Being First Lady has been the honor of Jill Biden‘s lifetime, but after supporting her 81-year-old husband’s political career for nearly, checks notes, five decades, Dr. FLOTUS is ready to let down her hair.
In an interview with Good Morning America this week, Dr. Biden said her husband made “the right call” when he decided to call off his re-election effort and pass the torch onto Kamala Harris over the summer.
“I’ve had such a great four years,” she told ABC News’s Deborah Roberts. “I mean, really it has been the honor of our lives. It’ll be tough to maybe step away from it, but we’re starting a new chapter of our lives. A new journey.”
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She added: “It’s time for something new. It was the right call.”
In recent months, 73-year-old Biden has shown hints of wanting to step away from the spotlight and enjoy a little me time.
In July, shortly after her husband announced he would not longer seek a second term in the White House, she took a solo trip overseas to cheer on Team USA at the Paris Olympics, where she struck up an unlikely friendship with rap legend Flavor Flav.
The first lady fangirled all over Flav as she seemed genuinely elated to make his acquaintance during a women’s water polo match.
The duo you didn’t know you needed. Love you @FlavorFlav and thank you for all of your support for women’s @USAWP 💕 Let’s go @TeamUSA! https://t.co/dr7sm99MKg
— Dr. Jill Biden (@DrBiden) July 27, 2024
And who can forget that freakum dress she wore to the the Democratic National Convention? Nothing says “I just wanna have fun” like a fabulous older woman rocking a glittery blue long sleeve Ralph Lauren gown.
Jill Biden stepped out in a blue sequin Ralph Lauren revenge dress at the #DNC2024CHICAGO #dnc pic.twitter.com/gf687ws1EW
— SinnamonSCouture (@SinnamonCouture) August 20, 2024
I see Dr. Jill Biden got her freakum dress on tonight
— 713 📌 5-1 (@713Xjose) August 20, 2024
Go head girl #DemocraticConvention pic.twitter.com/9SbH18Cp7K
In this week’s interview, Dr. Biden said she’s excited about a potential Kamala Harris presidency and what it would mean for the future.
“There’s a lot of energy out there,” she said. “Kamala Harris is going to win this, and it’s going to be just another chapter for the White House.”
With the election less than two weeks away and early voting underway in several states, polling averages still show Harris deadlocked with Donald Trump, although the 60-year-old VP is far outpacing her 78-year-old opponent when it comes to fundraising.
Her campaign recently announced that it’s raised an eye-popping $1 billion since Harris entered the race just a few months ago. Whether that record-breaking fundraising translates into an election victory remains to be seen.
Watch Dr. Biden’s appearance on GMA this week below.
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War On Free Speech
“…Dr. Biden said her husband made “the right call” when he decided to call off his re-election effort and pass the torch onto Kamala Harris over the summer.”
He didn’t have a choice. It’s called a coup. More “democracy” from Democrats.
inbama
No.
A coup is what Donald Trump attempted.
War On Free Speech
Wrong.
President Trump January 21, 2021:
“I know that everyone here will soon be marching over to the Capitol building to peacefully and patriotically make your voices heard.”
abfab
Waron’s only source for news.
Fox Host Says Maybe Trump Didn’t Realize Hitler’s Generals Were Nazis
Trump’s former chief of staff said on Tuesday that the former president said he needed “the kind of generals that Hitler had”.
Eternal.Cowboy
You also think Chernobyl was a military conflict, that the FBI reported no homicides in LA and people in Springfield Ohio eat pets.
Not exactly well informed on much.
abfab
We still have days of vital work to do. I say all this because a movement that marches with hope is 1,000 times as thunderous as a movement that marches with dread.
For the past decade, Mr. Trump has infected American life with a malignant political sickness, one that would have wiped out many other global democracies. On Jan. 6, 2021, our democracy itself nearly succumbed to it. But Mr. Trump has stated clearly that this will be the last time he runs for president. That is exactly why we should be exhilarated by what comes next: Mr. Trump is a loser; he is going to lose again. And it is highly likely that there will be no other who can carry the MAGA mantle in his wake — certainly not his running mate.
-James Carville, NYT
abfab
We love you Dr Jill Biden!
War On Free Speech
The British Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, has sent nearly 100 staffers to the U.S. to support Harris’s campaign in critical battleground states, including Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
Labour Party operatives, under the direction of Sofia Patel, have reportedly been deployed to help sway these key states in favor of Harris, a move that Trump’s legal team is calling a blatant violation of U.S. election laws.
“…but,…but, Russia! Russia! Russia!”
abfab
Thrilling.
inbama
Sad how Trump supporters need to be reminded that Britain, unlike Russia, is an American ally,
SteveInQueens
You obviously spend a lot of time maintaining your presence on this site.
How about spending a fraction of your time thinking about one thing: Where does most Americans’ food come from? Not which states or what companies or which farms, but how does it actually come into being? WHO are the people that actually make it happen?
I’ll give you a little hint….Food is going to be a whole lot more expensive if anyone actually tries to “get rid” of even a fraction of those people.
Eternal.Cowboy
What are the odds of this actually being true? Uoir batting average on accuracy is pretty close to zero. Like, you also think Chernobyl was a military conflict.
abfab
None to negative none. His Russian handlers need him to deflect, so today the liar chose the UK.
See the LOOOOOOOOOOONG list of govt officials in Moscow backing trump again. It’s endless.
Waron is till trying to find The White House on his fold out maps.