his ultimatum to his wife Jill on a very intimate subject

Joe Biden has been through a family drama before crossing paths with Jill Tracy Jacobs; he has lost his first wife and her daughter in a car accident, which her two boys survived. Donald Trump’s successor then found happiness with this former teacher. Determined to seal their love, the Head of State then decided to to propose his sweetheart four times, in vain, until a very firm ultimatum that the first lady decided to relate in his memoirswhere the light comes fromof which Gala shared some excerpts at the end of September 2022.

“The first time Joe asked for my hand, he just said, ‘I want to get married.’ No frills, a casual conversation on an ordinary day. I already knew his intentions, so I wasn’t surprised. I also knew that I could not accept”, began Jill Biden. And continue by relating The day everything changed, years later, in 1977: “Listen, he told me. I’ve shown a lot of patience so far, but I’m warm-blooded, like any good Irishman. Either you agree to marry me, or I withdraw from the game. This is the last time I ask you the question. His eyes, usually a luminous blue, were stormy gray.” After a stay of the statesman in South Africa, his sweetheart finally gave in and give her your hand : “His face relaxed in relief and he hugged me. Then he grabbed me by the shoulders, looking at me solemnly.”

Jill and Joe Biden, a couple put to the test of power

the presidential couple weathered more than one storm, but the exercise of power requires new sacrifices. In an interview granted to Vogue, the First Lady returned to the challenge of having a love life when you are tenant of the White House : “We are both very busy. […] I think we should try to make time for each other.” And to continue, detailing one of these rare moments of respite : “Sometimes we eat together on the balcony. Last night we ate in one of the upstairs rooms. It’s just part of the day that we put aside. We’re still lighting the candles, we’re still having nice conversations, and we’re still putting the phones away.”