Jill Biden Crisscrosses Ocean to Remain Present at Son, Hunter’s Trial
Jill Biden Crisscrosses Ocean to Remain Present at Son, Hunter’s Trial
Plus, Bidens attend 80th anniversary commemoration ceremony of D-Day.
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CNN
Jill Biden, a Fixture at Hunter Biden’s Trial, Juggles Role as First Lady and Mom
June 7, 2024 — First Lady Dr. Jill Biden has traveled to great lengths to show support for her son Hunter as his federal gun trial is underway this week. The first lady was on hand at the Wilmington, Delaware, courthouse for the first three days of the felony trial this week, sitting through testimony recounting moments from one of the most troubled periods of her son’s life. After departing court on Wednesday, she took a red-eye flight to France to attend the commemoration ceremonies for the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Less than 24 hours later, she boarded a military aircraft at Paris-Orly airport to make the journey home to Wilmington, where she’s expected to attend court once again on Friday. Read more
CBS News
Watch: President Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden at D-Day Commemoration Ceremony in Normandy
June 6, 2024 — President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden join French President Emmanuel Macron in a tribute Thursday to the thousands of soldiers who participated in D-Day, the massive Allied invasion of occupied France in 1944. View here
Variety
Michelle Obama Among Celebrities Set for CAA Amplify Summit
June 6, 2024 — CAA’s seventh annual Amplify summit, a day dedicated to convening artists, brands and leaders of color, has set its lineup of speakers and attendees, led by none other than the former First Lady Michelle Obama. Read more
East Wing Magazine
Eleanor Roosevelt Was a Guiding Light for Working Women
June 6, 2024 — From the back porch of their farmhouse in rural Lantz Mills, Virginia, in 1997, Elissa Free listens closely to her mother retell the story she’s heard in bits and pieces over the course of her entire life. In fact, you could say that the tidbits of her mother’s legacy sent Elissa Free on a path to journalism herself. It was her destiny, perhaps, since both her mother and father were career journalists. Here, she continues recording the oral history of her mother’s extraordinary career that began in newspapers on the brink of the United States entering World War II. Read more
The Associated Press
President Biden and First Lady Host Congressional Picnic at White House
June 4, 2024 — President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden hosted GOP and Democratic lawmakers and their families for the annual Congressional Picnic Tuesday. The annual tradition began decades ago during the Reagan administration. View here
Business Insider
Jill Biden Attends Hunter Biden Trial. Melania Trump Dodged Donald's
June 4, 2024 — First Lady Jill Biden has sat in the front row each day of Hunter Biden's federal gun trial in Delaware this week, wearing crisply tailored pants suits, jotting on a white legal pad, and joking during breaks with her son. Her presence underscores how the first family is rallying behind Biden during his trial. And it sets up a stark contrast to another first lady, Melania Trump, who was a no-show for the entirety of Donald Trump's seven-week hush-money trial in Manhattan. Read more
East Wing Magazine
Condolences Continue for Michelle Obama’s Mother
June 4, 2024 — Tributes to perhaps one of the most visible of mothers in the White House have streamed in since the announcement that Marian Robinson, the mother of former First Lady Michelle Obama, died on Friday. Read more
WBNS
Hunter Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Arrive for Jury Selection in His Federal Gun Case
June 3, 2024 — Hunter Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden have arrived at a Delaware court for jury selection in a federal gun case against him after the collapse of a deal with prosecutors that would've avoided a trial so close to the 2024 election. President Joe Biden's son is charged with lying on federal gun purchase forms when he said he wasn’t addicted to drugs. View here
Yahoo!
Happy Birthday, Jill Biden: A Look at Her Style Moments Through the Years, From Sparkling in Sergio Hudson to Strapless in Reem Acra
June 3, 2024 — Jill Biden’s style has always maintained a sense of classic first lady elegance with a twist thanks to modern elements and contemporary designers. Over the course of the last several years, the FLOTUS has fashioned memorable looks by Sergio Hudson, Gabriela Hearst and so many more. Read more
CNN
Opinion: Jill Biden’s Prophecy
June 2, 2024 — Trying to achieve moral virtue is not easy, the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle taught. If you have to pick between two extremes, choose “the lesser of two evils,” because that’s likelier to bring you to the desired middle way. That’s the approach President Joe Biden implies when he often quotes his father: “Don’t compare me to the Almighty. Compare me to the alternative.” Yet, when First Lady Jill Biden appeared on “The View” Wednesday, the choice was painted in much starker terms: “I believe Americans are going to choose good over evil.” Read more
WESA
First Lady Jill Biden Appears at Pittsburgh Pride Event, Tells Crowd 'Your president loves you'
June 1, 2024 — Pittsburgh’s 2024 Pride celebration kicked off Saturday with a visit from First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, who praised the LGBTQ movement for its courage while urging it to stand up again this November.
“All of you here today have called upon your courage, and you’ve used your voice to say ‘We will not go back. We will not let the progress we put forward slip away,’” she said. Read more
Erie News Now
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden Addresses Erie County Community College Graduates
June 1, 2024 — First Lady Dr. Jill Biden gave a speech of encouragement, optimism and determination to the Erie County Community College's graduating class on Saturday. Malik Stallworth graduated with an Associate's degree in Information Technology and said, "Its kind of unbelievable that this is a big country and for her to care enough and come to our school means a lot." Read more
USA Today
Marian Robinson, Mother of Former First Lady Michelle Obama, Dies at 86
May 31, 2024 — Marian Robinson, the mother of former first lady Michelle Obama and mother-in-law of former President Barack Obama, has died, the former first family announced Friday. Read more