‘Running for president is too tough to not be together,’ Jill Biden said, arguing that Biden can ‘carry us forward in our time of need.’
Democrats drew a sharp contrast with President Trump on the second night of the Democratic National Convention, putting former Vice President Joe Biden’s family front and center and highlighting the warm relationship between their presidential candidate and his wife, Jill Biden.... [+]
The convention also featured a documentary about Biden’s relationship with his wife, who he married after his first wife and daughter were killed in a car crash. Standing in a classroom, Jill Biden, who earned a doctorate in education, decried the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic “as a mother and a grandmother” and extolled Biden’s ability to “bring us together and make us whole” and “carry us forward in our time of need.”
Biden introduced himself in his remarks by saying “hello everyone, I’m Jill Biden’s husband” and told the audience to “think of your favorite educator who gave you the confidence to believe in yourself. That’s the kind of first lady Jill Biden will be.”By putting Jill Biden front-and-center, the Democratic Convention presented a glaring contrast with First Lady Melania Trump’s unprecedentedfrom official and campaign events. Trump is not known to speak often about his wife or children.
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