On Monday, Joe Biden doubled down on a key claim he’s previously made regarding Hunter Biden’s foreign business entanglements.
Going back to the 2020 presidential campaign, Biden has repeatedly claimed that he had no knowledge of nor ever spoke to his son regarding the latter’s various (possibly criminal) dealings with China, Ukraine, and Romania. That assertion was put to the test last Thursday after a WhatsApp message showed Hunter Biden shaking down a Chinese official while proclaiming that his father was in the room with him and ready to exact retribution if the money wasn’t handed over.
In response, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre refused to confirm or deny whether Biden was present during the call while the White House Counsel’s office released a weasel-worded statement saying “As we have said many times before, the President was not in business with his son.”
As many pointed out, that’s not a “no,” and likely purposely so. But as recently happened with China, leave it to Biden to undercut everyone around him. When a reporter pressed him on the issue on Monday, he doubled down, leaving his lawyers no wiggle room.
…and Joe’s response is:
“Nothing to see here….My son is the smartest person I know and I will build that bridge over the pacific to Africa…God save the queen!”