First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden were on hand at Sunday’s NASCAR season finale in Miami, where the served as grand marshals of the Sprint Cup Finale in support of their Joining Forces Initiative.
NASCAR fans booed the two as their names were announced just before they gave the “Gentleman, start your engines” command along with retired Army Sgt. Andrew Barry and his family. Mrs. Obama’s communications director, Kristina Schake, issued the following statement, choosing to focus on the positivity of the event: Continue
In their first joint magazine cover, First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden grace the April 24 issue of PARADE magazine to discuss their first joint project, Joining Forces, which supports and honors the families of the nation’s service members.
The First Lady mentioned:
When I started campaigning for my husband, I wanted to meet with groups of women to make sure their stories were a part of the conversation in his campaign and potentially in his administration. Everywhere I went there were military spouses, and their stories took my breath away – the pain of multiple deployments, trying to keep the family afloat. I remember sitting and crying with a group of them. Studies show that many military families feel like the country doesn’t recognize or appreciate (them). And it breaks my heart, because they’re serving as passionately and deeply and proudly as the men and women in uniform.
Dr. Biden added: “We just need to say to America, ‘Wake up. You need to support these families and we need to lift them up and really value them.’”
Check out more snippets from the exclusive interview below.
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