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Media react to Jill Biden's Vogue appearance: 'I thought this was
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The timing of Vogue including First Lady Jill Biden on the cover of
its August issue Monday sparked intense reaction on both the right and
the left following her husband's disastrous debate performance last
week.
The highly favorable piece from the liberal magazine with the cover
line, "We will decide our future," was already completed pre-debate,
but was updated Sunday when Vogue spoke to the First Lady about
President Biden's future in the White House. Biden told the magazine
that her husband "will always do what's best for the country" and that
her family will not allow the president's brutal debate performance to
define his presidency and will "continue to fight."
"The debate on June 27 spurred a discussion about whether President
Joe Biden should remain the Democratic nominee," Vogue wrote in a note
at the top of the cover story. "Dr. Jill Biden, the first lady and
Vogue's August cover subject, has fiercely defended her husband and
stood by him. Reached by phone on June 30 at Camp David, where the
Biden family had gathered for the weekend, she told Vogue that they
'will not let those 90 minutes define the four years he's been
president. We will continue to fight.'"
First lady Jill Biden arrives at federal court, Tuesday, June 4, 2024,
in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Since Biden's showing against former President Trump last week, calls
from _liberal media allies_ have abounded for the president to drop
out of the race over concerns about his mental fitness and cognitive
ability. There have also been reports of concerned donors and
_Democratic Party "panic"_ over his performance, but the campaign has
thus far held firm that Biden isn't going anywhere.
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The Vogue story focused on interviews and photos done before the
debate, which lauded the First Family, framing the race between Biden
and Trump as one between democracy and tyranny. Anna Wintour, Vogue's
longtime Editor-in-Chief, has held multiple fundraisers for the
president.
When Vogue went live on Monday with its August magazine cover, the
comments on the fashion magazine's post were largely critical of what
they believed to be an overtly political editorial move.
Instagram influencer Alexandra Peirce posted in the comments: "I
swear, I thought this was satire. Lmfaooooooo how embarrassing."
"Read the room, Vogue. No one is buying into your propaganda for
inflation, WW3 and illegals," one user said.
"Those 90 minutes most definitely did define the last 4 years of this
administration!" a third reader said.
Many users commented about how Former First Lady Melania Trump, who
was shunned by the magazine, never graced the magazine's cover as is
tradition for first ladies. Notably, Biden's August cover story is her
third appearance in Vogue during Joe Biden's four-year term in office.
"Melania Trump is an actual super model who speaks 5 languages but
she's NEVER been on the cover of Vogue. Jill Biden commits vicious
elder abuse on the world stage and now has two Vogue covers to show
for it. Congrats Jill, you'll be great in 'The Devil Wears Depends,'"
Fox News host Jimmy Failla wrote on X.
"Jill Biden, who has been covering up her husband's dementia for years
and is guilty of elder abuse, is on the cover of Vogue for July. This
is why she and Hunter won't tell him to step down, they won't matter
the minute he says he isn't running," OutKick founder Clay Travis
posted to X.
C.J. Pearson, a co-chair of the GOP Youth Advisory Council, said on X:
"Outside of how tone deaf this following Joe Biden's disastrous debate
performance, it is even more absurd that Jill Biden somehow graced the
cover of Vogue and @MELANIATRUMP was never given the opportunity."
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Janice Min, the editor-in-chief of Ankler Media, who was previously
editor of The Hollywood Reporter and Us Weekly, told the New York
Times that it is "not a great look when the president refuses to give
news outlets one-on-one interviews but his wife has her third Vogue
cover during an election where voters are saying over and over again
it is all about the economy."
First lady Jill Biden departs from federal court, Wednesday, June 5,
2024, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
"Is the Vogue audience really the path to victory in Michigan,
Wisconsin and Nevada?" she asked. Min noted that Wintour is a well-
known Democrat and Biden supporter.
"In an era where trust is in question, and Donald Trump is telling
people the system is rigged and people believe him, I have to wonder
about the wisdom of speaking through a publication edited by one of
Joe Biden's biggest fund-raisers," Min added.
A representative for Vogue and Wintour told the New York Times: "It's
no secret that Anna has been a supporter of Democratic campaigns for
decades. Our August cover story is a look at the tremendous work Dr.
Biden has done, and the most urgent issues in 2024 and beyond."
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An article in The Washington Post, in contrast, described the image as
"saintly" which "burnishes the image of the first lady as dedicated,
but not arrogant."
"Pure," the outlet continued. "A savior, even: the only person who
truly has her husband's ear. Who can convince him whether he should
press ahead with a campaign in deep crisis since last week's debate,
or step aside."
While Vogue describes Jill as "down-to-earth Dr. B" fighting to meet
the needs of American's "core values," the first lady's cover outfit,
a white Ralph Lauren tuxedo dress and Irene Neuwirth earrings retail
for around $10,000. In the Vogue interview, Biden also admits that her
"go-to clothes for traveling" are knit cashmere dresses by luxury
fashion designer Gabriela Hearst, which retail for $1,550 a piece. She
said she has them in all nine colors.
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"It will dismay the candidate's detractors from both parties — people
always anger at the sight of expensive clothes, forgetting the reach
and potential for revelatory image-making of women's magazines like
Vogue, and the religious undertones are startling," the Post article
said.
The New York Post editorial board went so far as to say that Jill
Biden's Vogue appearance proves she is "clinging to the reins of
power."
"Staying in the race can't be good for Joe Biden's failing health; it
puts him on course to end his career in a landslide, humiliated after
trying to hang on when he obviously can't function," the editorial
said.
First lady Jill Biden exits the Executive One Foxtrot upon her arrival
at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi. ((Photo
by John Ochieng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images))
"But Jill wants him to 'continue to fight' because she has her eye on
_four_ Vogue covers in a second term," it read.
The Washington Examiner wrote "First lady Jill Biden's appearance on
the cover of Monday's _Vogue_ magazine would be darkly humorous if it
weren't so disturbing and condescending."
"These alarming moments circulated on social media and in the news,
with many pundits opining that it was Jill, not Joe, who so badly
wants 'four more years,'" the article wrote. "Her tone-deaf appearance
on the cover of _Vogue_ confirms these speculations, but it's the
contents of the in-depth article that prove just how out of touch with
reality she and her avid supporters really are. "
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House and to Vogue for
comment, but did not immediately hear back.
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_Fox News' David Rutz contributed to this report._
Kendall Tietz is a Production Assistant with Fox News Digital.
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