Hunter Biden mentioned in a brand new interview that Democrats misplaced the November election to President Trump as a result of they weren’t loyal to his father, former President Biden.
“You already know what, we’re going to struggle amongst ourselves for the following three years till there is a nominee. After which with the nominee, we higher as hell get behind that nominee,” Hunter Biden mentioned in an excerpt from an upcoming interview on former DNC Chair Jaime Harrison’s new podcast, “At Our Desk.”
“And I’ll let you know why we misplaced the final election. We misplaced the election as a result of we didn’t stay loyal to the chief of the occasion. That is my place,” he instructed Harrison, in accordance with the excerpt. “We had the benefit of incumbency. We had benefit of an extremely profitable administration and the Democratic Celebration actually melted down.”
The remarks are part of a broader interview Harrison did with the former president’s son for a brand new podcast Harrison is launching on Thursday. His debut episode contains Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D). Hunter Biden can be featured in a forthcoming episode.
Hunter Biden has largely remained out of the general public eye because the November election when former Vice President Harris misplaced to Trump. Joe Biden initially ran for a second time period however later dropped out after a disastrous debate efficiency towards Trump, later backing Harris as his successor.
The interview additionally comes after former President Biden pardoned Hunter Biden within the final days of his time period over a number of federal prices towards his son, with one case involving drug use and firearm possession and one other case involving the withholding of taxes. The president argued on the time that “Hunter was singled out solely as a result of he’s my son.”
However Joe Biden and his household have continued to obtain consideration even after the November, notably after the discharge of a number of books on the 2024 election and the alleged coverup of Biden’s decline.
Most just lately, the previous president did a cellphone interview with The New York Occasions, wherein he defended himself towards allegations from Republicans over using an autopen to signal pardons. The interview sparked frustration amongst Democrats, a lot of whom argue he is taking the GOP bait at a time when the occasion is trying to go on offense over Trump’s “large, lovely invoice” and MAGA frustration over the Jeffrey Epstein case.
As Democrats started conducting their autopsy on the November election outcomes, some members of the occasion believed that the previous president ought to have exited the race a lot sooner.
Even earlier than the previous president exited the race, some high-profile Democrats like Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) didn’t bat down the thought of the then-president dropping out, frustrating members of his family like former first lady Jill Biden.