United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby and his wife Kathleen attended the White House State Dinner last Thursday in honor of French President Emanuel Macron. Kirby’s presence demonstrates how effectively United has cozied up to the Biden Administration.
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Rubs Shoulders With World Leaders At White House State Dinner
Kirby shared glamorous photos of him and his lovely wife inside the White House State Dining Room and shared the following reflection:
Last night, Kathleen and I were honored to attend the state dinner at the @whitehouse honoring French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte. Our invitation is a reflection of the great people at @united who are doing all the little things every single day that touch people’s lives and make a difference. And because of that, we can also do the big things. We are emerging as the leading airline around the globe with our customer service culture, our leading role in sustainability, our leadership in creating great career opportunities with programs like @unitedaviate and Calibrate and investments in the future of aviation with supersonic aircraft, electric aircraft and hydrogen powered engines. The list goes on.
It was an amazing event that included an impressive group of people from all backgrounds and from both sides of the aisle. Listening to everyone socialize and talk, even when they don’t always agree, left me with an even stronger sense of optimism for the future of our country and for Western democracies.
It also was a stark demonstration to me of the importance of connecting people and uniting the world. COVID made the world a more dangerous place not just for medical reasons, but because our friendships, relationships and partnerships were strained when we couldn’t be together in person.
So thank you to all the people of United for this recognition of your efforts. And thank you to @potus and @flotus for inviting us.
I appreciate the nuance in his thoughts. Frankly, I was quite happy to see the bipartisan nature of the White House gathering and the hint, albeit faint, that both sides could set aside differences for an evening to break bread together. Furthermore, I think Kirby is exactly correct the pandemic did make the world a more dangerous place because of the lack of gathering in-person.
Kirby has strategically courted favor with the White House on issues ranging from mandatory vaccines to climate control to affirmative action. His invite to a glitzy state dinner showcases how well-ingratiated Kirby is with the current administration.
CONCLUSION
When I worked at the White House, President Bush held several state dinners and I was never invited…attending a state dinner is on my bucket list as well. Kirby’s invitation demonstrates the unique role he has played in cultivating a relationship with the Biden Administration. Kirby recently noted that he has no concern there would not be future government bailouts…his attendance at the state dinner offers another confirmation that he is on to something.
That is not the State Dining Room Matthew, it’s called the White House Diplomatic Entrance. The State Dining Room has the portrait of Abraham Lincoln hanging over the mantle piece.
What did you see as “bipartisan” about this event? Susan Collins of Maine doesn’t make it bipartisan to me when you have far left lunatics like Colbert involved. Sounds like a couple semi conservatives, including McCarty we’re invited to get the exact reaction you stated.
List of attendees.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/01/us/politics/state-dinner-guest-list.html
looks uniparty to me
Kirby not in that list
Um, yes he is?
John Scott Kirby and Kathleen Marie Kirby
He did invite some Maga Republicans but they couldn’t attend because they were busy plotting to blow up some more power stations
I’m surprised democrats could take time away from grooming young children to attend.
Trump and deSantis got there first with their grooming of girls and “partying”
with those females on “the younger side”.
An accusation from the left is more of a confession.
LOL…given the current leaders of the Republican Party, who exactly did you think the Biden’s would invite? Trump? MTG? QAnon? Nick Fuentes? You people just don’t get it….just because you were stupid and ignorant to let fascist trolls like Trump, MTG & Gaetz into your ‘fascist movement’, doesn’t mean the rest of us need to as well. You opened the door to the nut jobs, and you get to play with them, and also deal with all the chaos they will continue to create until they are silenced. Good luck with that….I’ll be lmao watching…..
They are all far more sane than any of the pedophiles in charge of the democrat party.
Better in-flight catering, Polaris or otherwise, is a bipartisan issue. I think that’s what Kirby needs to address… too bad he is more interested in just co-mingling with the White House guys than inesting in better UA soft product
Biden must be advising on the soft product. Italian ragu, Mr. President? plus they really need to refresh some Continental metal interiors, pretty dated
If Biden had a sense of humor that night he would have served Kirby a pre-landing dinner of a Microwave cheeseburger paired with a packaged muffin.
According to Matthew, the cheeseburger is pretty good!
NOt sure what your job was at the WH but u should have gotten invited to the correspondents dinner??? Gotta love the left liberal multi-millionares and billionaires like Kirby invited to the left WH dinner!!
There were no real conservatives there, as no real conservative would be caught dead socializing with that dementia-ridden fake president and his team of rotten, autocratic reprobates.
Hey terrorist, When is your trial date for storming the capital?
Terrorists? More like patriots.
Patriots were in New England at that time. Those in DC were terrorists.
No they were patriots.
The next Speaker of the House?
he’s a RINO though, as are other republicans in attendance
CEO of United Airlines at a state dinner for the President of France…maybe United isn’t buying 787’s.
Well Kirby has always been for tax-payer funded freebies… including dinners
Well, except when it is Emirates Airlines….
Since the Germans gave up being Putin’s big European stooge, Macron has stepped up to the plate to start making Putin’s case.
Macron is to the EU what Tulsi Gabbard aspired to be to the US.
Rational educated person?
Heh Scott Kirby is a short. never really noticed that before.
Just like your dick!!! Lol !
How are those vaccine mandates working out, by the way?
People were forced to take an ineffective, experimental drug to keep their jobs and there have been zero consequences for that catastrophic mistake.
And now we have Fauci’s own words during a deposition under oath saying that masks are ineffective.
Kirby is a boot licker…not a leader.
How did he get an invite??
Wow, his wife looks stunning, she can walk down any red carpet and nail it!