In an exclusive interview with Natalie Morales on TODAY Friday, Dr. Jill Biden reflected on the decision by her husband, Vice President Joe Biden, not to run for president.
“Well, you know, I say every day, I really do feel that Joe would’ve made a great president,” Biden said. “I think he has the character, I think that he’s a convener. I think that one of his strengths is compromise. And so I feel, you know, maybe America missed an opportunity. I don’t know. It just wasn’t the right time.”
Joe Biden announced in the fall that he would not seek the Democratic nomination as the family mourned the death of their son Beau, 46, the former Delaware attorney general who died in May 2015after a battle with brain cancer.
Dr. Biden spoke with Morales as part of a trip to Fort Riley in north central Kansas to highlight the unique needs of military families, a cause Biden is passionate about.
During the trip, Biden also spoke about what she is looking forward to doing after her husband is done with his term as vice president. While she said she will miss “the excitement” of being in office and will always remember impactful trips to places like the Congo, there are some parts of her life she will be happy to reclaim.









