The White House Press Corps is pushing back against the Biden White House .
While President Joe Biden has denied having any involvement in his son Hunter’s dubious business dealings, a 2017 What’s App communication between Hunter Biden and Chinese businessman Henry Zhao undercuts White House messaging.
The alleged text message from Biden The Younger to Zhao, originally reported in the Washington Free Beacon, reads:
“I am sitting here with my father, and we would like to understand why the commitment made has not been fulfilled. Tell the director that I would like to resolve this now before it gets out of hand, and now means tonight. And, Z, if I get a call or text from anyone involved in this other than you, Zhang, or the chairman, I will make certain that between the man sitting next to me and every person he knows and my ability to forever hold a grudge, that you will regret not following my direction. I am sitting here waiting for the call with my father.”
Newsmax reporter James Rosen read the text message during Friday’s briefing, then asked National Security Council spokesman John Kirby whether the communication undermined POTUS’ claim to have had no involvement in his son’s deals. Kirby demurred.
When other reporters pressed Kirby and Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, KJP referred them to the White House Counsel’s office, as she often does.
One reporter pointedly asked KJP to “remind us what your colleague said, from the White House Counsel, so we have it from you at the podium.” Nice try.
That request was met with the same dodge. Ditto when reporters asked for a “yes or no” to the question of whether Biden was involved in a shakedown attempt.
Think about it. When asked about a possible shakedown, the President’s top spokespersons don’t want to say yes or no on camera.
The Press Sec also told the press, “It’s our duty to be transparent with the American people. That’s what you see from us.”
This much is transparent: The Biden White House has no good answers when it comes to Hunter Biden’s money grubbing and cashing in on his father’s power.
Debra J. Saunders is a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute’s Chapman Center for Citizen Leadership.
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You can snipe about Hunter Biden all you want. It is nothing more than a distraction and a non-issue at this perilous time in history. We should all shudder at the possibility of anyone else in White House at this juncture as Russia is falling apart, rather than Joe Biden, whose foreign policy experience and stature is a steady hand.
If you want a sanity gage about how important Hunter Biden is right now interview some of the leaders of Europe. They actually remember what happens when their countries are threatened by madmen. They don't give a rat's behind about Hunter Biden, who has taken responsibility for the mistakes he made when he was addled by addiction. Unlike the silence of another president's son in law who made out like a bandit to the tune of a millions of dollars from the Saudis, Hunter was never in a position of power.