Jill Biden and Joe Biden have a phoneless dinner every night

• Jill Biden gave an exclusive interview for “The Kelly Clarkson Show”.
• The first lady said she and President Biden have dinner every night at the White House.
• During their nightly dates, they “sit and talk for a while” and do not use their phones.
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President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden make room in their schedule every night for dinner, without technology.

The first lady spoke with Kelly Clarkson in an exclusive interview aired Thursday about divorce, life in the White House, her darling fashion statement and the family traditions of the Bidens.

“How have traditions in general really helped your family? Because now you and President Biden are on a date… you have dinner every night?” Clarkson asked Biden.

The first lady replied: “He’s so busy, I’m so busy, but we keep dinner. We have dinner together, no phones – the phones must be off – and now we are having dinner in this beautiful house, and there is a fireplace in the dining room, and they light the fire, and we sit and talk for a while. “

“And then he has to go back to work at night, and I’m jotting down papers,” Biden said.

The first lady told Clarkson that in addition to the nightly dates, she and the President strive to continue dining with all of their family members on Sunday evenings.

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“We try to keep Sunday night dinners. I mean, it’s been a little busy lately, but we still do, and the kids are looking forward to it. I think the traditions really anchor the kids,” he said. Biden said.

She added: “It was funny, recently my granddaughters called me up and said, Nana – and you know I love having a nice table with candles and flowers or whatever. can find to put on – and they said, ‘Nana, we cook our own dinner, and we do it à la chick. We have our candles. And so, part of it permeated. I hope they will continue on. traditions too. “

The talk show host and singer also asked Biden how she was relaxing.

“I love to exercise, and I run, I cycle – it clears my head, and it’s really important to me,” the first lady said. “I think every woman should have something – it doesn’t have to be exercise, although I hope it does – just to take a moment to yourself. So I get up early, and this is my time that I have for myself. “