At a campaign event in Georgia in July 2024, Jill Biden referred to Trump as "evil" as she spoke about comments the president-elect is said to have made about the military in private. "Does Donald Trump know anything about military? N o, he disparages those who sacrifice for our country," Biden said.

First lady Jill Biden called her predecessor-turned-soon-to-be successor Melania Trump after the attempt on President-elect Donald Trump’s life this summer. In an interview with Paris Match magazine,

Former first lady Melania Trump said she isn't sure Jill Biden's “concern was genuine" following the first assassination attempt against her husband in July.