Jill Biden Flies Back-And-Forth From France To Wilmington, Delaware To Support Hunter Biden During His Gun Trial

First Lady Jill Biden flew 3,600 miles from France to Wilmington, Delaware, to support her stepson Hunter Biden during his federal gun trial – and returned to France the next day.

Jill left France on June 6 for Courtroom 4A of the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington and returned for a state dinner on June 8, according to her communications director, Elizabeth Alexander.

She logged an entire day of air time to be at her son’s side while he battled federal gun charges and then to join her husband, Joe Biden, as he honored D-Day veterans on the 80th anniversary of the Invasion of Normandy. 

Jill flew to Wilmington on Tuesday evening. Biden dropped her off at her plane on the tarmac at Joint Base Andrews, and she then boarded Air Force One to travel to Paris.

She spent Wednesday in the courtroom and then returned to France that night. 

The first lady spent Thursday at D-Day festivities in Normandy and, during that evening, returned to Wilmington to spend Friday in the courtroom. She then flew back to France on Friday night, arriving early Saturday morning to be on the ground for the official state visit.

During breaks, she hugged her stepson, Hunter. She comforted her daughter, Ashley Biden, who also appeared in court last week. Ashley has often become emotional as her brother’s struggles have been recorded.

The National Taxpayers Union Foundation estimated that Jill spent $345,400 on flight costs last week while traveling between America and France.

“In accordance with relevant regulations utilized across administrations, the government has reimbursed the value of a first-class fare for these flights to Wilmington and back to Paris,” her office said in a statement.

The Democratic National Committee, which donors fund, will pay the reimbursement. The White House did not provide the dollar amount that would be reimbursed.

But a first-class one-way trip from Philadelphia to Paris is $6,655.

Jill spent 24 hours on an airplane for three days to switch between being at the side of her son and her husband, four days at the Delaware courthouse and three days in France.

On Tuesday evening, she flew from Washington, D.C., to Wilmington. Then, on Wednesday evening, she flew from Wilmington to Paris. The next day, she flew from Paris back to Wilmington, and then on June 7, she went back to Paris.

First Ladies usually travel on the plane a Boeing C-32. 

Jill appeared at the courthouse on June 10 for closing arguments before jury deliberations. She sat with Ashley and Melissa Cohen, Hunter’s wife. 

On Monday, the first three rows and some of the fourth row were full of Hunter’s friends and family, nearly 25 people in total.

After one of the breaks, he and his stepmother entered the courtroom hand-in-hand and vigorously defended the Biden family against relentless attacks by Republicans.

She particularly called the display of nude photographs of her Hunter in congressional hearings “horrible” and “cruel” and noted the cruelty imposed upon her stepson.

During an interview on ABC’s The View in late May, Jill implored Americans to “choose good over evil” by supporting Biden in the 2024 presidential election instead of former president Donald Trump.

She repeated Joy Behar’s description of the former president as “someone who can’t put a sentence together” and claimed that Americans “deserve to see the two men who are running for this office” since their decisions will “be clear.”

Last week, President Biden said he would not pardon Hunter if he’s convicted in the case.