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human
ELI5: Why are celebrities invited to state dinners?

It makes sense for celebrities that are politically active or who are there to perform, but what about people like Kendall Jenner, who Obama even mentioned in his speech and said "I'm not sure what she does...". Why are they invited and who exactly invites them?
gpt
A mixture of things, but he most likely (other than pure fandom) would be celebrities have massive audiences, who will often follow the shepered (aka the celebrity) if they can be turned on vocally for or against a political view, hey will often get millions of others on the same page. politicians use this to swing public opinion to or from something they need support on.