Doug Emhoff

Critics went wild after First Lady Jill Biden and Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff were spotted kissing on the lips at President Biden's State of the Union ...

This is odd considering they both knew the cameras were on them," Fox News contributor Joe Concha tweeted. "Cheek is fine. normal?" "Is this... Doug Emhoff on the mouth?!" "Did Jill Biden just kiss…

A "The West Swing" meme has already been created, with fans giving one word responses such as "perfect" and "phenomenal" in the comments section.

Jill Biden.](https://www.newsweek.com/megyn-kelly-blasts-jill-biden-playoff-game-appearance-wannabe-1777425) [Grammy Awards on Sunday night](https://www.newsweek.com/taylor-swift-reaction-jill-biden-grammy-appearance-goes-viral-1779103). [TikTok](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/tiktok) were full of people discussing the clip. [the clip on Twitter](https://twitter.com/cabot_phillips/status/1623139547109376002), reporter Cabot Phillips wrote, "Jill Biden and Doug Emhoff greet each other with... [Joe Biden](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/joe-biden)'s ["minority leader" gaffe](https://www.newsweek.com/biden-criticized-state-union-minority-leader-gaffe-1779652), and jokes made at the expense of [Marjorie Taylor Green's outfit](https://www.newsweek.com/marjorie-taylor-greene-mocked-over-sotu-outfit-cruella-de-vil-1779674). Some viewers predicted a big reaction from the Republican party. She was previously criticized by political commentator [Candace Owens](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/candace-owens), who slammed the insistence on calling her ["Dr." [The West Wing](https://www.newsweek.com/west-wing-leaving-netflix-stream-hbo-max-1555615). a kiss on the lips? [Harris' husband, Douglas Emhoff](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/doug-emhoff), before the pair kiss on the lips. [Jill Biden](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/jill-biden)'s decision to kiss Vice President [Kamala Harris](https://www.newsweek.com/topic/kamala-harris)' husband on the lips at the [State of the Union address](https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-state-union-highlights-three-surprising-moments-1779677) is raising some eyebrows on the internet. [COVID-19 guidelines](https://www.newsweek.com/new-covid-19-guidelines-cdc-divide-medical-community-1733087), which had previously included keeping distance and wearing a mask.

The first lady and second gentleman went viral after an intimate greeting in the gallery.

He championed the economic bounceback and his own administration’s legislative record before shooting down Republican hecklers. [commented](https://twitter.com/Angry_Staffer/status/1623144098797420545): “The GOP is having a collective heart attack because Jill Biden pecked Doug Emhoff on the lips. [“West Swing”](https://twitter.com/me15000/status/1623222263553331200) or set it to Marvin Gaye’s classic track [“Let’s Get It On”](https://twitter.com/toddfoxauthor/status/1623175971426770945). [the capital letter treatment](https://twitter.com/DailyMail/status/1623157772576559107) by The Daily Mail (“Jill Biden appears to kiss Doug Emhoff on the LIPS…”) while a blue tick account calling itself “Not El Chapo” alleged that Mr Emhoff typically shows his wife little affection but [“practically slips Dr Jill the tongue”](https://twitter.com/ScottEnlow/status/1623178796202434560): “What...is...going...on?” [“cosy display”](https://nypost.com/2023/02/07/jill-biden-doug-emhoff-share-strange-kiss-at-state-of-the-union/) which added that “no one in the immediate vicinity seemed fazed by the kiss”. [Joe Biden](/topic/joe-biden)’s second [State of the Union](/topic/state-of-the-union-0) address to Congress on Tuesday evening came when his wife, First Lady Dr [Jill Biden](/topic/jill-biden), approached her seat in the gallery and encountered [Doug Emhoff](/topic/doug-emhoff), husband of vice president [Kamala Harris](/topic/kamala-harris).

First Lady Jill Biden may have played her husband's hand when it comes to the 2024 ticket ... and it all comes down to a kiss.

The fact that Jill gave Doug a Kay Jewelers greeting suggests the Prez and the Veep are tight ... Now it's certainly possible we and others may be reading too much into the kiss, but Jill and Joe know what time it is ... and it all comes down to a kiss.