Things got awkward for First Lady Dr. Jill Biden during a Wednesday, April 3 appearance on “CBS Mornings,” as CBS host Tony Dokoupil asked her about President Joe Biden’s poor polling results in critical swing states and, far from admitting that the president’s campaign has room for improvement in connecting with swing voters, she insisted that eh’s not losing.
As background, a poll from the Wall Street Journal released on Tuesday, April 2, found that former President Donald Trump has managed to not just gain ground on Biden in a number of critical swing states, but actually overtake him and have a serious shot at winning in 2024. Those states are Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, and North Carolina.
In Michigan, Trump was up 48% to Biden’s 45%, in Pennsylvania he was winning 47% to Biden’s 44%, in the newly purple state of Georgia, he is up 44% to Biden’s 43%, in North Carolina he is up by a surprising margin of 49 % to 43%, in Arizona he’s similarly far ahead, up 47% to 42%, and in and Nevada he’s winning by 48% to 44%.
Yet worse for Biden in the poll was that though he managed to tie with former President Trump in the swing state of Wisconsin, there were no battleground states in the poll in which Biden was ahead, a major change from the 2020 election.
In any case, it was about that poll that CBS host Tony Dokoupil began to ask during the interview. Before he even finished his question, Dr. Jill snapped at him, saying, “no, he’s not losing.” “No, he’s not losing in all the battleground states. He’s coming up,” she snapped at Mr. Dokoupil before he managed to get his full question out.
Continuing, Dr. Jill insisted that President Joe Biden’s campaign is actually doing well and that people will flock to his camp when it comes down to it in November, after the choices are clear. She said, “He’s even or doing better. You know what, once people start to focus in, and they see their two choices, it’s obvious that Joe will win this election.”
Watch Dr. Jill here:
Joking about Dr. Jill’s angry response, one commenter on X (formerly Twitter) wrote, “Say it over and over and click your heels three times Jill, it still won’t make it so. 😂😂😂” Another said, “Oh …we have focused in alright..The truth is clear. Trump 2024. As for you Jill, hang your head in shame for senior abuse. You know it and we know it.”
Another commenter, joking about Dr. Jill, said, “That is one doctor I would not call if I was having a medical emergency.” Still another claimed, “🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 It’s obvious by the many legitimate polls that Donald Trump is clearly the frontrunner for president of the United States in ALL 7 battleground states. I realize that it is a hard pill to swallow for the left, but REALITY is REALITY!!”
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