Shouldn't They Be Hurrying Along With The Gift.

In order to secure the audience. To start the discussion.

Of how the US will go about achieving their overriding, number one foreign policy objective of 2021. 

Which has already been delayed into 2022.

https://us.cnn.com/2022/01/12/us/philadelphia-fire-christmas-tree/index.html

Rather than hinting at why it is the US' overriding, number one foreign policy objective.