Jill Biden Weighs in on Op-Ed Calling for Her To Drop ‘Dr.’ From Her Title
Dr. Jill Biden is sharing that a recent op-ed calling for her to drop “Dr.” from her title” was a “surprise” to her. In an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal last Friday, Joseph Epstein questioned, “Madame First…
Dr. Jill Biden is sharing that a recent op-ed calling for her to drop “Dr.” from her title” was a “surprise” to her.
In an op-ed published in The Wall Street Journal last Friday, Joseph Epstein questioned, “Madame First Lady—Mrs. Biden—Jill—kiddo: a bit of advice on what may seem like a small but I think is a not unimportant matter. Any chance you might drop the ‘Dr.’ before your name.”
During an interview with late-night talk show host Stephen Colbert, which aired Thursday night, Biden weighed in further on the op-ed.
“That was such a surprise,” she told Colbert, adding, “It was really the tone of it…You know, he called me ‘kiddo.’ One of the things that I’m most proud of is my doctorate. I mean I worked so hard for it.”
Colbert also asked the president-elect if he ever wanted to “get out a length of pull chain and go full Corn Pop on these people,” but when going to respond his wife stepped in, “The answer is no.”
Watch Jill Biden’s comments below:
Biden appeared to respond to the op-ed in a tweet earlier this week where she wrote, “Together, we will build a world where the accomplishments of our daughters will be celebrated, rather than diminished.”
She earned her Doctorate in Education in 2007