Hooray! A Cat in the White House.

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Finally, some genuine good news to greet me in the morning:

And now some breaking news on #SundayMorning…

President-elect @JoeBiden and his wife @DrBiden won’t just be bringing their German shepherds, Major and Champ to the White House. The Bidens tell us exclusively that soon they’ll be joined by a cat. #sundaypets pic.twitter.com/KCkNV6jNpH

— CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 (@CBSSunday) November 28, 2020

I’m so excited! Will it be a kitten or a grown cat? Calico? Gray? Tuxedo? And what will they name it? This is way better than obsessing over the royal family. This is true royalty.