Jill Biden is a terrible wife
One of the best things about the end of a president’s term in office is supposed to be that we can stop pretending that we care about what their spouse has to say. With no monarchy — thank goodness — for some reason, here in the United States we instead nurture our bizarre penchant for celebrity by treating the people politicians happen to sleep with as somehow important.
TL;DR
- The article criticizes the public's focus on the spouses of politicians.
- Former First Lady Michelle Obama is mentioned for balancing public statements about wealth and hardship.
- Former First Lady Jill Biden is on a media tour, likely to promote her book 'View from the East Wing: A Memoir'.
- Jill Biden told Rita Braver of CBS News that President Biden's 2024 debate performance 'frightened' her, and she thought he might be having a stroke.
- The author expresses disbelief at Jill Biden's account, suggesting it's impossible to have watched Joe Biden since 2020 and believe he was sharp.
- The author questions why Jill Biden, a doctor of education, did not intervene during the perceived stroke and instead continued watching.
- The author suggests two possibilities: Jill Biden is lying, or she is telling the truth and prioritized the 'Biden-family gravy train' over her husband's health.
- The author recalls writing in February 2023 that Jill Biden was failing her husband as a spouse.