Hakeem Jeffries Defends Joe Biden Commenting on Hunter’s Legal Problems ‘As a Loving Father’
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is defending President Joe Biden for commenting on the prosecution of his son, Hunter Biden . Last year, the president insisted Hunter Biden — who is facing a trial…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) is defending President Joe Biden for commenting on the prosecution of his son, Hunter Biden.
Last year, the president insisted Hunter Biden — who is facing a trial involving federal firearm charges that starts this week — did “nothing wrong.”
During a segment of NBC’s “Meet The Press” Sunday, host Peter Alexander read an except from an op-ed published by The Wall Street Journal after the comment that asserted it was a “highly inappropriate message from the president.”
“He’s essentially telling prosecutors that they are wrong to bring an indictment because Hunter is innocent of any criminal behavior,” the Journal added.
Alexander asked Jeffries, “Why was it appropriate for President Biden to publicly comment on his son’s case?”
“President Biden commented as a loving father,” Jeffries answered.
He added, “As I would hope any loving father would do.”
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He went on: