Former Obama aide Jon Favreau called President Joe Biden a “tragic figure” on Tuesday’s show and said the president’s ego has consistently “got in the way” throughout his term.

Democrats are divided on the move, which comes after Biden announced he would pardon his son, even though he and his staff had previously denied taking such action. On “Pod Save America,” Favreau and co-hosts Jon Lovett and Tommy Vieter discuss Hunter Biden’s views on pardons, with Vieter saying Biden is under the Republican’s “political glare.” He pointed out that 2019 is the time to protect his son from this. The president decided to run for office.

“I mean, I’m sorry, but I think Joe Biden is a tragic figure, and I also think there’s a lot of good in him.” [him]. In other words, [Lovett] “You talked about this throughout the post-debate, but is he going to drop the two Joe Bidens,” Favreau said. “But I think he’s shown himself to be incredibly polite at times.”

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“I truly feel for what he went through and what his family went through. They’ve been through hell. None of us can imagine what they’ve been through.” added Favreau. “But his ego got in the way a lot of times. When he doesn’t get pushed or pushed, he’s like, ‘Let’s do something nice.’ I’m going to run for president again, even if it’s crazy. And I shouldn’t do it, blah, blah, blah. I’m just going to do it.’ And now we’re all here. For me this is kind of in that category. ”

While some have defended Biden’s decision to pardon Hunter, other Democrats, including Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Arizona Representative Greg Stanton, have criticized the move as a mistake. There is. Earlier this year, Biden was also criticized by Democrats for delaying his decision to withdraw from his re-election bid, with Democratic California Representative Nancy Pelosi later saying that if Biden had ended his campaign sooner, He suggested that the party could have held a primary election to select a candidate. A more likely candidate.

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