{"id":2343888,"date":"2024-09-20T11:17:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T15:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-jill-biden-feels-about-her-husband-dropping-out-of-the-race-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-20T11:18:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-20T15:18:15","slug":"how-jill-biden-feels-about-her-husband-dropping-out-of-the-race-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-jill-biden-feels-about-her-husband-dropping-out-of-the-race-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"How Jill Biden feels about her husband dropping out of the race &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhow-jill-biden-feels-about-her-husband-dropping-out-of-the-race-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2343888&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>First Lady Jill \u2064Biden recently\u200c spoke candidly about her \u2063husband&#8217;s decision to withdraw from \u200dthe presidential \u2062race, expressing that both she and President Joe \u2063Biden are &#8220;totally at\u2062 peace&#8221; with it. Despite feeling that he did not receive the deserved support\u2014especially after being sidelined in favor of Vice President Kamala \u2063Harris\u2014Jill defended her husband&#8217;s\u200d performance during the presidential debate, which\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ulta-beauty-turns-off-comments-stands-by-offensive-transgender-video-that-triggered-boycott-calls\/\" title=\"Ulta Beauty Turns Off Comments, Stands By Offensive Transgender Video That Triggered Boycott Calls\">triggered calls<\/a> \u200bfor him to exit the race. \u2063She \u200cemphasized his resilience, stating\u200c that a brief debate should not overshadow his four years\u2064 in office. Jill&#8217;s\u2062 commitment to supporting her husband through this challenging time has been evident, and she has confronted concerns\u2062 about his capability due to age, urging others to recognize his experience and ability to recover from setbacks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">How Jill Biden feels about her husband dropping out of the presidential race<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1700270\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>First lady<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jill-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> Jill Biden<\/a> is opening up about how she feels about her husband, President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>, preparing for his final days in public life.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>She told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/jill-biden-says-peaceful-transfer-power-january-rcna171932\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NBC News<\/a> that they<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title> <\/a>are &ldquo;totally at peace&rdquo; with his decision to drop out of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>presidential race<\/a>, though there have been reports that the couple doesn&rsquo;t feel he received the support he deserved after he was shunted off the stage in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Following his performance during the June 27 presidential debate, Biden faced mass calls to drop out of the race.<\/p>\n<p>He resisted for almost a month, fighting back against concerns from the media and Democratic leadership. Those voices repeated what many who watched the debate had come to conclude &mdash; that he was not equipped to handle another four years in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s wife was a staunch defender of her husband&rsquo;s debate performance. At a rally in Raleigh, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/North-Carolina\/\">North Carolina<\/a>, the next day, she addressed his performance, noting that he&rsquo;s not a young man. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;&#8203;&#8203;I said, &lsquo;Look, Joe, we are not going to let 90 minutes define the four years that you&rsquo;ve been president,&rsquo;&rdquo; she said.&nbsp;&ldquo;What my husband does know how to do is tell the truth. When he gets knocked down, Joe gets back up, and that&rsquo;s what we&rsquo;re doing today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>She&rsquo;s faced accusations of &ldquo;elder abuse&rdquo; by former President Donald Trump&rsquo;s campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt for her role in convincing the president to stay in the race as long as he did.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/for-biden-the-debate-stakes-couldnt-be-higher-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"For Biden, the debate stakes couldn\u2019t be higher - Washington Examiner\">poor debate performance<\/a> was capped by the scene of the first lady assisting him off the stage at the end of the night. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After escorting him away, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/you-should-be-in-prison-critics-slam-wapo-article-encouraging-kink-culture-for-children\/\" title=\"\u2018You Should Be In Prison\u2019: Critics Slam WaPo Article Encouraging \u2018Kink Culture\u2019 For Children\">couple attended<\/a> a watch party hosted by his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>campaign<\/a>, in which she praised her husband for doing the bare minimum.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You answered every question, you knew all the facts,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;And what did Trump do?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Lie!&rdquo; the crowd shouted.<\/p>\n<p>But now, the Bidens have shifted their support to Harris, who is neck and neck in the polls with Trump as the contest boils down to seven swing states.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The president is four months away from retirement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m just so used to seeing Joe work in government, and I think it&rsquo;s always been a role that he&rsquo;s had and played, and I think he&rsquo;ll miss it, but I think he&rsquo;s done a great job,&rdquo; Jill Biden said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1700270\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1700270\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Lady Jill Biden has shared her thoughts on her husband, President Joe Biden, as he approaches the end of his public career. In an interview with NBC News, she expressed that they are &#8220;totally at peace&#8221; with his choice to withdraw from the presidential race. However, there have been claims that they feel he did not receive the support he deserved after being sidelined in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris. Following a challenging performance in a presidential debate on June 27, there were widespread calls for him to exit the race. He resisted these pressures for nearly a month despite concerns voiced by media and Democratic leaders who believed he might not be fit for another term in office.<\/p>\n<p>Jill Biden stood firmly by her husband&#8217;s debate performance and defended him at a rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, stating that one debate should not overshadow his four years as president. She remarked, \u201cLook, Joe, we are not going to let 90 minutes define the four years that you\u2019ve been president,\u201d emphasizing his resilience and commitment to truth.<\/p>\n<p>Despite facing criticism from former President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign regarding her influence on Joe&#8217;s decision to remain in the race longer than some thought appropriate\u2014labeling it &#8220;elder abuse&#8221;\u2014she continued to support him publicly after the debate. At a watch party following the event where she assisted him off stage, she praised his efforts while contrasting them with Trump&#8217;s behavior during debates.<\/p>\n<p>Now that they have shifted their backing towards Harris as she competes closely with Trump in key swing states leading up to November&#8217;s election, Jill reflected on how accustomed she is to seeing Joe engaged in government work and acknowledged that while he may miss it once retired soon\u2014he has done an admirable job overall<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2542,"featured_media":2343889,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jill_Biden_DNC_p334.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[34059,32945,32320,32603,32076],"class_list":["post-2343888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-2024","tag-jill-biden","tag-joe-biden","tag-political-news","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Jill_Biden_DNC_p334.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2542"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2343888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2343888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2343889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2343888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2343888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2343888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}