You did it, Joe. Forget the Dems. Save your legacy instead.
Joe Biden disappointed the Democrats. His latest offense? Pardoning his son, Hunter, for his gun and tax convictions, as well as any other crimes he “committed or may have committed” within the last decade.In his statement, the President defended the decision, claiming that Hunter had been subjected to a politically motivated prosecution aimed at “breaking” both him and his family.
According to President Biden, if Hunter were just an ordinary citizen, his case would have been resolved differently, free from the “raw politics” that he believes led to a “miscarriage of justice.” Subscribe to Native Son’s newsletter for more news, information, and conversations about Black gay and queer everything.But President Biden’s defense has done little to quell the backlash.
Lawmakers, pundits, and activists have accused him of moral inconsistency, undermining democratic values, and breaking with presidential precedents.
Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, a centrist Democrat from Washington State who won in a district Trump swept, blasted Biden on X (formerly Twitter), stating, “No family should be above the law,” a cheeky attempt to use the president’s own words against him.
