Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Is it true that 'The View' suggested Jill Biden for surgeon general?

 “So you have two choices,” she continued. “You have my husband, Joe, who you all know who has integrity, he’s strong, he’s steady, he’s a leader, he’s smart, he’s energetic, or you have chaos.”  Jill Biden on 'The View,'

On 'The View,' Jill Biden Addresses Critics of Joe Biden's Age: 'This Election Is About Character' (VIDEO)    "First lady Jill Biden joined the hosts of The View today to champion her husband’s achievements in the White House (and draw a strong contrast between him and his opponent, who at least two cohosts refuse to name these days)." . . .

Tulsi Gabbard: I know who’s really running the White House — and it’s not Joe Biden - nj.com  . . ."President Joe Biden may have a seat in the Oval Office, but he’s not running the show according to former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard.
"Gabbard sat down for a recent interview with Tucker Carlson to explain:
"Gabbard: Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are not in office right now, but they still continue to wield immense power in influencing the decisions that are being made.Carlson: Who is running the government? At at this point, it’s obviously not Joe Biden. You think Hillary?
"Gabbard: It’s not a leap of imagination to know that that’s true. When you look at the people who are in Joe Biden’s administration, they are the people who were the right hands for the Obama administration, for President Obama and for Hillary Clinton.
"Hillary Clinton said herself the other day, she said, ‘Oh, yeah, I talked to the White House every day.’ So it’s no shock or surprise who the influences are behind the policies that are coming out of this White House that many people say is the most radical and woke White House that our country has ever seen." . . .

. . . "It’s one thing for a First Lady to use her platform to champion personal causes. Michelle Obama focused on child nutrition, Laura Bush prioritized child literacy, and Hillary Clinton pushed healthcare reform. But leading a cabinet meeting as if she holds actual governmental power is a different story. It doesn’t matter what Jill Biden was there to comment on — what matters is that she was there at all. 

"She’s neither an elected nor appointed official. No one voted for her, and she has no political power, which makes her input on policy completely symbolic and essentially an extension of her husband. But when she shows up to a cabinet meeting, it sends the message that she is the one in charge and that her husband is an extension of her." . . .

While it may be true that past first ladies have participated in Cabinet meetings, the optics of Jill Biden at this meeting at the head of the table, looking and acting like she's running the show, are horrible. I'm sure Biden's handlers in the White House knew that.

Fact Check: Did 'The View' advocate for Jill Biden to become surgeon general? - MEAWW News   . . ."In 2020, Whoopi Goldberg remarked on 'The View' that the future first lady might assume the role of surgeon general if Joe Biden were elected president, referring to her as a "hell of a doctor."

"I'm hoping Dr Jill becomes the surgeon general, his wife," Goldberg said. "Joe Biden's wife. She would never do it, but yeah, she's a hell of a doctor. She's an amazing doctor." . . .

In which way? I would ask. TD

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