Jill Biden: Writing about her grief after son’s death helped
1 year, 8 months ago

Jill Biden: Writing about her grief after son’s death helped

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Jill Biden says writing about the “crushing” grief she felt after her son Beau died of cancer helped give her the emotional strength to carry on as she encouraged young people who have lost loved ones during military service to spill their feelings out onto paper. “It takes courage to write,” she said Tuesday, “but it’s worth it, because it helps us glue ourselves back together. “It didn’t make my sorrow smaller,” she said, “but it helped give me the strength to carry it.”’ The first lady joined the seminar by video as part of Joining Forces, her White House initiative to help support active-duty service members and veterans, their families and their caregivers. On Wednesday, also as part of Joining Forces and in conjunction with the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, Biden was hosting a screening of the documentary, “Unconditional: When Minds Hurt, Love Heals,” to highlight the caregivers of wounded, ill or injured service members or veterans.

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Biden honors memory of his late first wife and baby daughter who died in a 1972 Delaware car crash
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Biden honors memory of his late first wife and baby daughter who died in a 1972 Delaware car crash

The Independent  

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Biden honors the memory of his first wife and baby daughter who died in a 1972 car crash
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Biden honors the memory of his first wife and baby daughter who died in a 1972 car crash

Associated Press  

— President Joe Biden on Wednesday honored the memory of his first wife and baby daughter 52 years after they were killed in a car crash in Delaware. Biden’s wife, Neilia, 30, had taken their kids — 1-year-old daughter Naomi and sons Beau and Hunter — out Christmas tree shopping when the car she was driving was broadsided by a …

Amid political challenges, joy: Jill and Joe Biden to become great-grandparents
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Amid political challenges, joy: Jill and Joe Biden to become great-grandparents

Firstpost  

Naomi Biden, the daughter of Joe Biden’s troubled son Hunter, is expecting her first child. First Lady Jill Biden announced the news at an event on women’s health at the White House President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden pose for a photo with their granddaughter, Naomi, and her husband Neal. Image courtesy: White House It’s been a rough …

US first lady Jill Biden in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on her last solo foreign trip
1 month ago

US first lady Jill Biden in the capital of the United Arab Emirates on her last solo foreign trip

Associated Press  

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — Jill Biden used a tour of the United Arab Emirates’ capital Thursday to praise efforts to fight cancer and call for more attention on women’s health issues as part of her final solo foreign tour as first lady. Sheikha Fatima, known as the “mother of the nation,” is a wife of the UAE’s late …

Jill Biden questions whether a special counsel referenced her son’s death to score political points
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Jill Biden questions whether a special counsel referenced her son’s death to score political points

Associated Press  

— First lady Jill Biden said in an email to campaign donors that she didn’t know what the special counsel was trying to achieve when he suggested President Joe Biden could not remember when his son Beau died. “If you’ve experienced a loss like that, you know that you don’t measure it in years -- you measure it in grief.” …

Hand over heart, Biden joins grieving families of US troops killed in Jordan as remains arrive home
11 months, 1 week ago

Hand over heart, Biden joins grieving families of US troops killed in Jordan as remains arrive home

Hindustan Times  

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden joined grieving families at Dover Air Force Base on a gray, chilly Friday to honor the three American service members killed in a drone attack in Jordan. An Air Force chaplain offered a short prayer before white-gloved, members of the Army carry team transferred the flag-draped …

‘We lost our son in Iraq,’ President Biden's factual error about late son's death raises concerns about mental acuity
1 year, 7 months ago

‘We lost our son in Iraq,’ President Biden's factual error about late son's death raises concerns about mental acuity

Hindustan Times  

US President Joe Biden's recurring factual error regarding his late son's death has once again come into the spotlight, raising concerns about his mental acuity. In reality, President Biden's son, Beau Biden, tragically passed away from brain cancer in May 2015, nearly 20 months before his father's tenure as vice president came to an end. Previous instances of President Biden's …

Biden marks 50th anniversary of death of wife, daughter
2 years ago

Biden marks 50th anniversary of death of wife, daughter

India Today  

President Joe Biden and his family held a private memorial service Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the car crash that killed his first wife and their baby daughter. Biden, who had just been elected to the Senate in November 1972, was not in the car when his wife, 30-year-old Neilia, and their 13-month-old daughter, Naomi, were broadsided by …

Biden marks 50th anniversary of death of wife, daughter
2 years ago

Biden marks 50th anniversary of death of wife, daughter

Associated Press  

— President Joe Biden and his family held a private memorial service Sunday to mark the 50th anniversary of the car crash that killed his first wife and their baby daughter. Biden, who had just been elected to the Senate in November 1972, was not in the car when his wife, 30-year-old Neilia, and their 13-month-old daughter, Naomi, were broadsided …

Biden, Jill Biden share memories of 2021 visit with Queen Elizabeth II
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden, Jill Biden share memories of 2021 visit with Queen Elizabeth II

LA Times  

President Biden signs a book of condolence at Lancaster House in London, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, on Sunday as First Lady Jill Biden looks on. President Biden, in London for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, said Sunday that his heart goes out to her family because her death has left it with a “giant hole.” “Sometimes …

Jill Biden shares memories of Sept. 11 as wife, sister, more
2 years, 3 months ago

Jill Biden shares memories of Sept. 11 as wife, sister, more

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — When Jill Biden realized that terrorists had attacked America on Sept. 11, 2001, her husband, Joe, wasn’t the only loved one whose safety she worried about. Biden recalled being “scared to death” that her sister Bonny Jacobs, a United Airlines flight attendant, was on one of the four hijacked airplanes that were flown into New York’s World Trade …

US President Joe Biden to honour 9/11 victims as the shadow of Afghan war looms
2 years, 3 months ago

US President Joe Biden to honour 9/11 victims as the shadow of Afghan war looms

The Hindu  

President of the United States Joe Biden is set to mark the 21st anniversary of the September 11 attacks at the Pentagon, a year after he ended the long and costly war in Afghanistan that the U.S. and allies launched in response to the terror attacks. In ending the Afghanistan war, the Democratic president followed through on a campaign pledge …

Veteran’s widow reflects on ‘emotional battle’ of burn pits illnesses as she introduces Biden at bill signing
2 years, 4 months ago

Veteran’s widow reflects on ‘emotional battle’ of burn pits illnesses as she introduces Biden at bill signing

The Independent  

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Jill Biden reveals she and husband Joe handle arguments through ‘fexting’
2 years, 7 months ago

Jill Biden reveals she and husband Joe handle arguments through ‘fexting’

The Independent  

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Jill Biden says the Biden administration will keep ‘showing up’ to help communities heal from tragedies
3 years ago

Jill Biden says the Biden administration will keep ‘showing up’ to help communities heal from tragedies

CNN  

Waukesha, Wisconsin CNN — First lady Jill Biden wants the American people to know that the first family is there for them. And so we’re – I’ve instructed my team to make you all aware of everything that is available from a federal level,” Biden said, later telling the group, “Don’t hesitate to ask for anything.” One of the parade …

Jill Biden dismisses concerns about her husband's mental fitness
3 years ago

Jill Biden dismisses concerns about her husband's mental fitness

Daily Mail  

Jill Biden defended Joe Biden's mental health, calling questions about her husband's capabilities 'ridiculous' and saying he works 'almost 24 hours' a day. Jill Biden defended Joe Biden's mental health, calling questions about her husband's capabilities 'ridiculous' First Lady Jill Biden opens up this Sunday about her life, her efforts to support her husband and looks back at their first …

Jill Biden honors kids of injured troops as ‘hidden heroes’
3 years, 1 month ago

Jill Biden honors kids of injured troops as ‘hidden heroes’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In her first solo White House event as first lady, Jill Biden went right into teacher mode Wednesday as she honored “hidden heroes” — the children and caregivers of injured U.S. troops. “My gosh,” she said brightly to the little girl who had introduced her, a 9-year-old named Gabby whose father suffered debilitating injuries during deployment to Iraq …

Jill Biden says SC ‘prayer partner’ helped change her life
3 years, 2 months ago

Jill Biden says SC ‘prayer partner’ helped change her life

Associated Press  

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — For years, Jill Biden couldn’t bring herself to pray, her faith shattered by the 2015 death of her son Beau from brain cancer at age 46. Robin Jackson, wife of the pastor at Brookland Baptist Church in South Carolina, offered to be Jill Biden’s “prayer partner” when the Bidens worshipped at the church. Thus began a …

For Biden, politics are often framed by the personal
3 years, 6 months ago

For Biden, politics are often framed by the personal

The Independent  

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Jill Biden shines fresh spotlight on military family program
3 years, 9 months ago

Jill Biden shines fresh spotlight on military family program

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Jill Biden on Wednesday delivered on her promise to prioritize the struggles of military families by reviving a decade-old initiative that challenged Americans to do something as simple as mow the lawn or drop off a meal for a family with a loved one in the armed forces. “I don’t know if people thank you enough.” She spent …

Joe Biden kisses new grandchild surrounded by family in victory speech
4 years, 2 months ago

Joe Biden kisses new grandchild surrounded by family in victory speech

The Independent  

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Jill Biden: A chance to transform the role of first lady
4 years, 2 months ago

Jill Biden: A chance to transform the role of first lady

Live Mint  

Jill Biden is no stranger to the glare of the political spotlight. "She put us back together," Biden said in a video shown in August during the Democratic National Convention, as he described Jill's impact on the tragedy-scarred family. - 'Small acts of compassion' - Biden assumed the role of second lady in 2009 when her husband became Barack Obama's …

Beau Biden: Moving tributes to Joe Biden's son during final night of DNC 2020
4 years, 4 months ago

Beau Biden: Moving tributes to Joe Biden's son during final night of DNC 2020

The Independent  

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At the DNC, Joe Biden’s story is his family’s story
4 years, 4 months ago

At the DNC, Joe Biden’s story is his family’s story

LA Times  

The story of Joe Biden’s political career is inextricable from the story of his family, entwined in his personal biography like a double helix of DNA. Beau Biden’s death reportedly held back Biden in 2016 from pursuing his long-held dream of winning the Democratic presidential nomination, which he’d attempted twice before until finally succeeding this year. For much of the …

At DNC, Jill Biden pledges husband Joe will ‘make us whole’
4 years, 4 months ago

At DNC, Jill Biden pledges husband Joe will ‘make us whole’

Associated Press  

— Delegates from all 50 states, former Republican national security advisers and progressive leaders all endorsed Joe Biden. “Like so many of you, I’m left asking: How do I keep my family safe?” Speaking from the Wilmington, Delaware, high school classroom where she taught English years ago, Mrs. Biden described “the anxiety that echoes down empty hallways” and the uncertainty …

Jill Biden's path from reluctant politico to possible FLOTUS
4 years, 4 months ago

Jill Biden's path from reluctant politico to possible FLOTUS

India Today  

Jill Biden is a prankster. "She has a very good sense of, especially in these times, that bringing a little smile, some joy, some levity into moments is important," said Courtney O'Donnell, who served as Jill Biden's communications director during her husband's first term as vice president. Along the way, former coworkers say, Jill Biden, 69, became one of her …

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