Joined by actor-activist Jane Fonda, first lady Jill Biden speaks at a Seniors for Biden-Harris event Friday in Reno, Nev. RENO, Nev. — Jill Biden rested her elbow on the lectern and cradled her head in her hand. She flashed a knowing smile, then leaned toward the microphone.
“We need to get out and organize, knock on doors, work the phones, send telegrams — well, not telegrams,” Fonda, looking radiant in a gray pantsuit and fuchsia button-down, had said to laughs. “See, I’m old!” like a conductor demanding a crescendo. Where the president shuffles, the first lady strides, her sinewy calves often bare between her pencil skirt and stilettos. During the Democrats’ virtual nominating convention in 2020, the future first lady introduced herself to voters as a runner, with a video of her pounding the pavement in trendy On Cloud running shoes.
“To see her be a pillar of her family is inspiring,” said Becky Kosti, 46, at the Green Bay event. “We all have things in our lives we wish we could take back.”