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The
Wall Street Journal defended a controversial editorial it published criticising incoming First Lady Dr Jill Biden for using the title "Dr" in front of her name.
The piece, written by Joseph Epstein, 89, argued that only medical doctors should use the title Dr and minimised Dr Biden's academic work, which many readers criticised as misogynistic.
"A wise man once said that no one should call himself "Dr." unless he has delivered a child. Think about it, Dr. Jill, and forthwith drop the doc," Mr Epstein wrote.
He also called Dr Biden, 69, "kiddo" in the piece, and called her doctoral dissertation "unpromising" based on its title, "maximizing student retention in community colleges."