Well, folks, it seems even the Biden family isn’t immune to the messiness of modern marriage, as Ashley Biden, daughter of the former president, has filed for divorce from her husband of over a decade, Dr. Howard Krein.
According to New York Post, in a nutshell, Ashley, 44, made the filing on Monday in Philadelphia, ending a 13-year union that began with a romantic cliffside proposal and a church wedding attended by political heavyweights.
Let’s rewind to the start of this story, where love bloomed under the matchmaking eye of Ashley’s late brother, Beau Biden, who introduced the pair a couple of years before they tied the knot.
In late 2011, Howard Krein, a respected 59-year-old otolaryngologist and plastic surgeon from Philadelphia, popped the question on a cliff in Big Sur, California, but not before getting the green light from then-Vice President Joe Biden.
Joe reportedly said, “This is the right guy,” adding with a fatherly flourish that Howard was getting a remarkable woman. But let’s be real—political blessings don’t guarantee a happily-ever-after in today’s culture of disposable commitments.
The couple sealed the deal in June 2012 at St. Joseph on the Brandywine Roman Catholic Church in Greenville, Delaware, a meaningful spot where Ashley was baptized, surrounded by about 200 guests.
Ashley herself reminisced about the day during a speech at last year’s Democratic National Convention, noting how her dad, despite his vice-presidential duties, micromanaged the reception details. “At the time, my dad was vice president, but he was also that dad who set up the entire reception,” she said.
She added that he was “very emotional” while fussing over plants and place settings on his John Deere 4-wheeler, which paints a folksy picture—though one wonders if such sentimentality holds up against the progressive push for redefining family structures.
For over 13 years, Ashley and Howard built a life together in Philadelphia, with no children to tie them in shared custody battles, which might make this split less complicated—or perhaps just less public.
Fast forward to this week, and the news dropped that Ashley filed for divorce in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, though the reasons behind the split remain under wraps since such records aren’t public there.
The Post reached out to Ashley’s lawyer for clarity, but no response came, leaving us to speculate if this is just another casualty of a society that often prioritizes self-fulfillment over sticking it out.
On the very day of the filing, Ashley took to Instagram with a photo of herself strolling through a park, giving a thumbs-up to the camera, paired with Beyoncé’s “Freedom”—a not-so-subtle hint at her mindset, perhaps?
She didn’t stop there, posting a quote about “new life” and “new boundaries,” suggesting a personal reinvention that sounds like it could be straight out of a self-help book peddled by the woke crowd. While personal growth is fine, one can’t help but question if this public display is more about image than introspection.
Howard, for his part, has stayed silent, maintaining the dignity of a seasoned professional at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, where he continues his work as a surgeon, far from the social media spotlight.
As conservatives, we value the sanctity of marriage, yet we must acknowledge that not every union survives the pressures of public life or cultural shifts; still, Ashley and Howard deserve empathy as they navigate this private pain under a very public lens.
