Joe Biden’s wife, Jill Biden, has given her candid reaction to Donald Trump‘s renovation plans for the White House. In a recent interview, the former first lady remarked on the $400M ballroom project, saying that she is “not angry.”
Jill Biden reacts to White House changes under Donald Trump
Jill Biden recently sat down with Whoopi Goldberg in New York City on Tuesday, June 2, as part of the promotional tour for he new memoir, View from the East Wing. During the interview, she shared her thoughts on Donald Trump’s renovation plans for the White House.
“No, I’m not angry. I mean, what’s the purpose of anger now?” Jill Biden said. The former first lady went on to share how Joe Biden‘s cancer diagnosis has reshaped her perspective.
“Joe was recently diagnosed with stage four cancer,” Jill said. She added, “It really puts life into perspective. And you really do appreciate each and every day, and a lot of anger that you have, you think, what’s the point? What is the point?”
Jill continued, “And I think that’s why Joe and I try to just take each day that comes and try to find the joys. I mean, we have so much joy in our lives now.”
Jill Biden recalled living in the White House, saying, “It was beautiful and it was so exciting to be there.” She told Goldberg, “I loved having my office there, and that’s where people entered the White House, in the East Wing.” She added, “I would watch families come in, and they’d be so excited to be there, and they could walk in and take a picture.”
The White House East Wing was demolished in October to make way for Donald Trump’s 90,000-square-foot ballroom. The project also includes a planned underground military complex and additional upgrades. The president announced that the project’s cost, increased to $400 million, will be funded by private donors.
