Jill Biden leads one of lame-duck husband’s last cabinet meetings before hosting Rose Garden party without him (adds signature to official notes)

NY Post ^ | 9/20/24 | Steven Nelson

[Libloather]

WASHINGTON — Who’s in charge here, again?

First lady Jill Biden did most of the talking Friday at the public portion of what may be President Biden’s last Cabinet meeting — before showing the cast of “The West Wing” around the Oval Office and hosting a Rose Garden event without her husband.

“The work is hard and the days are long. And yes, there are times when the weight of all we have before us can just feel too heavy to carry,” Jill, 73, said in the Rose Garden from a podium presidents usually occupy.

“But that’s where the heart lies, where the future is created, side-by-side with our family of true believers,” she said at the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the NBC series.

The first lady spoke alongside actor Martin Sheen, who played President Jed Bartlet, and screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, who extolled Joe Biden — who had already decamped for home in Delaware — for ending his re-election campaign amid a Democratic mutiny over his apparent cognitive decline.

Hours earlier, Jill dominated her husband’s first Cabinet meeting since October 2023 — taking over after brief introductory remarks by the sitting president, who spent much of his two-minute intro speaking about her.

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“We’re grateful that Jill is here today — I heard that clapping, it wasn’t for me,” he went on. “Across previous administrations, first ladies have attended these meetings for specific reasons. This is the first time Jill has joined us, and it goes to show how important the issue is, which she is about to speak to.”

“It’s all yours, kid,” the 46th president signed off.

[Drew68]

Imagine if you would, Trump sleeping in one day while allowing Melania to lead a cabinet meeting.

I'm sure the media would treat this exactly the same way they did when Don Jr. was selling his finger paintings to anonymous "art collectors" for $500k each.

Oh wait, that wasn't Don Jr. That was Hunter Biden and the media celebrated his talent.

[Bob434]

Thanks- my brain went into lockup mode

[Racketeer]

Will she be the one who signs the pardons for Hunter and the rest of the Biden Family?

[Colt1851Navy]

How much worse can she be than Kameltoe, a phony doctor takes over for a sitting VPUS who is a Canadian citizen?

[caww]

Jill Biden leading the first President cabinent meeting in a year as President?

Where's Kamala?