The role of a first lady has never been officially defined in politics, yet for first lady — and Vogue's latest cover star — Jill Biden, the position seems to carry weight as if it has. The first lady encountered renewed scrutiny following her husband's rocky first debate in June, with some conservative figures likening her steadfast support of an aging president to an unwillingness to let go of her own political power. But in her cover story , published by Vogue on Monday though written pre-debate, first lady Jill Biden is defending her role as the president's closest confidant, fiercest defender and human megaphone.
"If people knew what Joe's done — with the recovery act, and infrastructure, and CHIPS ...
If they knew all of that — I mean, the bridge is being built in their city and they don't know who did it. They don't know who’s getting the lead out of their water. They don't know who's stopping the pipeline going through the parklands.
They don't know," Biden said. "That's why I'm trying to be out there. Why we're all trying.
To say, 'This is what we've achieved, and this is how it affects your life.'" View this post on Instagram A post shared by Vogue (@voguemagazine) In her second solo cover for the magazine, the first being in August 2021, Biden wore a cream silk Ralph Lauren tuxedo dress and teal earrings alongside the quote, "We will decide our future." It's a line the first lady told a crowd of the group Women for Biden at an event Vogue attended — but.