{"id":2610443,"date":"2026-06-04T03:28:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T07:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-biden-blasts-former-administration-spokesman-over-memoir-criticism-say-it-to-my-face\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T03:29:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T07:29:21","slug":"jill-biden-blasts-former-administration-spokesman-over-memoir-criticism-say-it-to-my-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-biden-blasts-former-administration-spokesman-over-memoir-criticism-say-it-to-my-face\/","title":{"rendered":"Jill Biden blasts former administration spokesman over memoir criticism: \u2018Say it to my face\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Fjill-biden-blasts-former-administration-spokesman-over-memoir-criticism-say-it-to-my-face%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=2610443&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>Jill Biden criticized Andrew Bates, a former Biden governance spokesman, for attacking the political impact and timing of her memoir, *View from the East Wing*.Bates had argued that releasing the book during the 2026 midterm campaign season risked reopening painful issues for Democrats, and he said he didn\u2019t understand why the conversation was being revived publicly then.<\/p>\n<p>Biden rejected that criticism and told Bates to call her and speak to her directly. The article also reports that many Democratic strategists agreed with Bates\u2019 view, saying they wanted attention focused instead on voters\u2019 concerns like affordability and on President donald Trump\u2019s weak public opinion, rather than on Democratic struggles from the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>The piece further cites other former Biden aides who responded harshly to Biden\u2019s remarks, including accusations that Jill Biden misjudged Joe Biden\u2019s condition during his debate with Trump-claims the article says were part of why Joe Biden later stepped aside as the Democratic nominee.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former first lady <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jill-biden\/\">Jill Biden<\/a> blasted a former Biden administration spokesman over his criticism of her memoir, <em>View from the East Wing. <\/em>She made the comments during a special event at the Sixth &#038; I Synagogue in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andrew Bates, former deputy assistant to the president and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-trump-nazi-lie\/\" title=\"The Latest False Claim by Trump\">senior deputy press secretary<\/a> in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/biden-administration\/\">Biden administration<\/a>, pondered the political effectiveness of releasing the first lady\u2019s memoir in the midst of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >2026 congressional midterm elections campaign season<\/a>. <\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4576707\/july-social-security-direct-payment-goes-out-28-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>July Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 28 days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4592554\/bass-advances-to-runoff-in-los-angeles-mayoral-election-but-her-opponent-remains-unknown\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bass advances to runoff in Los Angeles mayoral election, but her opponent remains unknown<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4576754\/first-round-june-social-security-seven-days\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>First round of June Social Security payments goes out in seven days<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe had a duty to win, and we didn\u2019t,\u201d Bates <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/03\/us-news\/jill-biden-claims-shes-brutally-honest-with-joe-during-book-event\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> the <em>New York Post<\/em>. \u201cI think about that all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut I don\u2019t see why that painful conversation for the party needed to be publicly reopened right now,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The former first lady rejected Bates\u2019s criticism and had a message for him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to say to Andrew, \u2018Call me up, and say it to my face, buddy,\u2019 said Jill Biden. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Bates\u2019s criticism of the contents and timing of Biden\u2019s book was shared by many Democratic political operatives, according to the <em>New York Post<\/em>. Many strategists wanted to keep political narratives focused on poor public opinion polls for President Donald Trump while emphasizing affordability concerns, such as high gas prices. None wanted to rehash Biden\u2019s failures and struggles as president during the 2024 presidential campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need this as much as we need a hole in the head,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/28\/us-news\/democrats-enraged-by-jill-bidens-memoir-she-must-of-had-a-stroke-herself\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Democratic political strategist Jim Manley.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s an unnecessary distraction,\u201d he added. Manley stressed it would have \u201czero impact on the election,\u201d due to Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-here-are-the-key-senate-races-nrsc-chairman-rick-scott-says-to-watch-in-2022\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Here Are The Key Senate Races NRSC Chairman Rick Scott Says To Watch In 2022\">poor polling numbers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4594405\/joe-biden-book-awkward-exchange-jill\/\"><strong>JOE BIDEN TEASES BOOK RELEASE BEFORE NOVEMBER IN AWKWARD EXCHANGE WITH JILL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Another former Biden aide quoted by the <em>New York Post<\/em> blasted the former first lady for her recent comments, claiming that she thought then-President Joe Biden was having a stroke during his only debate with then-Republican nominee Donald Trump. Biden would step down as the Democratic presidential nominee shortly after the disastrous debate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think Jill Biden must have had a stroke herself to think that her husband was up to the job,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/28\/us-news\/democrats-enraged-by-jill-bidens-memoir-she-must-of-had-a-stroke-herself\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> the senior aide. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf she can sit back and listen to his constant drivel for over 4 years, she\u2019s the one with real cognitive decline,\u201d said the aide, whom the <em>New York Post<\/em> didn\u2019t identify. \u201cThe fake doctor may want to consider self-medication if it took this long to gain some self-realization.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jill Biden blasted Andrew Bates over his criticism of her memoir<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2610444,"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\/2026\/06\/image-collage-hzy1swt08-1780550847657-e1780550886123.jpg?1780536476&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32945,80807,69228,32127],"class_list":["post-2610443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-jill-biden","tag-memoir-controversy","tag-press-criticism","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-collage-hzy1swt08-1780550847657-e1780550886123.jpg?1780536476&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610443","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\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610443"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610447,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610443\/revisions\/2610447"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}