Ashley Biden’s Fixer Drama

Dr. Jill Biden and Ashley Biden.
Dr. Jill Biden and Ashley Biden. Photo: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
Tara Palmeri
May 16, 2023

As I’m sure you’ll recall, the lowlight of the recent White House Correspondents Association weekend of dinners and revelry centered around an unfortunate spat that transpired at the Paramount party held at the French Ambassador’s residence, in Kalorama. It involved a row at the entrance between Jessica Hoy, a 41-year-old publicist who represented Ashley Biden, among others, and media rainmaker Tammy Haddad. But the worst part may have transpired after the event, when Playbook published a brief piece backhandedly discrediting Hoy. A nameless White House official told the publication that Hoy had never been employed by the first daughter, who is a fashion designer. “She was not hired by Ashley,” the official said. “They don’t have a formal relationship.”