Jill Biden is unveiled as new Vogue cover star, as first lady is accused of stopping Joe, 81, from stepping down after disastrous debate performance

Jill Biden graced the cover of Vogue when she was accused of “elder abuse” for allowing Joe to continue his 2024 re-election campaign despite his disastrous debate performance.

The first lady covers the fashion magazine’s August issue in a $7,000 outfit that included a white power suit. The photo projects an image of authority at a time when Democrats say she is the only one who can talk Joe Biden off the presidential ticket and has revived accusations from conservatives that the first lady is a real force in the White House.

The glowing piece — which includes a brief interview with Biden — was produced before the president’s disastrous June 27 debate performance. It focuses on her work as first lady — including her fight for women’s health — and notes her commitment to another term in the White House.

Vogue ran an editorial note above the online story acknowledging the current events. It noted that the first lady called from Camp David — where the Biden family was gathered — over the weekend to reiterate her support for the president and dismissed Joe Biden’s gaffes in Thursday night’s debate.

She told Vogue that “we’re not going to let those 90 minutes define the four years he’s been president.” We will keep fighting.’ President Biden, she added, “will always do what is best for the country.”

The family was at Camp David this weekend for what the White House said was a pre-planned photo shoot with legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz.

The timing of the piece is unfortunate.

Democrats continue to question whether the 81-year-old Biden has the ability to do the job as president. There is still talk of replacing him on the ticket and many say Jill Biden is the one who can convince him to leave the race for the good of the country.

Conservatives criticized her as the real power in the White House, and the powerful image on the cover of Vogue brought her even more accusations.

“At some point, after so many warnings, it’s starting to look like this is why the Biden family isn’t letting him drop out of the race,” Dispatch editor Sara Isgur wrote on X, sharing Jill Biden’s Vogue cover shared.

“There has never been a more maniacal, power-obsessed first lady than Jill Biden,” wrote conservative commentator James Fischback.

“The idea that people who have fallen in love with the relevance and fame Biden has brought them will willingly give that up is hilarious,” wrote Republican operative Matt Gorman.

On the cover, Jill Biden wears a white Ralph Lauren double-breasted coat dress worth $2,820 with earrings worth $4,550.

In the article, author Maya Singer writes that the first lady missed her scheduled Soul Cycle session on the morning of the cover shoot because she had to be with husband Joe.

In the article, Jill Biden acknowledges the rigors of campaigning

Her message was one she spoke often during her campaign: that only Joe Biden can save democracy

“I’m sorry we didn’t get to exercise,” the first lady told her. She said that “the plan fell through so she could spend some time at home — at home, in Wilmington — with her husband.”

“It’s not that often that Joe and I spend a whole morning together, just coffee, you know, talking,” Jill Biden said.

One of the accusations against the Biden family is that they kept Joe Biden’s true health a secret by keeping him in Wilmington and keeping White House residence staff away from him.

The White House denies the allegations. But questions about his health are mounting.

In the Vogue article, Singer traveled with Jill Biden on several campaign stops. She also accompanied her to the Columbine Memorial in Colorado and was seen calling donors to promote Joe Biden.

Her message was one she spoke often during her campaign: that only Joe Biden can save democracy.

And Biden has her defenders in the piece.

President Joe Biden looks on as he participates in the first presidential debate

“I see her as a first lady in the mold of Eleanor Roosevelt: she steps up in the community and makes sure those voices are heard in Washington,” Dr. said. Jane O’Meara Sanders to the magazine. She is the wife of Senator Bernie Sanders.

In the article, Jill Biden acknowledges the rigors of campaigning. She is a regular visitor to the campaign stump and has often done more campaigning than President Biden.

“Every campaign is important and every campaign is difficult,” she says. “Every campaign is unique. But this one, the urgency is different. We know what’s at stake. Joe is asking the American people to come together to draw a line against all of this vitriol.”

The Biden family is now in the spotlight for unwelcome reasons — as their role in protecting the president is being questioned. Hunter Biden is also said to be urging his father to stay in the race. Just like the grandchildren.

The family was at Camp David last weekend for what the White House described as a pre-planned photo shoot with legendary photographer Annie Leibovitz.

And Jill Biden will remain her family’s biggest defender.

Anthony Bernal, her senior adviser who has been close to the Bidens for years, told Vogue: “Her family means the world to her – so of course you could say her ‘Philly’ steps in when her family is attacked. It’s cruel. What mother wouldn’t feel that? Especially after everything they’ve been through, all that tragedy and loss.”