Jill Biden is opening up about a recent controversial opinion piece calling on her to drop her “Dr.” title before officially becoming First Lady.
Speaking with Stephen Colbert, the career educator admitted that the criticism was unexpected. “That was such a surprise,” Jill shared during a joint interview with her husband, President-elect Joe Biden, on Thursday’s “Late Show”. “And it was really the tone of it.” In the WSJ column — which has been widely derided as misogynistic and deeply insulting to many who have earned doctorate degrees — essayist Joseph Epstein called on the future first lady to “drop the ‘Dr.’ before your name” as he feels only medical doctors should use the title.
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