According to recent reports, Jill Biden, the first lady of the United States, reprimanded White House employees for allowing Joe Biden to have a press conference by himself in January of this year.
Jen Psaki, who was then the White House press secretary, reportedly tried to stop Biden from taking questions, but Joe Biden reportedly did not pay attention to Psaki and continued to address the media, infuriating Jill.
On January 19, Biden was giving a solo press conference when he was interrogated by nearly all of the media on the Russia-Ukraine issue, the supply chain crisis, and his shoddy management of the coronavirus.
After Biden’s two-hour press conference, Jill Biden made an appearance in a high-level White House meeting where officials were busy debating Biden’s remarks from the press conference.
According to the New York Times, Jill Biden shouted at the officials and demanded to know why they hadn’t intervened to stop Biden. The first lady also requested the name of the exact person in charge of wrapping up the news conference.
Jill Biden lashed out at WH staffers for not stopping Joe’s solo presser: report; First lady Jill Biden tore into White House staffers after they failed to cut off President Biden’s second solo press conference in January.
Who is running the country?
— Conservative American (@honor_country) October 17, 2022
Psaki attempted to conclude the news conference by getting up from her seat. However, Biden was unaware of Psaki as he continued to respond to questions from the reporters on the pre-approved list.
Nearly 20 minutes later, Psaki again got out of her chair and walked over to the press conference room’s exit. Biden ignored her entirely once more.
Later, Biden asked the reporters how much more time they needed him and added that he would be available for 20 more minutes after checking his watch. For another thirty minutes, Biden continued to respond to questions from the press.
At the time, Russia had a sizable military force close to the Ukrainian border but had not yet invaded Ukraine. When Biden said that, in the event of a tiny invasion, Russia would face a limited US reaction, reporters pressed him.
I remember when Presidents were with it enough to run their own press conference and nobody asked whose job it was to end it. https://t.co/IjXGrtf6AW
— Ominous (@annealmyheart) October 17, 2022
The New York Times claims that Jill Biden is very protective of her husband and even tries to regulate numerous Democrat Party campaigning operations.
Biden’s communications team urged Jill to reprimand officials for failing to prevent Biden from speaking at the press conference because she frequently oversaw the hiring and firing of White House personnel.
According to certain media sites, Jill has taken over a number of tasks that Biden is unable to perform due to his advanced age. When her husband makes mistakes or when people criticize him for his bad leadership, Jill usually stands by him.
Jill receives a lot of complaints from Democrats. Democrats reportedly questioned her about whether Biden was too old to run for reelection in 2024.
Jill complimented her husband on this, emphasizing his hectic travel schedule and his triumph over President Trump in the 2020 election.