Fox News host Tucker Carlson
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“Jill Biden is not a doctor, no,” Carlson said during his nighttime program. Perhaps in the same sense, Dr. Pepper. ‘
He added that Biden has “the same degree as Dr. Bill Cosby.”
A community college teacher, Biden received a doctorate in education from the University of Delaware in 2007.
An op-ed in the Wall Street Journal last week sparked backlash after it suggested that Biden be the “Dr.” of her name, questioning her credentials.
A wise man once said that no one would call himself ‘Dr.’ unless he gave birth to a child, ” wrote Joseph Epstein.
Critics called the piece sexist and tone-deaf, while the Journal’s editors defended its publication. Biden herself responded to the article in a tweet on Sunday night, saying, “Together we will build a world where the achievements of our daughters will be celebrated rather than diminished.”
Carlson, a frequent critic of the President-elect Joe Biden
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Other conservative pundits and critics of the Bidens made similar comments over the weekend and Monday, suggesting that Biden was engaging in “selective outrage” or being selfish when it came to her title.
Several of Biden’s closest allies came to defend her following the publication of the editorial, including the former first lady Michelle Obama
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