Jill Biden: I didn't expect 'healing role' as first lady
Source: AP
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
LAS VEGAS (AP) Her husband campaigned to help unite the country, but Jill Biden says healing a nation wounded by a deadly pandemic, natural and other disasters and deep political polarization is among her chief roles as first lady, too.
Wrapping up a year in which she saw herself as a key member of President Joe Bidens team, the first lady told The Associated Press that she found herself taking on a role that I didnt kind of expect, which was like a healing role, because weve faced so much as a nation.
Jill Biden spoke sitting in the sunshine near a swimming pool at a Las Vegas hotel a day after she and the president comforted families in Louisville, Colorado, where a huge swath of homes burned to the ground in a late December wildfire. She hugged people as they stood in front of the charred ruins of their lives and later offered public condolences for dogs and other pets killed in the blaze.
Such trips offer increasingly rare opportunities for the White House to step out of the partisan gridlock that defines Washington. For the most part, Jill Biden isnt caught up in the capitals frenzy, giving her the chance instead to serve as something of an ambassador between her husbands administration and communities across the country, regardless of their political leanings.
FILE - First lady Jill Biden reacts to a question from a reporter at Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport, in Pearl, Miss., on June 22, 2021. (Tom Brenner/Pool Photo via AP, File)
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North Shore Chicago
(3,315 posts)dignity. and grace she possesses.
As a nation, we are fortunate to have her.
VWolf
(3,944 posts)Dems: Jill Biden, Michelle Obama, Hillary Clinton
Repubs: Melania ... 'nuf said
North Shore Chicago
(3,315 posts)'nuf said.
tavernier
(12,383 posts)Lonestarblue
(9,981 posts)Lucky us. We went from no class to all class and from I dont care about anyone to I care for everyone.
DemUnleashed
(633 posts)BlueSky3
(511 posts)if shes read the new biography of Eleanor Roosevelt. Because this was part of the role she played in FDRs administration.
I highly recommend the book, Eleanor: a Life, [link:https://smile.amazon.com/Eleanor-Life-David-Michaelis-ebook/dp/B084GB5FCP/ref=sr_1_10?crid=35CUHVTPUKG7H&keywords=eleanor+roosevelt+biography&qid=1642428855&sprefix=Eleanor%2Caps%2C69&sr=8-10|as its oddly comforting to realize our country has long had the sort of conflicts were having now.
But we have far more of the struggle to remain a democracy now.
niyad
(113,284 posts)And its also Capitol.
This aspect of her job must be emotionally exhausting. Think about it: there is no situation where a person sees that much human loss on a regular basis.
Covid nurses and docs do, but that is one type. This is fires, tornadoes, violence; a variety of human misery.
niyad
(113,284 posts)for example. "Capitol" is a building where legislative activity occurs.
NJCher
(35,662 posts)Last edited Tue Jan 18, 2022, 11:37 AM - Edit history (1)
due to the drama with the bills Biden is trying to get passed. Looks like it could go either way.
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while making coffee, I was mulling this over. If it were last year, with the insurrection, it would make more sense to be capital. However, this year, the drama is all over Manchin and Sinema blocking Biden's major bills. So in context, "Capitol" makes even more sense. I'm assuming Jill is empathetic toward her Joe's goals and long term success.