Dr. Jill to Biden’s Baghdad Bob: COME AT ME BROhttps://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2026/06/04/dr-jill-to-bidens-baghdad-bob-come-at-me-bro-n3815604No one would describe (Andrew) Bates as bound in Lazarushian leather, but he faced his fair share of rhetorical bullets for four years while fronting the Biden Regency’s fraud on the American electorate. Bates helped lead the Sharp As a Tack™ offensive, insisted that Joe was hale, hearty, and energetic despite all evidence to the contrary, and kept reporters benighted with tales of cheap fakes when any of them bothered to ask about video evidence of his decline emerged. Bates even did extra duty carrying water for Hunter Biden's art career.
Now that the Biden Regency has ended, though, Bates has the temerity to, er, speak for himself on the wisdom of dragging all of this back into the headlines. That’s especially true given the timing, as Democrats hope to make big gains in the midterms. ...
Dr. Jill, however, does not appreciate hearing from the help. She made that clear in a DC synagogue, which hosted an event to promote her new book. When asked about Bates' remarks about timing, Jill Biden accused Bates of being a coward:
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Axios' Alex Thompson collected on-the-record reactions from the Biden and Obama team members, and they're equally disgusted by Jill's ingratitude – not to mention the book:
Former Biden spokesperson @Rodericka goes on the record: “Why are we rehashing years-old scores and clinging to relevancy to sell books about palace intrigue within a wing that doesn’t even exist anymore? Focusing on this instead of the bleak reality Americans have been experiencing in the same time frame is exactly why we lost in 24.”
Another former Biden WH staffer tells me: “The former First Lady would still be known as the former Second Lady without Andrew Bates.”
Mediaite collects a couple of more statements from social media:
Rob Flaherty, who served as deputy campaign manager for Biden’s 2024 reelection effort, posted on X: “Just a whole lot I could say about this but I will leave it at being so, unbelievably disappointed.”
Former Obama aide and Pod Save America co-host Tommy Vietor also defended Bates, writing: “No one was more loyal to the Biden family and fought harder for them than @AndrewBatesNC. Sh*tty to see that that loyalty was a one-way street.”
I'm not sure that being Spokesmuffin-in-Chief for the "Sharp As a Tack™ offensive" is a great resume' item for a dude who isn't yet 40.
