Michael LaRosa, former spokesman for Jill Biden, blasted the ex-first lady for attempting to “change the tape” following her shocking admission that she feared President Biden was having a stroke during his disastrous 2024 debate performance.
Jill Biden is under fire for a glaring flip-flop regarding her husband’s performance against then-candidate Donald Trump. Critics are questioning her sudden change in narrative.
LaRosa stated, “They’re trying to change the tape in people’s minds about who she is… that’s why she’s sort of changing her tune a little bit about her reaction in real time.” He added that she wants to project an image of shock and concern, claiming, “Oh no, my reaction was just as concerning and was just as severe as everyone at home. I was shocked.”
He emphasized that Jill was “the face and the voice of the initial reaction for the country,” suggesting that had she expressed her true feelings during the debate, it would have been a more authentic response.
In front of a crowd of cheering supporters after the debate in June 2024, she praised President Biden, saying, “You did such a great job, you answered every question, you knew all the facts.”
However, in a CBS Sunday Morning interview aired last week, she revealed her true feelings: “I don’t know what happened. I mean, as I watched it, I thought, ‘Oh my God, he’s having a stroke. And it scared me to death.’”
Republicans seized on Biden’s debate performance as proof of his decline, arguing he is unfit to serve as the nation’s commander in chief. Democrats countered that the debate was merely an anomaly—a fleeting moment of weakness.
Despite Jill Biden’s comments seemingly reinforcing this narrative nearly two years later, Axios reporter Alex Thompson cast doubt on her portrayal. He noted, “Biden aides told Jake Tapper and me that they had seen him act that way before and after. Those moments became more difficult to predict and conceal,” referencing insights gathered during the writing of “Original Sin,” a book chronicling President Biden’s presidency.
