weddings a private ceremony.
• 17.03% say President Grover Cleveland’s wedding was the most prominent White House wedding.

About 9 in 10 Are Aware of Naomi Biden’s White House Wedding

In detail, 62.71% fully know that US President Joe Biden’s eldest granddaughter, Naomi Biden, got married in a private ceremony in the White House. While some (25.44%) may have only heard a few details about it, the rest (11.85%) are unaware.

Is White House Wedding a White House Business?

According to the first lady’s office, the Biden family paid for Naomi Biden’s White House wedding ceremony, and nothing from the taxpayers’ funds went into paying for it. Survey respondents believe this claim to be highly likely true (43.39%), and others think it is somewhat likely the case (27.38%). Only 5.3% believe this unlikely to be true.

Media Access on White House Weddings

Regarding the issue of granting Vogue Magazine to publish an exclusive cover with photoshoots taken ahead of the ceremony but banning all the press from covering any part of Naomi Biden’s White House wedding, the majority (40.36%) are unsure of how to react.

Others have varying opinions saying it was only fair since no access was given to any press during the ceremony, not even Vogue (15.1%) and that Vogue only had photoshoots taken ahead (14.83%). On the other hand, 14.81% say it’s unfair since Vogue still got access regardless of when, while others were denied access to everything. The rest (14.91%) find it unfair that Naomi Biden’s wedding at the White House was close to the media.

Media coverage was a major concern regarding White House weddings. Only 24.01% of survey respondents say that the media should not be given access to cover wedding ceremonies celebrated on the grounds of the White House.

The chart clearly shows what the respondents think should be the range of access to media coverage. 17.77% think all media should have total access, while 19.45% believe it should be limited. 18.32% say only authorized media should have complete access, while 20.45% say it should still be limited.

White House Weddings: A Public or Private Ceremony?

While 19.92% are unsure, 14.56% say it depends on the marrying couple’s decision. Although the majority of 40.31% consider White House weddings a private ceremony, the rest consider it a public ceremony, saying the White House is the “People’s House” (12.62%) and that all events that include the president should be known to the public.

The White House Weddings

The White House has played host to weddings dating back centuries. They have mostly been confined to members of the president’s family, people close to the president, or the president. Among the 19 weddings, excluding Naomi Biden’s White House wedding, the wedding of President Grover Cleveland (17.03%) is the one well-known to respondents. Followed by Nellie Grant’s (16.72%), Pete Souza’s (12.85%), and Anthony Rodham’s wedding (10.34%).

To conclude, the survey asked about respondents’ stance on White House weddings. 55.45% support, leaving 44.55% against it.

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