{"id":8178,"date":"2025-07-10T18:55:50","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=8178"},"modified":"2025-07-10T18:55:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:55:50","slug":"book-jill-biden-gained-political-power-as-joe-biden-faded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=8178","title":{"rendered":"Book: Jill Biden Gained Political Power As Joe Biden Faded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"70\" data-end=\"499\">A new book titled <em data-start=\"88\" data-end=\"159\">2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America<\/em> explores the Biden administration\u2019s unraveling and the growing political influence of First Lady Jill Biden. Written by journalists Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, and Isaac Arnsdorf, the book suggests that Jill Biden\u2019s ascent coincided with her husband\u2019s decline, particularly as concerns over President Joe Biden\u2019s cognitive state intensified.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"916\">Jill\u2019s top aide, Anthony Bernal, emerged as a powerful figure within the White House, operating closely alongside her. According to the book, Bernal often acted on Jill Biden\u2019s behalf, blurring the lines between his opinions and hers. His refusal to testify before a congressional committee investigating the alleged cover-up of Biden\u2019s mental health prompted a subpoena, as executive privilege didn\u2019t apply to him.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"918\" data-end=\"1259\">The book also highlights a \u201cnear-total ban\u201d on discussing Hunter Biden within the West Wing, especially during his federal trial in June 2024. Despite a demanding travel schedule, Jill Biden prioritized attending the trial, catching staff off guard with her unannounced appearances and asserting her independence from White House operations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1479\">Jill became her husband\u2019s most vocal defender following his widely criticized debate performance against Donald Trump. \u201cJoe isn\u2019t just the right person for the job,\u201d she told donors. \u201cHe\u2019s the only person for the job.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1481\" data-end=\"1739\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The authors describe Jill as a protective spouse, managing details of the president\u2019s schedule and confronting staff when necessary. As pressure mounted for Biden to step aside, Jill stood firm: dropping out, the book reveals, \u201cwas not even a consideration.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new book titled 2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America explores the Biden administration\u2019s unraveling and the growing political influence of&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Book: Jill Biden Gained Political Power As Joe Biden Faded - magazine24<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/negatius.biz\/?p=8178\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Book: Jill Biden Gained Political Power As Joe Biden Faded - 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