"Why Is Jill Running the First Biden Cabinet Meeting in Nearly a Year?"
"Joe Biden, knowing that this was unusual, tried to say it wasn't. 'And, uhhh, here across previous administrations, First Ladies have attended these meetings for specific reasons,' he said. 'This is the first time Jill has joined us, and it goes to show how important the issue is when she's about to speak to the both of us.'
"I'm sorry, but this isn't normal.
"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."
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I was only sorry that the Cabinet members didn't get up and walk out en masse.
Do we have to put up with a pretend-President for the next few months as well? And if (heaven forbid!) Kamala Harris is elected, will her husband chair her Cabinet meetings?
Vote for Donald Trump!
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