Jill Biden fervently defended her husband’s presidency in an interview with The View on Wednesday, where she warned voters that the choice between Joe Biden and Donald Trump is a choice between “good and evil.”
She repeatedly castigated the former president as a would-be dictator whose election would lead to bloodshed and predicted he would stack the Supreme Court with Republicans who would take away women’s rights, gay rights and voter rights.
“We can’t take things for granted,” she said. “Think of the Supreme Court, for God’s sake, talk about things getting worse. Can you imagine if we put more Republicans on the Supreme Court? We will lose all our rights.’
In the interview, Biden also defended protesters on college campuses, expressed confidence that the president’s poll numbers will rise, and dismissed concerns about her 81-year-old husband, saying he and Trump were “basically the same age.” .
The first lady was present on the daytime talk show to talk about her upcoming children’s book: ‘Willow the White House Cat.’
But most of the questions were about the November elections. Jill Biden, who has raised money and campaigned for her husband, appeared to be his most ardent defenders, sidestepping questions about his age, the upcoming debates and his declining poll numbers against Trump.
Jill Biden, who is doing press for her upcoming children’s book, has used the airtime to tout Joe Biden’s character as she railed against Donald Trump
“This election is not about age, because I mean, Donald Trump is turning, what, 78. And Joe is 81. They’re basically the same age,” the first lady said.
“These elections are about character. So you have two choices. You have my husband, Joe, who you all know has integrity, he’s strong, he’s steadfast, he’s a leader. He is smart. He’s energetic, otherwise you have chaos.’
She dismissed questions about whether Trump would take over the upcoming presidential debate as he did four years ago when he repeatedly interrupted Biden.
She noted that precautions were being taken and agreed to by both campaigns to prevent that.
“They’re going to turn off the microphones so someone can’t wander or yell at someone, you know, not that my husband would do that, and that’s already been negotiated.”
She said Americans should see the two candidates on stage against each other.
“I think the American people deserve a debate because you need to see your choices. You’ve got to see Trump and you’ve got to see the president and you’ve got to see the differences, and my husband – and you’re going to see how smart he is and the experience that he has, and then you’re going to see someone who, As you say, I’m going Using Joy [Behar]”I can’t put a sentence together.”
She argued that the president would make up ground in the polls. Biden trails Trump in many of the key battleground states that will decide the election.
Jill Biden said the president’s reelection campaign will take nothing for granted and called Trump next November’s “bad” choice.
“We’re going to college campuses and every state we can get to. I have been traveling every day. Joe has traveled as much as he can and we are not going to take anything for granted,” she said.
“Those polls will turn around, I’m confident, because as time goes on and people start to focus a little more on what’s at stake and become more informed about the issues and the differences between the two men, I believe that that Americans will choose good over evil.”
Jill Biden described Donald Trump, seen above outside Manhattan Criminal Court, as the “bad” choice in November
Jill Biden defended college protesters – above pro-Palestinian Pasadena City College students walk out of class as they demonstrate against the Israel-Hamas war in Pasadena, California
The first lady also warned that the country could face violence and bloodshed if Trump wins in November.
‘You have to believe him when he uses words like dictator, massacre, third term, violence. We’ve seen it, so when he says these words, believe him. Don’t think this isn’t going to happen,” she said.
Biden, who teaches English at Northern Virginia Community College, defended Gaza protesters on college campuses but said she believed the protests should be peaceful.
‘People have the right to protest. I mean, that’s why we have a democracy. “Thank God we live in a democracy, but I think the protests should be peaceful,” she said.
‘Why should we be violent? What is the meaning of the violence? I mean, aren’t they really protesting the violence with violence? That makes no sense.’
When told that Trump had promised to arrest the protesters, she responded, “Oh, that’s probably just the beginning.”
The first lady is in New York on Wednesday to promote her new book, her third children’s book, which tells about life in the White House from the perspective of the first couple’s cat, Willow.
Many of her interviews focused on the elections. And Biden has used the airtime to tout her husband’s character while railing against Trump.
She warned on Wednesday that women’s rights were at stake and described the elections as a choice between calm and chaos.
“Everything is at stake,” the first lady told the hosts of ABC’s Good Morning America. She was on the morning show to promote her upcoming children’s book: ‘Willow the White House Cat.’
‘I am thinking especially for women this year about women’s rights, our freedoms. Democracy is at stake,” she said when asked about President Joe Biden’s campaign against Donald Trump.
She argued that voters can choose between her husband’s steady presence or Trump’s chaos.
‘We have a choice. “We can have my husband, who is calm, steadfast, strong and has character and integrity, or we have the other choice, who is chaotic,” she said. ‘We have to decide. Democracy or chaos.’
“Everything is at stake,” Jill Biden said on Good Morning America about the election
Jill Biden has taken a leading role in her husband’s re-election campaign when it comes to attacking Trump on women’s issues. Earlier this year, she launched the Women for Biden-Harris coalition.
She was also a prolific fundraiser for the campaign and the Democratic Party.
The first lady’s new book focuses on Willow and provides a behind-the-scenes look at life in the White House through the first feline.
Jill Biden is in New York to promote her children’s book
It will be released on June 4 and will cost $19.99. It was co-written with award-winning children’s author Alyssa Satin Capucilli and illustrated by Kate Berube.
“It’s kind of a behind-the-scenes look at what it’s like to live in the White House,” Biden said on GMA.
She also described the book as a tribute to the permanent White House staff who care for the residence.
‘You know I’m an English teacher. I want children to love reading. I want children to know that reading is fun, learning is fun. “I want people to know about the White House and the people inside it who keep it all running,” she said.
‘There are almost a hundred people there. They dedicate their lives to running the White House. It doesn’t matter if you’re a Republican family or a Democratic family. They always make everything so special for us and for the people who come there every day.’
The picture book explores Willow’s adjustment from a Pennsylvania barn cat to life in America’s most famous house.
Jill Biden argued that the 2024 election is a choice between the steady presence of President Joe Biden (left) or the chaos of Donald Trump (right).
Willow met the first lady while campaigning in Pennsylvania
The tabby cat joined the Biden family at the White House in January 2022 and was named after Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, Jill Biden’s hometown.
Jill Biden met the cat during a 2020 campaign stop in Pennsylvania when Willow jumped onto the stage where she was speaking.
Willow often travels with the Bidens to their beach house in Rehoboth, Delaware. And she has been known to wake up President Joe Biden by walking on his head.
The book will be published on June 4
According to publisher Simon & Schuster, the book is about the cat’s journey to the White House and the friends she meets along the way.
Upon arriving at the White House, Willow “discovers new rooms to explore and is welcomed by the nice lady she met on Farmer Rick’s farm,” according to the book’s synopsis.
The cat will also meet friendly White House staff and find new places to play.
‘Willow loves discovering the White House and all the special people who make this house a home.’
On most days, Willow can be found in the East Wing, wandering in and out of the staffers’ offices. Treats for the cat are known to be on hand.
The first lady has written two other children’s books: Don’t Forget, God Bless Our Troops and Joey: The Story of Joe Biden.
Her memoir, Where the Light Enters, was a New York Times bestseller.