Political analyst Mark Halperin on Monday blamed President Joe Biden for his son Hunter Biden’s legal troubles following the president’s pardon of his son on Sunday.
Halperin’s comments came after the president claimed in his statement announcing the pardon that Hunter Biden was unfairly targeted due to their relationship. Halperin, on “The Morning Meeting” accused the president of lying about his son’s business dealings and argued that Hunter Biden’s legal woes were a direct consequence of his father running for president.
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“Joe Biden chose to run, knowing that his son had done these things. Joe Biden lied in the debate about whether Hunter got money from China. Joe Biden lied about whether he went to meetings with Hunter’s business associates. Joe Biden lied about his family receiving money,” Halperin said. “He chose to run knowing his son had an addiction problem and that this would put the spotlight on his past activities that he knew about and lied …