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Jill Biden doubts she’ll see a woman president in her lifetime

Nypost · · 652 words · By Fox News
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Jill Biden doubts she’ll see a woman president in her lifetime See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The New York Post on Google Former first lady Jill Biden said Wednesday she doubted she would see a female president in her lifetime, adding she was sure it was going to be former Vice President Kamala Harris.

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During a conversation on Kelly Ripa’s “Let’s Talk Off Camera” podcast, Ripa asked the former first lady if she felt they would see a female president in their lifetimes.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Former first lady Michelle Obama has also said she didn’t believe the US was ready for a female president.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm Michelle Obama stated that the US is 'not ready' for a female president, citing the need for 'growing up'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The family of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, is a prominent American family active in law, education, activism and politics. Obama's immediate family circle was the first famil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Barack_Obama
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — First Lady Michelle Obama, initially titled Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama, is a portrait of former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, painted by the artist Amy Sherald. Unveiled in 201…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Lady_Michelle_Obama_(pai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (née Robinson; born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 as the wife of Barack Obama, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Obama
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Claim 2: “Jill Biden said she was confident Harris would be the first female president.”
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Multiple sources report that while Jill Biden now doubts a female president in her lifetime, she previously expressed confidence that Kamala Harris would win and be the first female president.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Douglas Craig Emhoff (born October 13, 1964) is an American lawyer who was the second gentleman of the United States from 2021 to 2025. Married to the 49th vice president of the United States, Kamala …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doug_Emhoff
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kamala Harris, the 49th vice president of the United States (2021–2025), is a member of the Democratic Party, one of two major parties in the United States. She has run for public office seven times. …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_history_of_Kamala_Ha…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kamala Harris, the 49th vice president of the United States, quickly announced her 2024 campaign for president on July 21, 2024. On that date, incumbent president Joe Biden withdrew his re-election ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamala_Harris_2024_presidentia…
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Claim 3: “Former first lady Jill Biden said Wednesday she doubted she would see a female president in her lifetime”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that Jill Biden stated on Kelly Ripa's podcast that she doubts she will see a female president in her lifetime.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ashley Blazer Biden (born June 8, 1981) is an American social worker, activist, and fashion designer. She served as the executive director of the Delaware Center for Justice from 2014 to 2019. Before …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jill Tracy Jacobs Biden (née Jacobs, formerly Stevenson; born June 3, 1951) is an American educator who served as the first lady of the United States from 2021 to 2025, as the second wife of Joe Biden…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jill_Biden
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American former politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden
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Claim 4: “In November, Obama told a crowd America “ain’t ready” to elect a woman, pointing to Harris’ loss to President Donald Trump in 2024.”
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Multiple sources confirm Michelle Obama made these remarks in November, specifically pointing to Kamala Harris's 2024 loss to Donald Trump as evidence that the country 'ain't ready'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The family of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, is a prominent American family active in law, education, activism and politics. Obama's immediate family circle was the first famil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_of_Barack_Obama
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Higher Ground Productions, also known simply as Higher Ground, is an American production company which was founded in 2018 by former United States president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Michelle LaVaughn Robinson Obama (née Robinson; born January 17, 1964) is an American attorney and author who served as First Lady of the United States from 2009 to 2017 as the wife of Barack Obama, t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelle_Obama
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Claim 5: “Patrice Onwuka, the vice president of economic policy at Independent Women, told Fox News Digital in a statement that the ex-first lady’s comments were a slap in the face.”
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Fox News Digital and other web results explicitly quote Patrice Onwuka, VP of economic policy at Independent Women, describing Jill Biden's comments as a 'slap in the face'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Patrice Onwuka, a VP of economic policy at Independent Women, told Fox News Digital it was a slap in the face. By Hanna Panreck Fox News.
https://www.foxnews.com/media/former-first-lady-jill-biden-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jill Biden doubts a woman will be U.S. president soon, sparking backlash from AOC, Kamala, and others."Jill Biden’s comments about never expecting to see a female president is a slap to the bench of f…
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/08/08/jill-biden-thinks-am…
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web search NEUTRAL — Onwuka also told Fox News Digital that Harris’ defeat was rooted in voters viewing her as a candidate tied to the political status quo. “Kamala Harris blew a billion-dollar campaign chest and a corona…
https://internewscast.com/news/jill-bidens-stark-take-no-wom…
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Claim 6: “Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi also pushed back on Obama’s remarks”
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Multiple sources report that Nancy Pelosi disagreed with Michelle Obama's assessment, stating that more women in leadership positions make it clearer that one could be president.
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web search NEUTRAL — Pelosi remarked, “The more women who are in those positions, the more clear it is to the public that one of them could be president.” Pelosi thought that the defeats of female presidential candidates …
https://www.dc-now.org/post/public-officials-respond-to-mich…
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web search NEUTRAL — Nancy Pelosi disagreed with Michelle Obama’s remarks on America’s readiness for a woman president during her CNN interview with Anderson Cooper (John Lamparski/Getty Images, Julia Beverly/WireImage).
https://news.meaww.com/pelosi-pushes-back-on-michelle-obamas…
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web search NEUTRAL — “Michelle Obama was asked about a woman as president, and she said, ‘We’re not ready,'” Inskeep asked the Michigan governor.Obama said in November that the country “has a lot of growing up to do” and …
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/michigan-gov-whitmer-us-…
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Claim 7: “Harris pushed back on the notion in December 2025. “I do believe the country is ready,” Harris told The New York Times”
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Web search results confirm that in December 2025, Kamala Harris told The New York Times that she believes the country is ready, pushing back on the notion mentioned by others.
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web search NEUTRAL — She was seen for two decades as a future face of the Democratic Party. Is she now suddenly a figure of its past? A little over a year since her 2024 defeat, former Vice President Kamala Harris has foc…
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/us/politics/kamala-harris…
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web search NEUTRAL — Former Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the Wiltern Theatre on September 29, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Harris is in the midst of a 15-city book tour following the release of her new book …
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/kamala-harris-there-will-be-a-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jill Biden told Kelly Ripa she doubts she'll see a female president in her lifetime despite believing Kamala Harris was going to win in 2024.Harris pushed back on the notion in December 2025. "I do be…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/former-first-la…
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