Joe Biden’s son Hunter, a recently convicted felon, was reportedly attending a White House meeting following the president’s debate performance last week.
The news sparked outrage on social media from both the left and the right.
NBC News revealed that sources said Hunter “has been closely advising his father” since the family got together after the presidential debate and that he “participated in meetings with President Joe Biden and his top aides.” .
The outlet noted that while the first son often appears in the White House, “it is unusual for the president’s son to attend meetings between his father and his team.”
It seems too much strange More than anything else.
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Hunter Biden attends White House meeting
The NBC News report also noted that Hunter Biden was speaking with “senior White House staff,” while press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre appeared to confirm such a high-level meeting but dismissed it as being during the holidays Coincidental family visit.
“We’re reporting that Hunter Biden has been having some meetings with senior advisers,” an NBC reporter asked. “Why is the president’s son involved?”
“Look, as you know, the president is very close to his family. This is the Fourth of July holiday week. As you know and reported, he spent time with his family at Camp David. “Hunter was with him Come back and walk into – into – that meeting – that preparation – that speech preparation with him. “
The speech cited was President Biden’s very brief rebuke of the Supreme Court’s ruling granting the president immunity for official acts.
When pressed by reporters on whether Hunter was “participating in meetings with senior advisers,” the press secretary said Biden was “in the room” preparing the speech, but added, “I can’t draw anything else from that report” to speak.
This is a dodge that shouldn’t be ignored.
Karine Jean-Pierre confirms Hunter Biden has attended high-level White House meetings with Joe. pic.twitter.com/YmU77qzhSS
— Salem News Channel (@WatchSalemNews) July 2, 2024
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Criticism from the left and right
News that Biden was meeting with senior White House aides and participating in a formal meeting with the president did not go down well with critics.
Former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan dismissed his existence as “crazy.”
“Hunter Biden and Joe’s granddaughter(!) appear to have more influence on the Democratic presidential candidates than the Democratic leadership,” he added. “Where are Schumer, Jeffries or the Democratic National Committee?”
MBC’s report itself suggests that some White House staffers are openly wondering, “What the hell is going on?”
Alberto Martinez, the former chief of staff to Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., speculated that “Hunter wouldn’t have gone through the background check to connect with him if he hadn’t been the president’s son. attending events with the president, let alone working in the White House.
Podcast host Mary Katherine Hamm joked about the reaction, considering Hunter Biden’s lofty credentials.
“Why did they react like this?” she asked. “He was a renowned international energy expert, a successful artist and the smartest man his father knew.”
All that said, we can now add Senior Advisor to the President to Hunter’s resume.
