Radio host Charlamagne Tha God on Tuesday challenged a caller defending President Joe Biden’s decades-long political career and recent pardon of his son Hunter Biden.

Biden pardoned Hunter on Sunday, after months of promising not to intervene after a Delaware jury convicted his son in June. The sender of “”The Breakfast Club” Biden justified the pardon by saying that after a long military career, he realized that “family is most important,” but Charlamagne argued that the president’s policies have hurt many American families. (Related article: Andy McCarthy says Hunter Biden was “pardoned for charges that no American should be forgiven.”)

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“Hey, I’m the father of six kids. Two boys, four girls. Joe Biden has been in office for 40 years and served all of us… He taught us that family is most important. It took him that long to figure out, so that’s what he had to pay attention to,” the caller said. “He’s 80 years old. He had to take care of his family. He’s going to die and his son isn’t going to go to jail. Come on, dude. I’m gone.”

“Well, you’re wrong about him. Yes, he’s been a politician for that long, but because of laws like the Drug Abuse Act of ’86, which mandates minimum sentences for crack cocaine, and the crime bill of 1994,” Charlamagne replied. “He ruined a lot of families with those kinds of bills because he takes pride in authoring those bills.”

Biden co-sponsored the Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 1988, which increases prison sentences for drug possession. He was also the author of the 1994 Crime Bill, which some experts argue contributed to systemic racism.

Charlamagne also suggested that Biden should “pardon everyone in federal prison for non-violent drug crimes,” arguing that it would “help.” [his] The legacy is currently in turmoil. ”

In October 2022, Biden announced that “no one should go to prison solely for the use or possession of marijuana,” and that he would “pardon all previous federal crimes for simple marijuana possession.” He then extended the pardon to 2023. According to to the Department of Justice.

The radio host told The New York Times in May that black voters could swing to support former President Donald Trump, in part because of criminal justice reforms passed during his presidency. In 2018, President Trump signed the bipartisan First Step Act, which aims to reduce sentences for nonviolent drug offenders.

“Some of us have actually seen family members and loved ones come out of prison,” Charlamagne said at the time.

“You can’t bring up President Biden without mentioning the 1986 minimum sentencing mandate, the 1988 crackdown law, the 1994 crime bill,” he added. “If people go back, clock In a conversation with Joe Biden on “The Breakfast Club,” I told him that the ’94 crime bill led to mass incarceration, and he said, “No, this was mandatory minimum sentencing.” , I said, “Oh, you’re the one behind that incident.” Too! “

Biden claimed he was “excluded” from the legal process because of his relationship with Hunter. statement Announcement of amnesty. Charlamagne refuted that claim on Monday, saying Hunter “broke the law” and was “charged with illegal guns and tax evasion.”

The radio host also claimed on Monday that Democrats lacked the moral high ground over Republicans after Biden granted pardons.

“What I want is for Democrats to stop acting like they’re on this moral high ground politically. They’re showing us that they’re not. When Biden leaves office. Things like skipping the preliminary process and Biden pardoning his son,” he said. “Stop acting like you’re all a pure political party and the Republican Party isn’t.”

Charlamagne also questioned whether Biden ever seriously considered Trump a “threat to democracy” or a “fascist” because of the president-elect’s comments after his victory. presented.

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