The wife of US President Joe Biden is considered his strongest supporter. She speaks out in favor of her husband in the fashion magazine “Vogue”.
An elegant white coat, a serious but also hopeful look into the distance: This is how US First Lady Jill Biden presents herself in the August issue of the glossy fashion magazine “Vogue”. The 73-year-old is said to have the greatest influence on her husband Joe, the incumbent US President, who is running for a second term in November. Joe Biden’s advanced age has been an issue for some time, but after a disastrous performance in the TV duel against challenger Donald Trump, the calls for his resignation are now getting louder.
Despite everything, wife Jill stands behind her husband. She told Vogue that she and her family “will not allow these 90 minutes to determine the four years of his presidency. We will keep fighting.” Her husband Joe, she added, “will always do what is best for the country.”
Joe Biden’s appearance in the first TV debate last Thursday sparked a debate in the US about whether he should make way for a younger candidate. But so far the Democrat and the front row of his party have resisted calls for his resignation – they are trying to limit the damage.
Joe Biden is under pressure – wife Jill supports him
Like his predecessor Trump, Biden is hoping to win the presidential election in November. So far, there are many signs that the race will be close. There have been doubts about Biden’s suitability because of his advanced age for some time. While the Democrats had hoped that the incumbent would show how fit he still is in the debate, the exact opposite happened: Biden spoke quietly and indistinctly in front of an audience of millions, stumbling over his words several times or losing his thread completely.
Jill Biden was also mocked after the debate because she said her husband was doing “such a great job” despite his many slip-ups. Some Republicans even went so far as to accuse Jill of “elder abuse,” wrote the New York Post. Others accused her of treating her husband like a little boy.
In an interview with Vogue, Jill Biden explained that she encourages her husband to be active in as many areas as possible. “I tell him what I see, what I hear – and he understands it,” she said. “And that’s where the magic happens.”
Jill Biden for the second time at “Vogue”
At the same time, Jill Biden emphasized in the interview what her husband had achieved and done – and was surprised that US citizens did not notice this. “If they knew all this – I mean, the bridge is being built in their city and they don’t know who built it. They don’t know who is taking the lead out of their water. They don’t know who is stopping the pipeline that runs through the parkland. They don’t know.” This is why she is trying to “be out there”. “To say: ‘This is what we have achieved and this is how it affects your life.'”
It is not the first time that Jill Biden has graced the cover of “Vogue”. In June 2021, the First Lady was photographed smiling on a balcony of the White House in a dark floral dress, with the Washington Monument in the background. Her predecessor Melania Trump was not given this honor. Michelle Obama, on the other hand, made it to the cover of “Vogue” several times, and Laura Bush and Hillary Clinton were also photographed by the magazine.
Sources: “Vogue”, news agency DPA, “New York Post”, Fox News
