Jill Biden seemingly takes subtle dig at Kamala Harris as she urges WH audience to ‘feel joy now’

During a White House speech, Jill Biden urged the audience to 'feel joy now,' a sentiment that became a buzzword during Kamala Harris’ campaign
UPDATED DEC 13, 2024
First Lady Jill Biden repeated a slogan used by Vice President Kamala Harris during her presidential campaign (Getty Images)
First Lady Jill Biden repeated a slogan used by Vice President Kamala Harris during her presidential campaign (Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC: Jill Biden appeared to be all-in to mock Kamala Harris as she repeated the word “joy” several times during an event at the White House on Wednesday, December 11.

Jill even clarified by noting that the attendees were "reading into" her comments, as per The New York Post.

She was reportedly addressing a conference on advancing women’s health research, where she mentioned the “joy” of the holidays.



 

The specific word was reportedly critical to Harris' campaign as she ran against Donald Trump before losing the 2024 presidential election.

Jill Biden seemingly mocks Kamala Harris' 'joy' line

Jill Biden urged the attendees to take a look at the White House decor for Christmas. She stated, “I hope that you all feel that sense of, you know, peace and light and that, just for a moment, when you leave here today, that you feel — I don’t know — a little — a sense of joy.”

U.S. President Joe Biden (R) reacts as first lady Jill Biden (L) speaks during the first White House conference on women's health research in the East Room of the White House on December 11, 2024 in Washington, DC. Business and philanthropic leaders, academic researchers, women's health advocates, investors, and federal agency representatives come together to continue making progress on improving women's health. Also pictured is Maria Shriver, the former first lady of California (3rd-R). (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Joe Biden (R) reacts as First Lady Jill Biden (L) speaks during the first White House conference on women's health research in the East Room of the White House on December 11, 2024 in Washington, DC (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

“Because I think we all need, like, this — you know, we all need to feel joy now during this — this time of the season, during — just during this time,” she told the people.

The 73-year-old educator, however, added, “You're all reading into that!” which led to a burst of laughter from the audience.

This came as reports have claimed that Jill and the vice president’s relationship went frosty after Joe Biden backed out from the race and Harris took over.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris greets White House staff as she returns to the White House on November 12, 2024, in Washington, DC. Harris had lunch with President Joe Biden at the White House. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Kamala Harris greets White House staff as she returns to the White House on November 12, 2024, in Washington, DC. Harris had lunch with President Joe Biden at the White House (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

However, the change did not benefit the Democratic party as Trump won the race and will soon be taking control of the Oval Office.

Donald Trump calls Jill Biden ‘nice’

Though the White House has always dismissed any tension between the Bidens and Harris, the first family reportedly did not acknowledge her and her husband Doug Emhoff’s presence at the Kennedy Center Honors on Sunday, December 8.

Jill Biden, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff attend the 47th Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center on December 08, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images)
Jill Biden, Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Doug Emhoff attend the 47th Kennedy Center Honors at The Kennedy Center on December 08, 2024 in Washington, DC (Paul Morigi/Getty Images)

In contrast, Jill appeared quite friendly with Trump as they attended the re-opening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris on December 7.

Even the incoming commander-in-chief praised her saying, “Very nice. She couldn’t have been nicer.”

“She was very nice and we had a very nice conversation,” he added.

Netizens reacts to Jill Biden's dig at Kamala Harria

Internet has reacted to Jill Biden’s apparent dig at Kamala Harris by using her 'joy' line.

An X user tweeted, “In political respects, this is absolutely savage 🤣💀.”



 

Another X user wrote, “HOLY S**T! Jill Biden dresses in MAGA red on election day, fawns over Trump at the White House, glazes Trump at Notre-Dame, and is now OPENLY trolling Kamala over her ‘joy’ campaign slogan. Jill is in her ‘give zero f***s’ era, and we’re here for it.”



 

“Along with Dr Jill…  I  am  FEELIN’  THE  JOY!!!!!!!” a third one sarcastically mentioned.



 

An individual remarked, “I'm feeling joy since November 5th,” referring to the date when the US election happened.



 

Another commented, “Wow, Dr. Biden really doesn't like Kamala!”



 

“She voted for Trump lol,” a tweet read.



 

“Don’t forget that she ignored her completely at the Kennedy Center this past wknd,” another user added.



 

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