Jill Biden still feels the sting of ‘betrayal’ from Democrats who privately offered support for her husband – and then publicly called for him to exit the presidential race – but the first lady is now looking forward, those close to her say.
She was at the president’s side in Wilmington, Delaware, on that fateful day he decided to exit the presidential race after a relentless pressure campaign from party colleagues.
In fact, when he called Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday, July 21, to inform her of his decision, he put the first lady on the phone.
‘We love you,’ she told Harris, a source familiar with the conversation said. She also called Doug Emhoff, who she is close to.
She will address the Democratic National Convention on Monday night, before her husband gives his bittersweet send-off speech and formally hands the baton to Harris.
But much of her focus is on the fall when she’ll return to her teaching job at a Northern Virginia community college. She also plans to be on the campaign trail for Harris.
WHAT JILL TOLD HARRIS
After Biden endorsed his vice president to be the Democratic nominee, the first lady posted to social media a handwritten note from herself endorsing Harris.
‘Thank you for the trust you put in Joe—now it’s time to put that trust in Kamala. Love, Jill,’ it read.
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She also plans to take that message to campaign trail.
‘Of course, she’ll be out on the trail for Vice President Harris in the fall,’ the source noted.
But the first lady, who is known to hold grudges, hasn’t forgotten those days after the first presidential debate when many Democrats questioned her husband’s ability to campaign for a second term.
‘The first lady was dismayed at people who privately supported her husband and then publicly did not stand by him while he was weighing whether to stay in the presidential race,’ a source said.
