Former first lady Jill Biden announced Wednesday that she will release a memoir of her White House tenure, “View from the East Wing.”
“Parts of this story have been told, but not all of it,” Biden said in a video announcement posted to Instagram — that notably contained no sign of her husband, former President Joe Biden.
Biden said she’ll discuss her spouse’s decision to not seek a second term in the summer of 2024, including “what that moment meant for our family and for me personally, after years of public service together.”
It’s unclear to what extent she’ll talk about Joe Biden’s obvious health issues and the now-infamous presidential debate with Donald Trump that led to his exit from the race.
Jill Biden — who kept a diary during her time as first lady, a source close to her told The Post — was described by journalists Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson, co-authors of the best-selling book “Original Sin,” as part of a “Politburo” that gradually assumed control of the executive branch as the 46th president’s faculties deteriorated.
She made it clear to aides when she was unhappy with their performance, particularly when it came to how President Biden appeared in public.
The former first lady — who has authored two children’s books as well as a 2019 memoir, “Where the Light Enters” — described the writing process for the forthcoming tome as “kind of cathartic.”
“I wrote about all the, you know, sometimes painful — but other times, most of it really beautiful moments that Joe and I shared during his presidency,” she told the Associated Press.
Jill Biden, who is famous for carrying a grudge, could also use the memoir to settle some scores and get in the last word. She is known to have read — and been a fan of — Prince Harry’s scorched-earth, tell-all memoir “Spare.”
The 74-year-old has a long list of people to be angry with: former President Barack Obama, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, actor George Clooney, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats who privately and publicly urged her husband to exit the 2024 presidential race.
Jill also has long been said to hold a grudge against Kamala Harris, dating back to a Democratic primary debate in 2019 at which the then-California senator took a swipe at Joe Biden over his record on civil rights.
It’s unclear how much money the former first lady received as an advance on the book. Joe Biden got $10 million for his memoirs, which do not have a release date.
However, the Bidens could use the money. They were carrying personal debt of up to $815,000, their financial records from 2024 show. Joe’s son Hunter is also several million dollars in debt due to his legal fees.
The Bidens were never wealthy to begin with and the usual offers of board seats and speaking engagements have not poured in post-presidency, though Jill Biden currently chairs the Milken Institute’s Women’s Health Network.
“View from the East Wing,” published by Gallery Books, is due out June 2.
