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A Decidedly Phillies White House Hosts Dodgers to Celebrate Championship

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 07: U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his wife Jill watch the Philadelphia Phillies host the St. Louis Cardinals during Game Five of the National League Divisional Series at Citizens Bank Park on October 7, 2011 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)

The Dodgers might be visiting the White House, but Phillies fans live in it.

“Jilly from Philly” wants to make it clear that even though the Los Angeles Dodgers are the current defending World Series champions, her heart remains in Philadelphia.

As the Dodgers visited the White House on Friday, Joe Biden addressed the champs and made their allegiances clear:

“My wife is a Philly girl from her belt buckle to her shoe soles, and if I root for anybody but the Phillies, I’ll be sleeping in the Lincoln Bedroom alone.