Jill Biden, Doctor of Diplomacy

A solo commute by a First Lady of America to a theater of war is in a league of its own.

First Lady Jill Biden at Koscice International Airport, Slovakia, May 8, 2022. AP/Susan Walsh, pool

Call her Jill Biden, Doctor of Diplomacy. She’d deserve the title and congratulations. That’s our reaction to news that our First Lady fetched up over the weekend in Ukraine. The appearance of Mrs. Biden in the war ravaged country is a show of American support for the Ukrainian cause, just a day before the Kremlin prepares to celebrate on Monday what the Russians seem to be intent on calling “Victory Day.”

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