Readers know that President Joe Biden is the most <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-is-the-most-polish-jewish-black-puerto-rican-greek-irish-catholic-president-we-have-ever-had" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Polish-Jewish-Black-Puerto Rican-Greek-Irish-Catholic</a> president that we have ever had. Yet did you know that he&#8217;s also a profound &#8220;student&#8221; of Persian culture?
Biden made this groundbreaking remark at the White House&#8217;s celebration of Nowruz, the Persian New Year, on Monday. The president and First Lady Jill Biden used the occasion to honor Iranian culture and the women fighting for freedom in the Islamic state. That&#8217;s a worthy cause to be sure, but Biden couldn&#8217;t help himself from telling one of those &#8220;tall tales&#8221; for which he&#8217;s known in what appeared to be an attempt to connect with his audience.
&#8220;The Persian culture is amazing,&#8221; Biden said after several musical performances.
&#8220;As a student of Persian culture,&#8221; he continued, which appeared to catch the attention of his wife. &#8220;Not as a practitioner, but as a student, it&#8217;s incredible where the world is and where the world would have been without the Persian culture. I really mean it.&#8221;
Jill appeared uncomfortable throughout his remarks:
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Would love to find out what Joe Biden means by this:
As &quot;a student of the Persian culture — not a practitioner, but a student.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/xdoG4rPogB">pic.twitter.com/xdoG4rPogB</a>
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It is well documented by now, but it seems that no matter what ethnic group Biden is speaking in front of, he tries to connect with them by telling a story or anecdote about himself. Typically, that story reeks of bogusness.
So if he is in front of a group of mostly black people, he says he went to the African-American church service before mass. If it&#8217;s a Jewish delegation, he says he went to Shul. If he&#8217;s speaking with Greeks, he calls himself Joe Bidenopoulos.
If he&#8217;s speaking to an Indian guy one-on-one, he tells him that he can&#8217;t go into a 7/11 or a Dunkin Donuts in Delaware without somebody with a &#8220;slight Indian accent&#8221; owning it.
Now, he&#8217;s a student of Persian culture. What that means, it&#8217;s unclear whether anyone knows. Just add it to the long list of multicultural bona fides that Biden apparently believes himself to be a part of.
The views expressed in this piece are the author’s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.

US President Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden greet Musician Sahba Motallebi and Iranian-US singer-songwriter Rana Mansour during a Nowruz reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2023. – Nowruz, meaning “New Day”, celebrates the Persian New Year and the beginning of Spring.

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Jill Biden said in a new <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/jill-biden-declares-her-love-for-hunter-biden-amid-gop-probe-i-ll-support-him-any-way-i-can/ar-AA18kccM" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> that she responds to criticism of the materials on stepson Hunter Biden&#8217;s laptop by having &#8220;a different perspective,&#8221; saying &#8220;I love Hunter and I&#8217;ll support him in any way I can.&#8221;
That profession of support comes despite Hunter Biden saying on that laptop that &#8220;my mom tells [President Joe Biden] things like I’m <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hunter-biden-laptop-reveals-disturbing-information-about-presidents-son-underage-relative" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sexually inappropriate</a> with the children&#8221; &#8212; as well as talking about Jill in ways that are decidedly more negative.
In December 2018, Hunter Biden told his sister-in-law-turned-girlfriend, Hallie Biden, that Jill was a &#8220;f&#8212;ing idiot.&#8221;
&#8220;F&#8212; my step mother for always being as much of a selfish silly entitled c&#8212; as you,&#8221; he added the next day, according to a Daily Wire review of messages on the laptop Hunter Biden abandoned at a Delaware repair shop.
He told Hallie: &#8220;This is what my therapist like every therapist I’ve seen has said: &#8230; &#8216;You’re avoiding being the chosen one, because you were not the chosen one, by your step-mother.&#8217;”
In other texts, one of Hunter Biden&#8217;s therapists, Keith Ablow, paints Jill Biden as the source of the erratic addict&#8217;s troubles. &#8220;Have you ever wondered whether teetering on the edge of oblivion is your subconscious way of asking for the love you lost when you lost your mom and when you were distanced from your aunts and grandmother and, instead, left to effort love from your less-than-loving step-mother?&#8221; Ablow wrote.
Hunter Biden was two years old when his mother died in a car accident, and seven when Jill Biden became his stepmother.
The British paper <a href="https://www.the-sun.com/news/5733242/hunter-biden-jill-biden-vindictive-moron-argument-rehab/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Sun</a> previously reported that some of the outbursts against Jill Biden were explained by her desire for him to get sober.
&#8220;You do know the drunkest I&#8217;ve ever been is still smarter than you could ever even comprehend and you&#8217;re a shut (sic) grammar teacher that wouldn&#8217;t survive one class in a ivy graduate program,&#8221; he wrote.
&#8220;So go f&#8212; yourself Jill let&#8217;s all agree I don&#8217;t like you anymore than you like me,” he added.
But messages also suggest that Jill Biden took seriously&#8211;though seemingly did not report to authorities&#8211;concerns raised by Hallie that Hunter was being sexually inappropriate with a minor relative.
On July 15, 2018, Hunter Biden indicated in a text with his dad that it was Joe’s idea that Hunter should not be around the minor relative (who The Daily Wire is not naming) without the now-president’s personal supervision. “While [Hallie] tells people I’m m gettin off sexually with [the relative] then there is no family and there never was,” <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hunter-biden-laptop-reveals-disturbing-information-about-presidents-son-underage-relative" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hunter wrote</a>, The Daily Wire previously reported.
On March 16, 2019, Hunter Biden told Hallie&#8217;s sister Liz that he himself “started to believe” Hallie because he craved the approval of her and Jill Biden, who he worried also believed the allegations. He wrote: “Why wouldn’t they believe exactly what Hallie tells them. Or my mom tells him things like I’m sexually inappropriate with the children.”<a href="#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1"></a>
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First lady <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/jill-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dr. Jill Biden</a> scorned the prospect of her husband, President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a>, taking a competency test for elderly politicians.
During an <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/05/politics/jill-biden-nikki-haley-mental-test" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a>, Biden called the proposal by Nikki Haley, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, a &#8220;ridiculous&#8221; idea.
&#8220;We would never even discuss something like that,&#8221; she added when asked if her husband would consider such a test, <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/05/politics/jill-biden-nikki-haley-mental-test" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to CNN</a>.
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&quot;It&#39;s ridiculous.&quot;
First lady Jill Biden dismisses Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley&#39;s calls for mental competency tests for politicians over the age of 75 <a href="https://t.co/nrIHMlR3UM">https://t.co/nrIHMlR3UM</a> <a href="https://t.co/C1bbTIEP4i">pic.twitter.com/C1bbTIEP4i</a>
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At 80, Joe Biden is already the oldest person to be president. Concerns have been raised in recent years about Biden’s physical fitness and mental acuity, even among those in his own party, spurred by moments in which the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-falling-on-air-force-one-steps-becomes-fodder-for-viral-ad" target="_blank" rel="noopener">president has tripped</a> or <a href="https://fortune.com/well/2022/09/20/biden-the-pandemic-is-over-omicron-covid-is-the-pandemic-over/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fumbled his words</a>.
Haley appeared to take aim at Biden as well as former President Donald Trump, under whom she served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, last month with a push for younger leaders.
“In the America I see, the permanent politician will finally retire,” Haley <a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3859468-haley-calls-for-mental-competency-tests-for-politicians-over-75/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said at a rally kicking off her campaign</a>. “We’ll have term limits for Congress and mandatory mental competency tests for politicians over 75 years old.”
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One elder statesman who has also run for president, 81-year-old Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), responded to Haley&#8217;s proposal by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/bernie-sanders-says-nikki-haley-calling-for-mental-competency-tests-is-absurd-ageist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">calling it &#8220;absurd&#8221;</a> and encouraging people to fight against ageism.
Joe Biden says he intends to run for a second term but has yet to make such a decision official.
White House physician Kevin O’Connor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-doctor-claims-biden-fit-to-serve-as-president-despite-no-cognitive-test" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said in a memo</a> following a physical last month that the commander-in-chief “remains a healthy, vigorous 80-year-old male who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency.”
Jill Biden, a longtime teacher who <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/dr-jill-biden/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">received a Doctor of Education</a> in educational leadership from the University of Delaware, told CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/27/politics/jill-joe-biden-reelection-2024/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">she is &#8220;all for&#8221;</a> another bid.
“It’s Joe’s decision,” she said. “And we support whatever he wants to do. If he’s in, we’re there. If he wants to do something else, we’re there too.”

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First lady <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/jill-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jill Biden</a> said on Friday that President <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> intends to run for a second term.
Speculation has mounted over the past two years as to whether President Biden, who is 80 years old, would launch another campaign for the White House. His wife nevertheless confirmed during an <a href="https://apnews.com/article/jill-biden-joe-biden-reelection-1659403d211d40212abbfef3b9847491" target="_blank" rel="noopener">interview</a> with the Associated Press that there remains “pretty much” nothing left to decide beyond the time and place of the official announcement, providing one of the clearest indications that Biden has indeed decided to run.
“How many times does he have to say it for you to believe it?” she told the outlet. “He says he’s not done. He’s not finished what he’s started. And that’s what’s important.”
The interview with Jill Biden occurred in Nairobi, Kenya, during her five-day mission to Africa. She has long been a central figure in determining the president’s future. “Of course he’ll listen to me, because we’re a married couple,” the first lady, who is 71 years old, said when asked if she holds the deciding vote on whether or not her husband runs. She nevertheless added later that “he makes up his own mind, believe me.”
Officials in the Biden administration have <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-expected-to-follow-the-obama-model-for-re-election-campaign" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> that the commander-in-chief will announce his candidacy in two months, a move which would recall former President Barack Obama’s decision to announce his re-election campaign in April 2011 and begin attending events in May 2012. Biden could, on the other hand, decide to follow the pattern established by former President Lyndon Johnson, who decided in 1968 to forego a campaign for a second term amid the growing unpopularity of the Vietnam War.
More than two years into his presidency, however, Biden faces a disapproval rating above 50% and persistent questions about his mental acuity. Only 37% of Democrats say they want Biden to seek a second term, a decline from 52% in the weeks before last year’s midterm elections, according to a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/americans-are-smart-and-most-dont-want-biden-in-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">survey</a> from the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs.
An official announcement from Biden would likely deter other Democrats from seeking to clinch the nomination. California Governor Gavin Newsom, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg are often floated as potential future nominees, although none have explicitly indicated that they would seek to run against the incumbent. Doubts persist about Vice President Kamala Harris and her capacity to appeal to the national electorate.
Several Republicans have recently declared their candidacy. Former President Donald Trump, who lost to Biden in the heated 2020 election, started his third bid for the White House shortly after the midterm elections, while former United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley and business leader Vivek Ramaswamy have entered the race in the past two weeks. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, who has not yet confirmed any presidential speculation, is widely believed to be preparing to join the Republican primary contest.
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Republican primary voters predominantly care about economic issues: some 38% identified “inflation or rising prices” as the most important consideration in the upcoming elections, while 27% identified illegal immigration, according to a new <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/inflation-immigration-most-important-issues-for-gop-primary-voters-poll" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll</a> from WPA Intelligence. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former Vice President Mike Pence have also made moves indicative of a forthcoming primary campaign.

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Daily Wire host Matt Walsh said Friday morning that there are three women vying for the title of worst wife in America: Gisele Fetterman, Jill Biden, and Meghan Markle. 
The “Matt Walsh Show” podcast ripped into the “unholy trinity” after Senator John Fetterman (D-PA), husband to Gisele Barreto Fetterman, was hospitalized for depression. Many have expressed concern Gisele was encouraging her husband to run for office when he should have been recovering from the stroke he suffered days before the Democratic Senate primary. 
“What an awful wife John Fetterman has that she didn&#8217;t sit him down when he had his stroke and say, &#8216;you can&#8217;t do this,&#8217;” Walsh said. 
“She wanted to be the wife of a senator, and she probably has in mind that if and when he&#8217;s forced to step down, maybe she&#8217;ll get to take that spot,” he said. “Because obviously, John Fetterman is not going to make it through a whole term as senator.&#8221;
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Fetterman will reportedly be hospitalized for a few weeks, which comes after he was recommended for inpatient care by the attending physician of the U.S. Congress. In a statement, Gisele Fetterman said she was proud of her husband for getting the care that he needs, saying it took a lot for him to speak up about something he wouldn&#8217;t have wanted to talk about. 
Walsh went on to call Gisele one of America’s worst wives, a title reserved for those who “push their husbands” into “humiliating and self-destructive situations” for their own ambition. 
“I think if you were to make like the unholy trinity of worst wives in America, it&#8217;s like Fetterman, Jill Biden, and Meghan Markle,&#8221; Walsh said, adding, &#8220;they&#8217;re jostling for position in that number one spot.&#8221;
Jill Biden and Meghan Markle have both taken heat for their marriages; Biden for not discouraging her husband from running for office as he advances in age, and Markle for the perception that she is responsible for cutting her husband off from his family. 
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Megyn Kelly talked about how &#8220;uncomfortable&#8221; she was when she saw the &#8220;mouth kissing&#8221; between Jill Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217; husband at the State of the Union address on Tuesday.
During the Sirius XM &#8220;The Megyn Kelly Show&#8221; <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vw6ETUG9G4&amp;t=2964s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcast</a> on Wednesday, the <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/megyn-kelly" target="_blank" rel="noopener">host</a> spoke to guests Charles C. Cooke and Jeremy Peters about the &#8220;gross&#8221; kiss on the mouth everyone witnessed between the First Lady and second gentleman Doug Emhoff ahead of President Joe Biden&#8217;s speech. It starts at the 49:24 minute.
Kelly said there&#8217;s only two cases when that kind of kissing on the mouth should be allowed and in Biden&#8217;s wife&#8217;s case of greeting the VP&#8217;s husband before the SOTU wasn&#8217;t one of them.
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&#8220;People should not be mouth kissing ever if it&#8217;s not your husband or your spouse,&#8221; the former Fox News host shared. &#8220;Here is Kamala&#8217;s husband and Joe Biden&#8217;s wife kissing on the mouth, I&#8217;m sorry, secondhand uncomfortable…&#8221;
&#8220;Not ever,&#8221; she added. &#8220;Don&#8217;t kiss me on my mouth. Don&#8217;t do it. In fact, don&#8217;t kiss me, and probably don&#8217;t hug me either. Just like the wave or a pat, I&#8217;ll take that.&#8221;
&#8220;Definitely no mouth kissing,&#8221; Kelly continued, as footage played showing the kiss heard around the world from the SOTU. &#8220;Gross. I don&#8217;t know where your mouth&#8217;s been, and I don&#8217;t want to know.&#8221;
The host then threw it to her guests to get their thoughts on the matter. National Review writer, Cooke, said &#8220;I have no idea what&#8217;s going on in that clip. It&#8217;s bizarre.&#8221;
While The New York Times reporter, Peters, kept his response short and brief, &#8220;Not in flu season…&#8221;
Kelly and her guests weren&#8217;t the only ones who found the now viral exchange between Biden and Emhoff, not normal, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/is-thisnormal-jill-bidens-kiss-with-vp-harris-husband-goes-viral" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported.
&#8220;Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff greet each other with&#8230; a kiss on the lips?&#8221; Cabot Phillips tweeted. &#8220;Is this&#8230; normal?&#8221;
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Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff greet each other with&#8230; a kiss on the lips?
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&#8220;Jill Biden just kissed Kamala Harris’ husband on the lips,&#8221; Collin Rugg added. &#8220;Didn&#8217;t see that one coming.&#8221;
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Jill Biden just kissed Kamala Harris’ husband on the lips.
Didn’t see that one coming.<a href="https://t.co/LdrD25Gcrt">pic.twitter.com/LdrD25Gcrt</a>
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&#8220;Why did Jill Biden kiss Doug Emhoff on the mouth?&#8221; Arthur Schwartz tweeted.
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Why did Jill Biden kiss Doug Emhoff on the mouth? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SOTU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SOTU</a> <a href="https://t.co/bj3hqpwGAT">pic.twitter.com/bj3hqpwGAT</a>
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While another person on Twitter wrote, &#8220;WHAT IN THE ACTUAL HELL? Did [FLOTUS] and [Second Gentleman] just kiss on live national television? #SOTU #sotu2023.&#8221;
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WHAT IN THE ACTUAL HELL. Did <a href="https://twitter.com/FLOTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FLOTUS</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/SecondGentleman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecondGentleman</a> just kiss on live national television? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SOTU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SOTU</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sotu2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sotu2023</a> <a href="https://t.co/FTlQELmpZG">pic.twitter.com/FTlQELmpZG</a>
&mdash; Prof. Michael Moates, MA, LP, LBA (@moates) <a href="https://twitter.com/moates/status/1623139275414949889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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First lady Jill Biden and second gentleman Douglas Emhoff shared a close kiss at the start of President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden&#8217;s</a> <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/state-of-the-union" target="_blank" rel="noopener">State of the Union</a> address Tuesday night, sparking some attention online.
When FLOTUS greeted Emhoff on Tuesday, some online thought the kiss appeared to be on the lips, instead of a typical cheek kiss — or at the least, a little too intimate.
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It looks like Jill kissed Kamala&#39;s husband on the mouth <a href="https://t.co/qqrAG9Rqge">pic.twitter.com/qqrAG9Rqge</a>
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&#8220;We&#8217;re off to a HOT start,&#8221; Greg Price joked.
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We&#39;re off to a HOT start <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StateOfTheUnion?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StateOfTheUnion</a> <a href="https://t.co/pkXMs9oOci">pic.twitter.com/pkXMs9oOci</a>
&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href="https://twitter.com/greg_price11/status/1623141391692886018?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff greet each other with&#8230; a kiss on the lips? Is this&#8230; normal?&#8221; posed Cabot Phillips, captioning video of the greeting.
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Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff greet each other with&#8230; a kiss on the lips?
Is this&#8230; normal? <a href="https://t.co/HX5p74fJHw">pic.twitter.com/HX5p74fJHw</a>
&mdash; Cabot Phillips (@cabot_phillips) <a href="https://twitter.com/cabot_phillips/status/1623139547109376002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Jill Biden just kissed Kamala Harris’ husband on the lips,&#8221; Collin Rugg remarked. &#8220;Didn’t see that one coming.&#8221;
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Jill Biden just kissed Kamala Harris’ husband on the lips.
Didn’t see that one coming.<a href="https://t.co/LdrD25Gcrt">pic.twitter.com/LdrD25Gcrt</a>
&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href="https://twitter.com/CollinRugg/status/1623140421366059008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;Why did Jill Biden kiss Doug Emhoff on the mouth?&#8221; Arthur Schwartz asked.
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Why did Jill Biden kiss Doug Emhoff on the mouth? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SOTU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SOTU</a> <a href="https://t.co/bj3hqpwGAT">pic.twitter.com/bj3hqpwGAT</a>
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&#8220;WHAT IN THE ACTUAL HELL,&#8221; another Twitter user posted. &#8220;Did [FLOTUS] and [Second Gentleman] just kiss on live national television? #SOTU #sotu2023.&#8221;
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WHAT IN THE ACTUAL HELL. Did <a href="https://twitter.com/FLOTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FLOTUS</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/SecondGentleman?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SecondGentleman</a> just kiss on live national television? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SOTU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SOTU</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/sotu2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#sotu2023</a> <a href="https://t.co/FTlQELmpZG">pic.twitter.com/FTlQELmpZG</a>
&mdash; Prof. Michael Moates, MA, LP, LBA (@moates) <a href="https://twitter.com/moates/status/1623139275414949889?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2023</a></blockquote>
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During the address, Biden will <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-state-of-the-union-excerpts-released-weve-been-sent-here-to-finish-the-job" target="_blank" rel="noopener">brag</a> about the economy despite Americans <a href="https://apnews.com/article/inflation-biden-health-economy-only-on-ap-65540cfa0f493ca94afd1fefd69df33e" target="_blank" rel="noopener">feeling</a> economic pain under the Democratic administration.
“As I stand here tonight, we have created a record 12 million new jobs — more jobs created in two years than any president has ever created in four years,” POTUS said.
The president also swiped at the wealthy not paying their &#8220;fair share,&#8221; and the tax code being unfair.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-touts-americas-possibilities-in-state-of-the-union-address" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Biden Touts America’s ‘Possibilities’ In State Of The Union Address</a>

President Biden Delivers State Of The Union Address

‘Is This…Normal?’: Jill Biden’s Kiss With VP Harris’ Husband Goes Viral

Jill Biden’s Close Kiss With VP Harris’ Husband Douglas Emhoff Gains Attention Online

First lady <a href="https://dailywire.com/news/jill-biden-reveals-frustrations-to-donors-so-many-things-thrown-his-way/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jill Biden</a> underwent a procedure at Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Wednesday — commonly known as Mohs surgery — to remove a small lesion above her right eye. The lesion was confirmed by the president&#8217;s physician to be basal cell carcinoma, or skin cancer.
According to a <a href="https://www.skincancer.org/treatment-resources/mohs-surgery/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">description</a> from SkinCancer.org, Mohs surgery is named for its pioneer — Frederic E. Mohs, MD — and allows the greatest number of cancer cells to be removed, promoting the highest overall cure rate resulting in minimal scarring and damage to healthy tissue.
According to the memorandum issued by Kevin O&#8217;Connor, D.O., FAAFP Physician to the President, the surgery was a success and all cancerous tissue was removed.
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Update on First Lady Jill Biden’s health following a medical procedure today at Walter Reed -&gt; <a href="https://t.co/DYKsvL5iP1">pic.twitter.com/DYKsvL5iP1</a>
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&#8220;The procedure confirmed that the small lesion was basal cell carcinoma,&#8221; the memo read. &#8220;All cancerous tissue was successfully removed and the margins were clear of any residual skin cancer cells. We will monitor the area closely as it heals, but do not anticipate any more procedures will be needed.&#8221;
O&#8217;Connor also noted that, while the first lady was undergoing the procedure on her eyelid, a second area of concern was identified — this one on the left side of her chest. The second lesion was also successfully removed, and once again, lab tests confirmed that it was also basal cell carcinoma. Skin cancers, O&#8217;Connor explained in the memo, often spread — and the earlier they are caught, the easier they are to successfully remove.
The president&#8217;s physician concluded the memo by saying that Biden was resting and well on her way to recovery. &#8220;As anticipated, the First Lady is experiencing some facial swelling and bruising, but is in good spirits and is feeling well. She will return to the White House later today.&#8221;
The White House <a href="https://www.skincancer.org/blog/first-lady-jill-biden-undergoes-mohs-surgery/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced last week</a> that the first lady would be undergoing the procedure, and all appears to have gone according to plan.

President Biden And The First Lady Travel To Walter Reed Medical Center

Doctors Remove Lesion From Jill Biden’s Eyelid, Confirm Skin Cancer

Doctors Remove Lesion From Jill Biden's Eyelid, Confirm Basal Cell Carcinoma

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President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> escaped winter&#8217;s chill with a trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands where he and first lady Jill Biden are staying at the home of wealthy donors, according to multiple reports.
Air Force One <a href="http://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/bidens-whisked-away-shortly-after-plane-lands/article_7d1adac1-bc11-53e3-8620-296337cf86ed.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">landed late Tuesday evening</a> at Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix, on which the First Couple are expected to celebrate New Year&#8217;s Eve as much of the country digs itself out of a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/once-in-a-generation-type-event-bomb-cyclone-targets-united-states-cancelling-flights" target="_blank" rel="noopener">massive Arctic blast</a> and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/thousands-stranded-as-southwest-cancels-two-thirds-of-post-christmas-flights" target="_blank" rel="noopener">flight cancellations</a> leave thousands of travelers stranded.
The Bidens have made the Caribbean island a regular vacation destination over the years, and they are residing at a familiar spot this week as the forecast calls for sun and temperatures hovering between the low 70s and 80s Fahrenheit.
&#8220;As they have done previously, the President and the First Lady are staying at the home of their friends Bill and Connie Neville,&#8221; <a href="https://twitter.com/DevonHeinen/status/1608133960902795264" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the White House told reporters</a>.
Bill Neville is a tech executive and his wife Connie is a self-employed designer, per reports from <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/28/politics/biden-st-croix-vacation/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CNN</a> and <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11579783/The-St-Croix-vacation-home-Biden-staying-free-owned-billionaire-Democratic-donor.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Daily Mail</a>. As <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/28/biden-staying-at-st-croix-villa-of-donors-who-got-state-dinner-invite/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">noted by the New York Post</a>, the Bidens are not paying to stay at the villa, which has an in-ground pool and direct beach access, and the their vacation comes a few weeks after the Nevilles&#8217; names <a href="https://www.axios.com/2022/12/02/biden-state-dinner-guest-list-full" target="_blank" rel="noopener">appeared on the celebrity-packed guest list</a> for the president&#8217;s first state dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron on December 1.
Federal Election Commission records show <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?committee_id=C00703975&amp;committee_id=C00744946&amp;contributor_name=Connie+Neville&amp;contributor_name=NEVILLE%2C+WILLIAM+V.&amp;contributor_name=William+Neville" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than $10,000 in contributions</a> in 2020 by &#8220;William&#8221; Neville and Connie Neville from the Virgin Islands to Biden for President, the Biden Victory Fund, as well as contributions to the campaigns of various Republican and Democratic candidates over the years.
The arrangement for this week&#8217;s stay at the Nevilles&#8217; villa led Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton to raise concerns about the potential for corruption. The conservative watchdog alluded to the controversy surrounding the foreign business activities of first son Hunter Biden, dealings from which <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/04/05/joe-biden-claims-he-and-son-hunter-biden-never-talked-foreign-business/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the White House</a> has distanced the president.
“Hunter’s laptop and other evidence show Biden’s record of converting his public office into private gain,” Fitton said, <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/12/28/biden-staying-at-st-croix-villa-of-donors-who-got-state-dinner-invite/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to the New York Post</a>. “So it is no surprise Biden is getting a free luxury vacation from a wealthy donor who ‘coincidentally’ received primo White House state dinner tickets.”
Anticipations are high among Democrats, as the president is likely going to make a decision about running for reelection in 2024 after the holidays, White House Chief of Staff <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-06/biden-likely-to-announce-re-election-after-holidays-klain-says?leadSource=uverify%20wall" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ron Klain said this month</a>. The Bidens are expected to return to Washington, D.C., on January 2.

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This article is a companion piece to today’s Morning Wire Afternoon Update. To listen to the podcast version, click <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/podcasts/morning-wire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>.
Chinese Protests Continue
Protests across China are continuing as thousands of demonstrators are lashing out in response to the Chinese Communist Party’s &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-releases-tepid-statement-on-protests-in-china" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Zero COVID</a>&#8221; policy. Ten people died in an apartment fire late last week, and citizens claim that the CCP blocked emergency workers from the area due to the country’s COVID policies.
Fauci Blames Trump For China&#8217;s Dishonesty
Outgoing National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci said this week on NBC&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; that it is possible that COVID came from a lab, but reiterated that he believes there is evidence the virus might have occurred naturally. Fauci also blamed former President Trump’s “accusatory” relationship with the Chinese for the communist nation’s refusal to be transparent about the virus:
“If you look at the anti-China approach that clearly the Trump administration had right from the very beginning and the accusatory nature, the Chinese are gonna flinch back and say, &#8220;No, I&#8217;m sorry. We&#8217;re not gonna talk to you about it.&#8221;
Fauci added that the U.S. should &#8220;keep the politics of out of&#8221; trying to determine COVID&#8217;s origins.
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Anthony Fauci says &quot;the anti-China approach that clearly the Trump administration had right from the very beginning&quot; is why the Chinese Communist Party still has not been honest about COVID&#39;s origin. <a href="https://t.co/9rxxI8aFze">pic.twitter.com/9rxxI8aFze</a>
&mdash; RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1596912230284419078?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 27, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Democrat Senator Throws Cold Water On Biden Gun Power Grab
Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-senate-dem-admits-biden-probably-doesnt-have-the-votes-to-ram-through-gun-control-in-lame-duck-session" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> the press that President Biden has “probably not” secured the needed 60 votes to pass gun control in the lame-duck session of Congress. Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday, Murphy threw cold water on Biden‘s hopes to pass an assault weapons ban.
“I’m glad that President Biden is going to be pushing us to take a vote on an assault weapons ban, The House has already passed it. It’s sitting in front of the Senate,&#8221; Murphy said. &#8220;Does it have 60 votes in the Senate right now? Probably not. But let’s see if we can try to get that number as close to 60 as possible. If we don’t have the votes, then we will talk to Senator Schumer and maybe come back next year with maybe an additional senator and see if we can do better.”
Buffalo Shooter Pleads Guilty
The suspect charged with murdering ten people during a mass shooting in May at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-buffalo-shooter-pleads-guilty-to-domestic-terrorism-and-hate-crime-charges" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pleaded guilty</a> on Monday morning on all charges.
The 19-year-old man – who we will not name in accordance with Daily Wire policy intended to deprive mass shooters of notoriety – pleaded guilty to all charges in the grand jury indictment, including murder, murder as a hate crime, and hate-motivated domestic terrorism.
Hawaii&#8217;s Largest Volcano Explodes
Hawaii’s largest active volcano began <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hawaiis-largest-active-volcano-erupts-ash-fall-warning-issued" target="_blank" rel="noopener">erupting</a> Sunday night, with lava flow warnings issued to the surrounding area. The eruption of Mauna Loa, considered the world’s largest active volcano, was detected at approximately 11:30 p.m. local time inside the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.
The volcano has erupted 33 times since officials began documenting its activity in 1843. Its lava flows have reached the ocean eight times since 1868.
&#8220;We The People&#8221; Christmas At White House
First Lady Jill Biden <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/28/politics/jill-biden-white-house-holiday-decorations/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">revealed</a> that the White House’s holiday decor theme this year is “We the People.” Over 150 volunteers from around the nation helped decorate the White House over a week.
Avian Flu Hits Nebraska
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture <a href="https://www.blackhillsfox.com/2022/11/28/bird-flu-prompts-slaughter-18m-chickens-nebraska/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Saturday that another 1.8 million chickens must be killed after a case of bird flu was found on an egg-laying farm in the state. This comes after more than 50 million birds were slaughtered nationwide earlier this year due to outbreaks.
Heritage Foundation Spends Big To Protect Religious Freedom
The Heritage Foundation spent more than $1 million on national TV ads over Thanksgiving weekend, encouraging U.S. senators to vote against the new bill codifying same-sex marriage until new religious liberty protections are added to the bill.
The U.S. Senate has a cloture vote on the Respect for Marriage Act Monday but has faced backlash from those who say it will punish religious organizations and non-profits.
Heritage president Kevin Roberts <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/heritage-launches-campaign-run-ads-against-gay-marriage-bill-during-nfl-college-football-games" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> Fox News, “This legislation does not add one additional benefit to same-sex couples in the United States; it’s an attack that sets the stage to take rights away from people of faith.”
&#8220;Gaslighting&#8221; is 2022&#8217;s Word Of The Year
And, Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary has <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/merriam-websters-2022-word-of-the-year-is-gaslighting" target="_blank" rel="noopener">officially declared</a> the 2022 word of the year. It’s “gaslighting.”
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Monday

Monday Afternoon Update: Chinese Protests, Fauci Blames Trump, Heritage Foundation Spends Big On Religious Freedom

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President <a href="http://dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> called <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/philadelphia" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Philadelphia</a> Phillies fans “virulent” and “obnoxious” on Tuesday.
The comments occurred ahead of the Phillies taking on the Houston Astros in the third game of the World Series. The former team won the first game 6 to 5, while the latter team won the second game 5 to 2.
Associated Press White House Correspondent Zeke Miller <a href="https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/1587554183682703360" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported</a> on social media that the commander-in-chief called enthusiasts of the baseball franchise “the most virulent, obnoxious fans in the world” during a fundraiser for Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist. He added that he would be “sleeping alone” if he failed to support Philadelphia teams since his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, is a fan of her hometown sports.
The First Lady is slated to attend the fourth game of the World Series since the event will honor those affected by cancer, according to a <a href="https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/phillies-fan-jill-biden-to-attend-world-series-game-4/3408329/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from NBC 10 Philadelphia. The Biden administration recently announced <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-vows-cancer-moonshot-but-heres-what-his-own-cancer-charity-spent-on-research" target="_blank" rel="noopener">efforts</a> to battle the disease.
Far beyond its sports franchises, Philadelphia and the Keystone State are in the national spotlight ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. The commonwealth’s Senate race is presently a tossup between Democratic Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz.
The two nominees participated last week in the contest’s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/confident-oz-and-struggling-fetterman-clash-in-pennsylvania-senate-debate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">first and only debate</a>. Fetterman, who has struggled with cognition following a stroke in May, floundered and offered incoherent responses as moderators questioned him on his record and policy agenda.
Oz, repeatedly raising examples of conversations he has shared with Pennsylvanians over the past several months, blasted Fetterman, who did not commit during the debate to releasing his medical records, on his absence from the campaign. In turn, Fetterman criticized Oz for his longtime residence in New Jersey. Even with a closed captioning system positioned behind the moderators designed to aid his auditory processing, Fetterman struggled to remain coherent.
Conservative and liberal pundits largely concurred that Fetterman’s poor performance and lack of transparency regarding his health were concerning. The Oz campaign later hired a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/oz-parks-mobile-billboard-playing-debate-against-fetterman-outside-democrat-fundraiser" target="_blank" rel="noopener">mobile billboard</a> to park outside of a Fetterman fundraiser attended by Biden to play the debate in its entirety. “Pennsylvanians deserve to see this debate as much as possible since John Fetterman ducked six others,” Oz campaign communications director Brittany Yanick said in a statement. “He won’t be able to escape it during his fundraiser with the inflator-in-chief.”
Multiple <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/first-post-debate-poll-shows-oz-breaking-away-with-nearly-3-point-lead-in-pennsylvania" target="_blank" rel="noopener">polls</a> taken after the debate showed Oz with a newfound lead over his rival. “Pennsylvanians are rallying around Dr. Oz&#8217;s message of restoring balance to Washington because they know Dr. Oz will help to finally lower inflation and gas prices, protect our communities, and improve the lives of all Americans,” Yanick said in another statement.
When asked during the debate about which team they would support in the October 30 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles, Fetterman expressed support for the former franchise while Oz backed the latter. The Eagles defeated the Steelers 35 to 13.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is presently leading Republican State Senator Doug Mastriano. The candidate has received <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-governor-candidate-breaks-pennsylvanias-campaign-spending-record-republican-spends-less-than-10-as-much" target="_blank" rel="noopener">little support</a> from establishment Republicans even as Shapiro broke the commonwealth’s gubernatorial campaign spending record.

St Louis Cardinals v Philadelphia Phillies – Game 5

Biden Calls Phillies Fans ‘Virulent’ And ‘Obnoxious’

Biden Gives His Take On Phillies Fans

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Something very interesting happened last week when President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> and first lady Jill Biden flew down to Florida to witness firsthand the damage done by Hurricane Ian.
No, it wasn&#8217;t that Biden toured with Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, a possible preview of the 2024 presidential contest.
It was Jill Biden&#8217;s shoes.
An eagle-eyed Twitterer caught the fact that Jill Biden was wearing high heels on the tour, posting a picture of her along with one of former first lady Melania Trump, who also wore heels when she toured damage in Texas during her husband&#8217;s term.
&#8220;Only one of these photos garnered wall to wall press coverage about the First Lady’s outfit choice,&#8221; Ben Goldey <a href="https://twitter.com/BenGoldey/status/1577690424738709505">tweeted</a>.
No one said a word about Jill&#8217;s shoe choice, but hoo boy did the media go crazy when Melania wore them.
“Melania Trump, Off to Texas, Finds Herself on Thin Heels,&#8221; The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/29/fashion/melania-trump-hurricane-harvey-heels-texas.html">wrote</a> on August 29, 2017.
&#8220;When is a shoe not just a shoe?&#8221; Vanessa Friedman wrote.
&#8220;When it is a pair of very high, needle-thin heels worn by the first lady of the United States on her way to the site of a natural disaster. Then it becomes a symbol for what many see as the disconnect between the Trump administration and reality; another example of the way in which this president and his family continue to define &#8216;appropriate&#8217; their own way; and an excuse for partisan name-calling,&#8221; she wrote.
<a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/melania-trump-hurricane-harvey-stilettos">Vogue</a> piled on in a piece headlined: “Melania Trump’s Hurricane Stilettos, and the White House’s Continual Failure to Understand Optics.”
&#8220;While the nation is riveted by images of thousands of Texans wading with their possessions, their pets, their kids, in chest-high water, desperately seeking refuge; while a government official recommends that those who insist on sheltering in place write their names and social security numbers on their arms, Melania Trump is heading to visit them in footwear that is a challenge to walk in on dry land,&#8221; Lynn Yaeger wrote.
It went on and on.
“Melania Trump Gets Backlash for Wearing Heels to Help Hurricane Victims,&#8221; Harper’s Bazaar <a href="https://www.harpersbazaar.com/culture/politics/a12119130/melania-trump-hurricane-harvey-heels-backlash/">wrote</a>. “Melania Trump Wears Her Stilettos to Tour Houston Flood Zone, No Joke,&#8221; Hollywood Reporter <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/melania-trump-stilettos-houston-flood-zone-1033584/">wrote</a>.
And writer Kenzie Bryant <a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2017/08/melania-trump-hurricane-harvey-heels">wrote</a> in Vanity Fair, &#8220;Who Wears Stilettos to a Hurricane? Melania Trump.&#8221;
But Bryant&#8217;s piece included an &#8220;update&#8221; (not correction, mind you). &#8220;Update (August 29, 2017 at 1:12 p.m.): Melania Trump changed en route into more sensible footwear&#8230;.&#8221;
So wait, she wore heels walking from the White House to the Marine One helicopter on the South Lawn and changed her footwear on Air Force One?
That&#8217;s right. She changed her whole outfit and donned a pair of white Adidas sneakers for the hurricane damage tour, according to Inside Edition.
What is most interesting about it all is that Jill Biden got very different coverage, showing the double standard of the liberal media.
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&#8220;Jill Biden Gets Sharply Suited With Striped Bow Pumps for Florida Visit After Hurricane Ian,&#8221; Footwear News <a href="https://footwearnews.com/2022/fashion/womens/jill-biden-ron-desantis-bow-pumps-hurricane-ian-florida-1203354122/">wrote</a>.
&#8220;When it came to footwear, Biden completed her look with a set of whimsical pumps. Her pointed-toe style — now a signature of hers as the first lady — appeared to feature pink and yellow floral uppers with a ruched texture, triangular toes,&#8221; the site wrote.
But the conservative site The Free Beacon gave Jill the Melania <a href="https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/jill-bided-hurricane-heel-scandal/">treatment</a>. &#8220;Who Wears Heels to a Hurricane? Dr. Jill Biden,&#8221; the headline said. &#8220;Tone-deaf doesn&#8217;t even begin to describe the first lady&#8217;s wardrobe choice,&#8221; said the subhead.
The piece also included its own &#8220;update&#8221;: &#8220;UPDATE: Dr. Jill was still wearing the same flashy heels after landing in Florida to survey the hurricane damage. (At least Melania had the decency to change into sneakers.) By contrast, Gov. Ron DeSantis&#8217; (R., Fla.) wife Casey wore sensible flats.&#8221;
So to sum up, Jill Biden actually wore high heels to tour hurricane damage while Melania Trump just wore them on the helicopter and plane before changing into &#8220;sensible footwear&#8221; &#8212; and the media blew up Melania!?
Same as it ever was.
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Joseph Curl has covered politics for 35 years, including 12 years as White House correspondent for a national newspaper. He was also the a.m. editor of the Drudge Report for four years. Send tips to josephcurl@dailywire.com and follow him on Twitter @josephcurl.

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