Biden 'proud of' son Hunter, claims he is ‘on the straight and narrow’ amid potential criminal charges
12.10.2022 - 08:09
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President Biden said Hunter Biden is "on the straight and narrow" and that he is "proud of" him despite recent criminal allegations against his son, including tax fraud and lying to purchase a gun. During an interview with CNN host Jake Tapper on Tuesday, the president defended his son as the 52-year-old potentially faces tax and false statements charges from David Weiss, the U.S. Attorney for Delaware.
"I’m proud of my son," the president told Tapper. "This is a kid who got, not a kid — he’s a grown man. He got hooked on — like many families have had happen, hooked on drugs.
He’s overcome that. He’s established a new life." Tapper specifically asked Biden to respond to a recent report that claims the FBI believes there is enough evidence to charge Hunter with tax fraud as well as denying his drug use on a gun-purchase form. President Joe Biden gives two thumbs up from a balcony of the White House next to son Hunter Biden during 4th of July fireworks in Washington, DC, July 4, 2022.
(NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images) "Personally and politically, how do you react to that?" the host asked. President Biden, who has repeatedly denied being knowledgeable of his son’s business dealings, answered: "He is — I’m confident that he is — what he says and does are consistent with what happens. And for example, he wrote a book about his problems and was straightforward about it.
I’m proud of him." "He came along and said, by the way, this thing about a gun — I didn’t know anything about it," the president continued. "But turns out that when he made [an] application to purchase a gun, what happened was he say – I guess you get asked, I don’t guess, you get asked a question, are you on drugs or do you use drugs? He said no. And he
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