First lady Jill Biden has traveled to great lengths to show support for her son Hunter as his federal gun trial is underway this week.
The first lady was on hand at the Wilmington, Delaware, courthouse for the first three days of the felony trial this week, sitting through testimony recounting moments from one of the most troubled periods of her son’s life. After departing court on Wednesday, she took a red-eye flight to France to attend the commemoration ceremonies for the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Less than 24 hours later, she boarded a military aircraft at Paris-Orly airport to make the journey home to Wilmington, where she’s expected to attend court once again on Friday. Dr. Biden is set to travel back to Paris this weekend as she and her husband, President Joe Biden, will be feted with an official state visit.
The back-and-forth travel and hours spent in the Delaware courtroom relistening to the details of a tumultuous saga in her family’s history mark the latest example of how the first lady and president continue to keep their only living son close even as his legal entanglements play out against the backdrop of the presidential campaign.
The Bidens wanted to be close as the court proceedings began with the president spending most of Monday just a few miles away at his Wilmington home. For the first lady, there was no question she would be on hand at the courthouse to support her son throughout the trial – even as official duties called back in Washington, DC, and abroad.
“She’s his mother, and he’s on trial, so of course she wants to be there as much as humanly possible,” said Elizabeth Alexander, communications director for the first lady.
“It’s something that a lot of parents, and maybe mothers especially feel, that when your children need you, it doesn’t matter how old they get, they’re always your children and you always want to be there to support them,” she added.
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