“That was such a surprise,” she said, alongside her husband, President-elect Joe Biden. ‘It was really the tone of it … He called me’ kiddo ‘. One of the things I am most proud of is my PhD. I mean I worked so hard for it. “
Jill Biden has a PhD in education.
Last week, Joseph Epstein wrote in the Wall Street Journal that Biden should drop the honorific because she is not a doctor. Epstein wrote that her use of the title “feels fraudulent, not to say a little comical.”
According to her official biography, Biden received her PhD from the University of Delaware in 2007. She is usually addressed publicly as the “Dr.” honorable and official documents usually include these in front of her name.
CNN’s long-standing policy refers only to doctors as “Dr.” in his reporting. So is the policy of the Associated Press, whose style guide is widely used by news agencies around the world.
Epstein’s article received backlash from some who called it sexist. Others defended it.
Colbert asked the incoming chief executive if the article prompted him to stand up for his wife.
“I’ve been suppressing my Irishness for a long time,” he joked.