Jill Biden, the first lady who whispered into the ear of the President of the United States

After losing the presidential debate against Donald Trump on Thursday, June 27, Joe Biden knows he can count on his wife Jill, his rock of nearly fifty years. Against all odds, there is “FLOTUS” (an anagram for “First Lady of the USA”). He is holding his ground and somehow appeasing a part of the Democratic camp, which, worried about the president’s fragility, is now calling for him to drop out of the race for the White House. “We will not let these 90 minutes decide the four years of his presidency. We will continue to fight,” reaffirms the first lady Vogue: of which he is on the cover of the latest issue.

In an article titled “President Biden Should Leave the Race to Serve the Country” published Friday evening. [à la Maison-Blanche]OR? New York Times Joe Biden described as a “shadow of a leader” after the 81-year-old president “failed his test”. But those around him remain upbeat and say he has no intention of ending his candidacy. “His wife Jill and son Hunter would be most ardent in advising him not to give up,” our colleague Adrienne Jaulmes, reporter. Figaro in Washington.

What to convince Joe? Definitely yes! If we are to believe the long portrait dedicated to him Vogue:, Jill Biden would just be the one whispering in the president’s ear. “People don’t mention her when they talk about Biden’s key advisers, but she confirms his instincts and is his closest confidante,” said White House correspondent Cathy Rogers. New York Timesfrom the journalist Vogue:, Maya Singer. “And she really believes in her husband’s ability to do something for the American people, whether he’s on her side or not. That is why he is fighting so hard for him to get a second term, because there are still things on the agenda. And he told me he would travel twice as hard and fight twice as hard because he sees threats, especially to women.”

Ordinary “first lady”

So far, in the race for the White House, the 73-year-old first lady appears to be sticking to her word. Step outside the English classes he usually teaches as a teacher at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA for short), he appeals to the crowd, especially Americans. Recently, in front of the Women for Biden chapter of Minnesota, Jill Biden swapped her teaching cap for a Flotus dress. “We are the first generation in half a century that gave our daughters a country with fewer rights than us,” he warns. Before becoming combative. “When our bodies are at stake, when our daughters’ futures are at stake, when our country and its freedom are at stake, we are steadfast and unstoppable. It’s time to show them once again what we are capable of.”

Feminist, dedicated… Jill Biden also strives to be accessible and as simple as possible. So when he arrived at the White House in 2017, he insisted on keeping his job. The application was accepted by the president. Since then, two days a week, Dr. Jill Biden gives up her identity as “Flotus” to visit NOVA, where she is a professor in the English department. A position that would allow him to maintain contact with the world outside of Washington. Maybe. Either way, Jill Biden says she has her feet on the ground. Yes, he understands the concerns of citizens, the difficulty of everyday life. “I know food prices are rising. I go to the grocery store when I’m in Wilmington. And I raised three kids, how many years did I work before I took this job? As if I didn’t know,” he emphasized to the journalist Vogue: who followed him on many journeys.

Jill Biden does not hide it. he misses “normalcy”. Restricted by her husband’s presidential office, her mother dreams of simple things like “fabric shopping,” “dinner” with the family, “going to the nursery and looking at the plants,” whispers Mary Doody, one of the first lady’s oldest and closest confidantes. Friends. “He wants to [Joe] is up for re-election because there is still a lot to do, but I guarantee you that when he leaves office, he will not be keeping an apartment in Washington. They will be home and happy to be home.” Jill Biden’s remark confirms this confidence. “It’s not very often that Joe and I get to spend a whole morning together, just having a coffee, you know, talking…” she admits that she has. Vogue:without saying more.

Republican target

During 47 years of marriage, Jill Biden never really liked politics. “She did her best to avoid the limelight and continued to work as a teacher alongside Joe’s political career, even as first lady,” writes our colleague Helen Vissier. THE: Figaro . However, in recent days, he inadvertently finds himself in the center of controversy. And for good reason, Democrats say, Jill Biden, along with Joe’s younger sister Valerie and a handful of close advisers, is one of the few who can convince her to give up her seat to a more up-tempo candidate. However, “if she wasn’t excited about his candidacy in 2020, she has fully supported him since then and reportedly encouraged him to run again because he thinks she’s the only one who can act as a shield.” come against Donald Trump,” observes Washington correspondent Helen Visier.

Last Thursday’s TV debate, where Joe Biden gave a disastrous speech, did not change anything. Since then, Jill has calmed down and continued her interventions with a clear message. “Joe, you did such a good job!” “You answered all the questions. You knew all the files.” , for example, he announced this Friday during the voters’ evening. And this attitude does not please conservatives, who have made Jill Biden their favorite target. Republicans all over social media and the media are accusing her of being a sort of Machiavellian among womanizers, pulling strings, hiding her husband’s plight, and forcing him to represent her out of self-interest; House. Allegations that inevitably contradict the portrait of Jill Biden that we usually paint. It remains to be seen whether the rock she represents for her husband will crumble under the impact of the storm shaking the Democratic camp.