First Lady Jill Biden was personally offended by the special counsel’s report alleging that the president couldn’t remember when their son died.
She played a role in crafting a personal statement defending the president, which raised significant campaign funds.
“I don’t know what this Special Counsel was trying to achieve,” Jill wrote.
Her response emphasized the personal impact of their son’s death and criticized the attacks on the president’s age.
“We should give everyone grace, and I can’t imagine someone would try to use our son’s death to score political points. If you’ve experienced a loss like that, you know that you don’t measure it in years — you measure it in grief. May 30th is a day forever etched on our hearts. It shattered me, it shattered our family,” she said.
“If the special counsel is going to use her dead son as a political weapon, she’s going to have something to say about it — so she said it,” a senior campaign adviser said.
Jill Biden is expected to actively campaign and fundraise for her husband in the coming months.
“As she has been for all of the President’s campaigns, the First Lady will be an effective messenger on the trail,” Biden campaign spokesman Seth Schuster said.
“As a teacher, mom, and grandmother, she’s uniquely positioned to connect with key constituencies across the country and speak to the President’s vision for America. The First Lady’s trusted voice will be crucial in mobilizing the voters we need to win in November.”
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