Dr. Jill Biden says she already feels like the White House is her home.
Just when the first 100 days of the government chaired by her husband, Joe Biden, the academic explains in an interview with Noticias Telemundo that the presidential residence is
a place where "there is beauty wherever you look."
“We brought our children, our dogs, last night my grandchildren were here.
So, you know, you feel at home, "said Biden, 69, in the interview with Arantxa Loizaga, host of hoyDía, the morning program of Noticias Telemundo.
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Biden is familiar with the challenges of the executive branch since she served as second lady during the Barack Obama administration, and she says she constantly seeks a balance between her public duties, her job as a teacher, and family affairs.
“Sometimes we women take care of supervising the family, we are the ones who make the dental appointments and make sure there is food for dinner.
I am used to doing it [...]
I am a mother, I am a grandmother, I am a teacher and I think that women play many different roles
”, she commented.
Jill Biden used the occasion to express her admiration for the measures and economic plans that the Government is carrying out to overcome the pandemic crisis that affects all orders in the country: “I am very proud of everything it has done.
And I feel like this country has really changed.
I feel like it has given people hope. "
Dr. Jill Biden, during an interview with Arantxa Loizaga, presenter of Hoy Día, the morning program of Telemundo.Noticias Telemundo
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Question: Do you think you have met all the objectives for the first 100 days of government?
Answer:
When I took office I knew exactly what I wanted to do and that is to focus on education, the fight against cancer, military families, and
community colleges
.
So I did it.
Because I got engaged during our campaign, I traveled across the country and met many Latinos, I went to Latino communities, to restaurants.
I spoke with many front-line workers and nurses.
And, I said, "If you trust us and join us, I promise you will have a place at our table."
And I want to stay true to that promise.
Q: Why would you like
community colleges to
be free and to provide universal preschool education for our children?
A:
I am a teacher at a
community college
and I see my students struggle to pay for their education.
And I think if it could be free for the students who deserve it, and keep their grades, that would help a lot.
I think we need more than 12 years of [public] education, I think it should be a longer period.
That way students can go to a job or they can enter a four-year college after two years.
As an educator, I also know that the most important years are in the span of zero to five years, because that is where language skills, communications, develop.
So we have to invest there.
Q: What do you think about the questions about vaccines? Some people in the Latino community are reluctant.
A:
Some people doubt, but science shows that it works and that they are safe.
And I can assure you that they don't hurt.
However, some people are still afraid.
But they have to do it for their families, not only to protect themselves, but to protect their neighbors, their grandmothers or someone in their community who has immunosuppression because they could be in a process of chemotherapy or because they suffer from some disease.
I recently traveled to California, and it was Cesar Chavez day.
I spoke with women who are farm workers and with the people at the health clinic.
I listened to their stories, and I saw that some were a little scared to get vaccinated.
But many, hundreds of people came to get vaccinated, and that makes all the difference.
So I hope [Telemundo] viewers are not afraid to receive it because it is safe.
And it protects the entire community.
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Q: Some of our viewers do not have documents, what can you tell them?
A:
In the vaccination centers they will not ask you questions.
And they can get one dose or two.
And they should not be afraid of being asked for documentation.
Q: In 2019, you visited the refugee camp in Matamoros, Mexico. And he said it was a heartbreaking experience. How does it feel to see 2 or 3-year-olds crossing the border alone?
A:
Well, as you say, it is heartbreaking.
And I saw it when I went to the refugee camp in Matamoros, and we continue to see it.
So what I can tell people is that my husband sees the problem.
And you will find solutions, because you are very solution-oriented.
And you will get answers.
Q: You have said that achieving the reunification of migrant families is a moral imperative. What do you mean by that?
A:
We have to get the children together.
And we are working very hard.
We have a working group and we are looking for parents to meet with their children.
One of the priorities of my husband's Administration is to reunite these families.
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Q: How are you leading the fight to fight cancer?
A:
Well, even before our son died of cancer, I worked against breast cancer for many, many years.
We really have to find a cure for cancer because I don't think there is a family that has not been affected by cancer, be it a grandmother, cousin or sister, and I know how difficult it is.
So I want to work to help families cope if they have a family member who has cancer.
That is one of the things I plan to do as first lady.
Q: What do you love most about your husband?
A:
I think what I love the most is his strength.
When I met him, that was one of the things that attracted me to him.
He had suffered a terrible tragedy with the loss of his wife and daughter.
And I saw how strong it was.
And I think that character trait is important, just look at last year, the pandemic, and then the whole process of becoming president and trying to heal this country.
I think an important part of their job is bringing people together and understanding what they are going through, be it illness, job loss, or food insecurity.
I feel like you've done so many things to cheer up Americans and have made us hopeful again.
Q: What is your message to our Latino community?
A:
Thank you for trusting my husband, thank you for trusting me and leading us to the presidency. I promise you that we will not disappoint you.
