Jill Biden accuses press of double standard in coverage of husband, Trump

Former first lady Jill Biden accused the media of applying a “double standard” in its coverage of her husband, former President Biden, when compared to President Trump.

Biden, while promoting her memoir last month, was asked during a Q&A session about media coverage during her husband’s presidency. She said the former president would have been “excoriated” had he been responsible for much of what is happening under the current administration.

“You know, if Joe would have done any one of the things that are occurring now, I mean he would have been excoriated,” she told “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg, who moderated the discussion.

“But, you know, it’s just there, it’s like there’s a double standard. And that I don’t think is fair or was fair,” Biden added.

The former first lady also suggested the Biden administration could have........

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