Jill Biden tries to drag Joe away from reporters on the way to Marine One
Jill Biden tries to drag Joe away from reporters on the way to Marine One
Jill Biden on Wednesday gave her husband Joe Biden a nudge to stop talking to reporters and board Marine One for their trip to Wisconsin . President Biden was taking questions from the press on the South Lawn of the White House as the first lady stood to the side, patiently waiting for him. But after a few minutes she walked over to get the chatty president, nudging him to stop talking and to board the presidential helicopter.
Jill, wearing a pink coat, smiled as she fetched the president. She didn’t speak but gestured with her head to the waiting helicopter.
The president wrapped up his remarks and walked over to his wife, taking her hand to traverse the lawn and board Marine One with her.
Biden, whose forehead was marked with ashes for the Catholic holiday Ash Wednesday, was answering a question about abortion policy in America when his wife interrupted him that it was time to go. ‘I don’t want to get into a debate with you on theology,’ Biden said as Jill came over to fetch him. ‘Well, anyway, I’m not going to make a judgment for other people,’ he added.
Biden, a practicing Catholic, has described his position on abortion as ‘middle of the road’ in the past but he has defended abortion policy during his tenure in the White House, keeping him in lockstep with most Democrats.
Biden also said he privately received ashes from a cardinal Wednesday morning before his trip and that he prayed for the people of the Ukraine. Ash Wednesday is a holy day of obligation in the Catholic Church and marks the beginning of Lent, a time of fasting and prayer leading up to the Easter holiday.
‘I was with the cardinal this morning. He came over and he gave me ashes. We both prayed for that, for the people of Ukraine,’ Biden said. He also said he gave up sweets for Lent, including his beloved ice cream. ‘All sweets and you know me, I start off with dessert. No ice cream, nothing,’ he said.
The first couple were only five minutes behind schedule leaving the White House for their day trip to Wisconsin where the two will promote the benefits of the bipartisan infrastructure law.
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