President Biden gives a thumbs up as he walks with first lady Jill Biden to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, July 14, 2023. (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
"The remark might’ve surprised some in the audience, but it drew little more than a shrug from a spokesman, who explained that the senator was ‘frankly totally in love with his wife,’" the book continued.
"American Woman," authored by New York Times White House correspondent Katie Rogers, will be released Tuesday and documents how the role of first lady has evolved in the 21st century, focusing on Jill Biden’s tenure in the White House.
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Excerpts of the book, including the president’s comments regarding "good sex" as the key to a happy marriage, have since been mocked and panned by critics on social media.
"Joe Biden, a man who can barely walk up a set of stairs, says the key to his marriage is "’good sex,’" X account Not The Bee tweeted.
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Sen.-elect Biden and wife Neilia cut his 30th birthday cake at a party in Wilmington, Nov. 20, 1972. His son, Hunter, waits for the first piece. (Getty Images)
Jill Biden, however, was hesitant about the relationship, the book argues, as she was freshly divorced at 23 after a "counterfeit love" with her first husband.
"The idea of marrying Joe, a thirty-two-year-old widower still knitting his family back together, was daunting. Which is why it took Joe five marriage proposals before she finally said yes," the book continues.
Beau Biden also reportedly encouraged the relationship, saying, "Dad, we think we should marry Jill," when he was 7 years old.
Joe and Jill Biden married in 1977, and Beau and Hunter began calling the future first lady "Mom," while referring to their deceased mother as "Mommy."
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"When Jill married Joe in June 1977, the boys came with them on a mini honeymoon, taking their own room in a hotel suite," the book continues.
Joe and Jill Biden will mark their 47th wedding anniversary in June.
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