The co-host of Monday’s “The View” tried to defend Hunter Biden, who attended a state dinner with his father after pleading guilty to criminal charges in early June.
A young Biden attended the White House state dinner Thursday night after pleading guilty to illegally buying guns and failing to pay federal taxes while on drugs in 2017 and 2018. Co-organizers tried to excuse his attendance after criticism from conservatives. President Joe Biden claimed he was trying to protect his son from drug addiction.
“Look, I’ve known Joe Biden for almost 20 years, since he was a Senator,” co-host Ana Navarro began. “I cannot put into words how much his life has been marked by losing two children instead of one. I think there’s determination, it’s even more urgent, it’s the bigger issue.Hunter Biden story, scandal, this and that, it’s also a story of a father’s love.And Joe Biden will never let his son Hunter die. I have never given up and I will never disrespect him.So he is a father first, whether he takes it or not.It is who he is and it is part of his heart. It is.”
“There were 380 people at this dinner. Hunter wasn’t sitting on Merrick Garland’s lap,” she continued. “There were a lot of people, but part of the reason Hunter Biden was able to get out of his addiction was because Joe Biden was vice president, and he was president, and he had a total hug. I think it’s because you gave me [a] When I was a candidate, when I was out of office, and now as president. “
Co-host Sunny Hostin argued that Biden wanted to keep his son close to him as he battled addiction. She also turned to former President Donald Trump’s family, saying that Ivanka Trump’s receipt of a patent from Chinese President Xi Jinping is an example of “true nepotism,” and that Biden is her son. He claimed that he was just trying to protect him from addiction. (Related article: ‘No one is above the law’: Sunny Hostin defends Hunter Biden accusation)
“One thing that seems to get lost in this discussion about Hunter Biden is his addiction,” Hostin said. “He’s an addict. I think, and maybe it is, I hate nepotism. I believe that things are earned, not given. But no one wants to talk about the fact that Ivanka got three Chinese patents after dinner with Chinese President Xi at Mar-a-Lago. …it’s true nepotism and I think this is the same for you [Navarro] A father trying to bring his addiction-stricken son closer said: “
Co-host Sarah Haynes took a different view, arguing that the young Biden should have stayed home instead of attending the high-profile dinner. Co-moderator Alyssa Farrar-Griffin said her presence could increase public mistrust of the Justice Department.
Co-host Whoopi Goldberg said it’s possible that Biden’s son didn’t want to go to the dinner, but did because his father wanted to.
