‘It Doesn’t Make Any Sense!’: Chris Cillizza Torches Hunter Biden’s Ambien Excuse For Debate Disaster

NewsNation political contributor Chris Cillizza said on Tuesday that Hunter Biden was dishonest when he explained why his father former President Joe Biden’s debate performance in June 2024 went so poorly.

Hunter said in a Monday interview on “Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan” that his elderly father’s exhaustion from intense travel, along with Ambien usage, led the former president to appear like “a deer in the headlights.” However, Cillizza, said on his “So What” Substack that Hunter’s explanation did not add up.

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“It’s demonstrably false and I think it’s important to note that,” Cillizza said before reading Hunter’s full quote from the interview.

“Now, the thing that I will say is he’s right about his father looking like a deer in headlights, but he’s wrong about the whole timeline here,” he said. “And again, it’s really easy to disprove.”

Cillizza acknowledged Biden’s extensive travel leading up to the debate, but noted it ended many days before the disaster occurred.

“He was in Paris in early June. Then here’s his schedule leading up to the debate: From June 12th to June 14th, he was in Italy for the G7. He immediately flies from Italy to California. That’s a really long flight,” he said. “That’s about a 13-hour flight to California for a fundraiser with Barack Obama, George Clooney, among others. June 15th and 16th, he’s in Los Angeles. June 18th, he flies back to the East Coast. He’s in Virginia for a fundraiser with Hillary and Bill Clinton, Terry McAuliffe in McLean, Virginia. That same day he flies to Delaware.”