Dr. Jill Biden, Ed.D., has been flying on military aircraft this week between Washington, D.C., France and Delaware to fulfill her obligations as First Lady, attending the White House Picnic, D-Day 80 anniversary, as well as her stepson Hunter’s federal trial in Wilmington, Delaware, involving gun-related charges.
Jill’s travel mileage began to increase earlier this week, when she flew with her husband, Joe Biden, from their vacation home in Rehoboth Beach, Del., on Sunday night to their home in Wilmington, where she attended the trial on Monday ’s first day (her 73rd birthday), while Joe stayed behind to attend a fundraiser alone in Greenwich, Connecticut, on Monday night. Joe then flew back to the White House.
Gill attended the second day of the trial on Tuesday before flying to Washington to join Joe at a congressional picnic at the White House on Tuesday night.
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden arrived for the White House Congressional Picnic on the South Lawn of the White House on Tuesday. pic.twitter.com/OcN3M3voJQ
— Al Drago (@Al_Drago) June 5, 2024
Gill then flew back to Wilmington on Tuesday night for the third day of Hunter’s trial on Wednesday, while Joe flew to France to attend the 80th anniversary commemorations of D-Day and a state visit to French President Emmanuel Macron.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was asked by a reporter about Jill Biden’s travel plans during a press conference aboard Air Force One on Tuesday night as Joe traveled to France. Pierre said stiffly:
Q: Did you know? Is she going back to Wilmington for the third day of the trial?
Multiple sclerosis. Jean-Pierre: I would have to check with the first lady’s office regarding her travel. I just don’t – or – or her – yeah, her trip. I just have nothing to give you right now. so –
After attending Hunter’s trial on Wednesday, Jill flew to France to join Joe for Thursday’s D-Day commemorations in Normandy, where she bravely mentored Joe and did everything she could to protect the country from The utter embarrassment and humiliation of being decompensated at the age of 81.
Awkward pic.twitter.com/3KNLco85hj
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 6, 2024
Bizarre moment during speech to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Joe suddenly doubled over and Jill covered her mouth https://t.co/5CKkoPOxSq pic.twitter.com/NHpIha6y3R
—Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) June 6, 2024
Gill, Ed.D. escorts Joe Biden out, French President Macron stays to greet veterans pic.twitter.com/n4rpRgdbv5
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) June 6, 2024
It was then flown back by a U.S. Air Force C-32 so Gill could attend Hunter’s trial on Friday. Gill plans to immediately return to France on a military plane to attend a state banquet in Paris with Joe on Saturday. Later Sunday, Jill and Joe planned to fly back to Wilmington, where Hunter’s trial will resume Monday.
Reuters White House reporter Jeff Mason posted on Minton, who is attending the trial of Hunter Biden this week, will return to Paris on Saturday for a state visit.
.@America president and @flotes The pair split up at a Paris airport after spending the D-Day anniversary together in Normandy. Dr. Biden boarded her plane and appeared to be heading back to Wilmington, where Hunter Biden is scheduled to go on trial this week. She has been attending the trial. she is…
— Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) June 6, 2024
The New York Times report about Gill’s flight did not mention who paid for her trial-related travel expenses (excerpt):
First lady Jill Biden left President Joe Biden’s side in France on Thursday to return across the Atlantic to Delaware, where Hunter Biden is on trial on gun charges.
The first lady will return to France on Saturday for a state visit, according to Elizabeth Alexander, the first lady’s communications director.
The first lady is wrapping up a high-profile foreign trip in perhaps the most high-profile illustration yet of the Biden family’s personal priorities, which is based in Wilmington, about 3,600 miles from France. J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building 4A Courtroom.
Hunter Biden is on trial for lying about his drug use on a form to buy a gun in October 2018 and illegally possessing a weapon.
The boomerang journey also reflects the determination of the first lady, who is not a blood relative of Hunter Biden but is the woman who raised him from childhood. Over time, she became the pillar of support for her family.
“I’m his mother,” she said in a 2022 interview, when Hunter Biden was under federal investigation. “I mean, I have to support him and love him, and, you know, I’m constantly talking to him, texting him; ‘How are you?’ ‘Cause it’s hard.
Flying across the Atlantic is a testament to how difficult it can be.
On Friday, Fox News raised the question of who would pay for Gill’s frequent flights to participate in the trial:
WATCH: Fox News reports first lady Jill Biden is traveling to and from Hunter Biden’s trial in France, “presumably at the government’s expense… It’s uncertain whether the Biden family will reimburse the U.S. Air Force for the cost.” pic.twitter.com/ngfCdTGBWK
— Conservative War Machine (@WarMachineRR) June 7, 2024
Spectrum News reporter Taylor Popielarz summed up Jill’s travel week succinctly:
“First Lady Jill Biden has had quite a week: • Monday (her birthday): Going to trial for Hunter in Delaware • Tuesday: Going to trial in Delaware, then flying to Washington for Congress Picnic • Wednesday: Return to Delaware for trial, then fly to France overnight • Thursday: D-Day events in France, then fly back to Delaware • Friday: Trial in Delaware, then Return to France • Saturday: Will attend state banquet in France • Sunday: Will complete activities in France and fly back to Delaware”
It’s a pretty big week for First Lady Jill Biden:
• Monday (her birthday): Hunter’s trial in Delaware
• Tuesday: Trial in Delaware, then flew to Washington for congressional picnic
• Wednesday: Return to Delaware for trial, then fly to France overnight
• Thursday: In France… https://t.co/4JVNLGUSOI
— Popielarz (@TaylorPopielarz) June 7, 2024
Jill’s carbon footprint traveling between Rehoboth Beach, Wilmington, DC, Wilmington, Normandy, Wilmington, Paris, and Wilmington must have been enormous, but she was our One of the better ones, so she has a right.
