It’s not a stretch to say that the first lady is pulling a lot of the strings that her husband can no longer pull. And she doesn’t want to give up that power.
That’s led to comparisons with another first lady: Edith Wilson, who took over most presidential duties during the last few years of Woodrow Wilson’s presidency after he suffered a stroke in 1919. The public was kept largely in the dark.
Sound familiar?
That’s tougher to do now, what with television and social media blaring images and sound bites at all times. And Thursday's debate made painfully obvious what those closest to the president have been trying desperately to hide.
Despite this huge embarrassment, Jill Biden wants us to think that everything's still fine and that the president just had a bad night.
At a fundraiser the next day, she told attendees: “I said, ‘Look, Joe, we are not going to let 90 minutes define the four years that you’ve been president.’”
But right after the disastrous debate, she talked to her husband – in front of the crowd at a watch party – much like you would a toddler: “Joe, you did such a great job! You answered every question! You knew all the facts!”
That’s led to comparisons with another first lady: Edith Wilson, who took over most presidential duties during the last few years of Woodrow Wilson’s presidency after he suffered a stroke in 1919. The public was kept largely in the dark.
Sound familiar?
That’s tougher to do now, what with television and social media blaring images and sound bites at all times. And Thursday's debate made painfully obvious what those closest to the president have been trying desperately to hide.
Despite this huge embarrassment, Jill Biden wants us to think that everything's still fine and that the president just had a bad night.
At a fundraiser the next day, she told attendees: “I said, ‘Look, Joe, we are not going to let 90 minutes define the four years that you’ve been president.’”
But right after the disastrous debate, she talked to her husband – in front of the crowd at a watch party – much like you would a toddler: “Joe, you did such a great job! You answered every question! You knew all the facts!”
I don't know who's running the country, but it's definitely not Joe Biden
Joe Biden is not in a position to be running for another four years as president. I don't see how he's capable of finishing out this current term.
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