{"id":2621749,"date":"2026-06-30T17:17:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T21:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gotcha-people-just-noticed-something-very-fishy-about-jill-bidens-book-sales-hunter-would-be-proud-of-her-scheming\/"},"modified":"2026-06-30T17:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T21:18:43","slug":"gotcha-people-just-noticed-something-very-fishy-about-jill-bidens-book-sales-hunter-would-be-proud-of-her-scheming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gotcha-people-just-noticed-something-very-fishy-about-jill-bidens-book-sales-hunter-would-be-proud-of-her-scheming\/","title":{"rendered":"Gotcha: People Just Noticed Something Very Fishy About Jill Biden&#8217;s Book Sales &#8211; Hunter Would Be Proud of Her Scheming"},"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\">40<\/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%2Fgotcha-people-just-noticed-something-very-fishy-about-jill-bidens-book-sales-hunter-would-be-proud-of-her-scheming%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=2621749&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>Teh provided content discusses the rapid decline of Jill Biden\u2019s memoir, \u201cView from the East Wing,\u201d after its debut at number one on the New York Times Best Sellers list. The article highlights that the book&#8217;s initial success was artificially boosted through bulk purchases, a practice confirmed by the NYT\u2019s own notation of sales being in bulk (indicated by a dagger symbol). This tactic is common among celebrity authors, especially during book tours, and led to an inflated front-page ranking. However, within weeks, the book plummeted off the list, suggesting little genuine reader interest. The piece criticizes the way book sales can be manipulated, implying that the true level of public engagement with the book-and perhaps with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">biden administration\u2019<\/a>s legacy-is minimal.It also briefly comments on Jill Biden\u2019s controversial statement about her husband&#8217;s health during a debate and accuses the Bidens of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >unethical behavior related<\/a> to book sales and political dealings. the article portrays the book\u2019s quick disappearance from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michael-knowles-wrote-the-top-selling-nonfiction-book-in-the-u-s-its-mysteriously-absent-from-nyts-list\/\" title=\"Michael Knowles Wrote The Top-Selling Nonfiction Book In The U.S. It\u2019s Mysteriously Absent From NYT\u2019s ...\">bestseller lists<\/a> as a sign of low authentic demand and questions the integrity of the apparent popularity.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If only the memories of Joe Biden\u2019s presidency could fade as fast.<\/p>\n<p>Former First Lady Jill Biden\u2019s memoir \u201cView from the East Wing\u201d has drawn its  of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jill-biden-gets-nasty-former-staffer-comments-book-say-face\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">much-deserved mockery<\/a> since its June 2 release, but nothing describes its failure better than the speed that it disappeared from the New York Times Best Sellers list after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/books\/best-sellers\/2026\/06\/21\/hardcover-nonfiction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">debuting at No. 1<\/a> a few <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-studios-delay-release-of-blockbuster-films-again\/\" title=\"Hollywood Studios Delay Release Of Blockbuster Films\u2026 Again\">short weeks ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s enough to make an American wonder if maybe there was something fishy about it in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>Well, turns out there was \u2014 and for a change, The New York Times itself provided the clues.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It debuted at #1 on the NYT due to astroturfed bulk orders (not my opinion it got the infamous \u2020 indicating this) and is now *completely* off the list 2 weeks later. Very rare for a \u201c#1\u201d to fall that fast. Virtually no one except political reporters are actually reading it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dUU8kswlDN\">https:\/\/t.co\/dUU8kswlDN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nate Silver (@NateSilver538) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NateSilver538\/status\/2071018598655484175?\">June 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/29\/media\/jill-biden-memoirs-disappearance-from-nyt-bestseller-list-after-debuting-at-top-prompts-questions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported Monday, the memoir\u2019s debut at No. 1 on the New York Times Best Sellers list included a dagger symbol \u2014 \u00a0(\u2020) \u2014 that denotes the sales were in bulk purchases.<\/p>\n<p>(Take a moment to enjoy the oddity of The New York Times actually blowing the whistle itself \u2014 the same \u201cnewspaper of record\u201d that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/new-york-times-called-obsessing-trumps-health-constantly-masking-bidens-mental-decline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concealed Joe Biden\u2019s disintegration<\/a> as long as it could.)<\/p>\n<p>Bulk purchases are a staple of big-name authors embarking on book tours \u2014 just the kind of book tour \u201cDr. Jill\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1473198164454665\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">announced on Facebook<\/a> in April.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s almost impossible to not have bulk orders\u201d when celebrities are involved, publicist Lauren Cobello, founder of Leverage with Media PR, told the newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>Bookstores that host author events will buy hundreds of copies in advance.<\/p>\n<p>Right, then. So, Jill Biden\u2019s book was a \u201cbest seller\u201d among the same folks who are paid to sell the book.<\/p>\n<p>And once that market was filled?<\/p>\n<p>The book tanked. In its second week on the list, it had dropped to No. 3, the New York Post reported. On the latest list \u2014 technically <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/books\/best-sellers\/hardcover-nonfiction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dated for July 5<\/a> \u2014 it\u2019s dropped off entirely.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It is very rare for a book that debuts at number one on the New York Times bestseller list to fall off the list completely the following week.<\/p>\n<p>But Dr. Jill\u2019s did! | <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jimgeraghty?\">@jimgeraghty<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IzrpbMw1SU\">https:\/\/t.co\/IzrpbMw1SU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 National Review (@NRO) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NRO\/status\/2071962025236840888?\">June 30, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a pretty good sign that Americans aren\u2019t exactly clamoring for a fresh view of the Biden years \u2014 a four-year disaster by any objective standard.<\/p>\n<p>One of the few to have actually read the book was Vahaken Mouradian, literary editor of the National Review. Judging by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalreview.com\/corner\/jill-biden-sees-no-evil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his review<\/a>, about the only thing newsworthy about Jill\u2019s view has already made the news in spades \u2014 how she wrote that she thought her husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-jill-bidens-staggering-admission-thought-joe-stroke-trump-debate-didnt-get-help\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">was suffering a stroke<\/a> during his catastrophic debate with Donald Trump on June 27, 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The idea that a woman could seriously think her husband of decades was suffering a stroke on national television and do nothing about it \u2014 then take him out for more campaigning afterward \u2014 said more about Jill Biden\u2019s heartlessness than it did about the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JILL BIDEN: \u201cThe doctors told me [Joe Biden] was fine. I\u2019m not a doctor! I mean, I am a doctor\u2026HAHAHA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>No shame. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UJzdY2mA7o\">pic.twitter.com\/UJzdY2mA7o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RNCResearch\/status\/2061847426030309400?\">June 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But juicing up book sales with bulk purchases is just the kind of behavior Americans should expect from a Biden \u2014 no matter what the first name is.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden made a global <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/burisma-bombshell-just-released-letters-show-exactly-hunter-biden-used-white-house-connections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reputation as a grifter<\/a> on the family name, but he\u2019s far from the only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/family-tradition-crimes-know-biden-family-committed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden who\u2019s benefited<\/a> from Joe\u2019s political career.<\/p>\n<p>So, as usual, nothing is above board with the Bidens, including the first lady\u2019s book \u201csales.\u201d However many of the wretched things were actually printed, there are likely to be plenty left over for the recycling bins.<\/p>\n<p>If only it were that easy to get rid of her husband\u2019s legacy.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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