A photograph of first lady Jill Biden seated next to Vice President Kamala Harris with just days to go before President Joe Biden\u2019s term ends has gone viral online amid reports of increasing tension in the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The photo also features second husband Doug Emhoff and first son Hunter Biden, and while it appears a bit out of focus, some online users believe that there is a great deal of unease in the room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKamala and Jill sitting next to each other during Biden\u2019s Farewell Address. You can feel the tension,\u201d the Johnny Maga X account posted along with the photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Reports have surfaced throughout Joe Biden\u2019s presidency that the first lady and the vice president did not get along. In 2022, for instance, a newly released book claimed<\/a> that Jill Biden did not want Harris on the ticket after what she said about her husband during the 2020 Democratic debates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The book, titled \u201cThis Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America\u2019s Future,\u201d authored by New York Times reporters Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns, also said that Joe himself had reservations about adding Harris to his ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere are millions of people in the United States. Why do we have to choose the one who attacked Joe,\u201d Jill Biden said in a conversation after she discovered that Harris was in the lead for the job, Fox News reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But there was support for her among some on Biden\u2019s staff, including Ron Klain who is now the White House chief of staff, was in charge of the vetting for vice president and had Harris pegged for the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYes, Harris had attacked Biden more harshly than any other major candidate in the Democratic primaries. Yes, the Biden family had seen it as a smear and a betrayal. In Klain\u2019s assessment, that would work to Biden\u2019s advantage,\u201d the book said. \u201cChoosing Harris will show people that you are magnanimous and forgiving, Klain told Biden. It will show the country just what a unifying leader you can be.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n