Former Vice President Joe Biden got a little heated in an interview after he was pressed about the appointment of his son, Hunter Biden, to the board of Ukrainian energy company Burisma Holdings.
During the interview on Monday, Today Show co-host Savannah Guthrie asked Biden if he sees “a certain irony” that the impeachment of President Donald Trump “ensured everyone knows” about Hunter’s position on the board of Burisma— after Trump was impeached for pushing Ukrainian officials to investigate the Bidens.
“That’s a good thing,” Biden responded. “And no one’s found anything wrong with his dealings in Ukraine — except they say that it sets a bad image.”
Watch the interview below:
.@JoeBiden snaps at @SavannahGuthrie after she asks about Hunter Biden: “You’re saying things you don’t know what you’re talking about!” pic.twitter.com/4O4LmLNenb
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) February 3, 2020
Guthrie pressed Biden on if he thought it was “wrong” for his son to take the position on the board, “Knowing that it was really because that company wanted access to you.”
“Well, that’s not true,” Biden snapped. “You’re saying things you do not know what you’re talking about. No one’s said that. Who said that? Who said that?”
Guthrie pushed back, noting that some people could see the appointment as “sleazy” and wonder, “Why would he have that job if not for who his father was?”
“Because he’s a very bright guy,” Biden responded.
Biden has denied that there was anything improper, other than that it created the image impropriety, about his son being named to Burisma’s board while he was in office.
However, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) has raised questions about the appointment and called for an investigation into the Bidens, as IJR has previously reported.
The House voted to impeach Trump after he allegedly withheld military aid to Ukraine to pressure officials in that country to launch an investigation into the Bidens.
Trump has denied any wrongdoing and called the impeachment proceeding a hoax.
This isn’t the first time Biden snapped at a reporter when asked about his son. In December, he expressed exasperation that the media kept asking him questions about his family’s dealings with Ukraine, “I mean, come on … You guys are amazing.”
