The first lady\u2019s steadfast support of President Biden after his heavily criticized debate performance Thursday may seem admirable to some Americans, but not all of them.<\/p>\n
Bill Stevenson, who was married to Jill Biden from 1970 to 1975, candidly discussed his ex-wife in an interview with the New York Post Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u2018The Dr. Jill Biden who I\u2019ve seen on TV in the last five years is not the same person I married or that I recognize in any way,\u2019 Stevenson lamented. \u2018She\u2019s matriculated into a completely different woman.\u2019<\/p>\n
On Thursday, the first lady gushed about her husband\u2019s debate performance despite immediate calls for Biden to drop out of the race.<\/p>\n
\u2018Joe, you did such a great job,\u2019 she told him at a debate after-party. \u2018You answered every question. You knew all the facts.\u2019<\/p>\n
According to Stevenson, Jill Biden\u2019s support of her husband is far from helpful.<\/p>\n
\u2018I just don\u2019t understand why she is so adamant about defending him and keeping him in the race since it appears that he\u2019s struggling,\u2019 Stevenson said. \u2018It appears that he\u2019s struggling with everybody these days.<\/p>\n
\u2018I\u2019ve been proud of her at certain moments. I have no hard feelings. \u2026 I\u2019m just surprised to see her front and center in the middle of this battle after flying under the radar for so many years. She\u2019s always been very driven. People say she\u2019s the one who wants to be president now.\u2019<\/p>\n
Stevenson, a staunch supporter of former President Trump, also accused the sitting president of lying habitually.<\/p>\n
\u2018It makes me cringe every time he calls Trump a liar because I\u2019m telling you right now, there is no better liar than President Biden,\u2019 Stevenson said.<\/p>\n
\u2018He\u2019s just a bad person. I\u2019m probably one of the few people outside his family who has known him for 50 years.\u2019<\/p>\n
Biden is facing increased public scrutiny after his appearance at the presidential debate Thursday, where he appeared frail and stumbled numerous times. On Friday, The New York Times editorial board called for the 81-year-old politician to drop out of the race.<\/p>\n
\u2018Biden is not the man he was four years ago,\u2019 the editorial board wrote. \u2018The president appeared on Thursday night as the shadow of a great public servant. He struggled to explain what he would accomplish in a second term. \u2026 [T]he greatest public service Mr. Biden can now perform is to announce that he will not continue to run for re-election.\u2019<\/p>\n
The first lady\u2019s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n\n
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