After the debate last Thursday night and a campaign rally Friday afternoon (during President Joe Biden's "engaged" hours), the entire Biden family retreated to Camp David. At first, reporters suggested that it was some sort of intervention, with the family huddled around Biden to break the news to him that he's too frail to campaign. Then we were told the family was actually gathered for a family portrait for Vogue by Annie Leibovitz. We did get a preview of Dr. Jill Biden on the August issue's cover.
Dr. Jill is her husband's closest adviser, but his son Hunter is the smartest person he knows. Biden's been keeping his son close by ever since his conviction on felony gun charges, but we're hearing from NBC News' Ken Dilanian that Hunter had been in meetings with White House aides all week.
Hunter Biden has joined meetings with President Biden and his top aides this week at the White House, four people familiar with the matter tell my colleagues, who are told the reaction from some senior White House staff has been, “What the hell is happening?”
— Ken Dilanian (@KenDilanianNBC) July 2, 2024
Convicted felon Hunter Biden? https://t.co/z9wDZ6HFUs
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) July 2, 2024
Uh what https://t.co/20Sg7wsWVe
— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) July 2, 2024
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. pic.twitter.com/rynJszuds9
— AnnaZ (@AnnaZ) July 2, 2024
The family that launders foreign money together sticks together.
"Crackhead degenerate grifter advises the cognitively impaired president." Sounds about right for this crew. What a disgrace.
— NewsieOne (@NewsieOne) July 2, 2024
How the hell does Hunter Biden have the security clearances for this?
— Tom (@BoreGuru) July 2, 2024
At least they can get Joe’s drug cocktail right this time
— TrashDiscourse (@TrashDiscourse) July 2, 2024
If Joe Biden weighed the concerns of Americans and the United States like Hunter carefully weighs his crack rocks, we’d all be living in prosperity and peace.
— ZNO 🇺🇸 (@therealZNO) July 2, 2024
Curve ball. Hunter is taking over. Scary thought.
— Snitche (@Snitche00) July 2, 2024
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Optics be damned.
— mcristo (@gcoat2024) July 2, 2024
Imagine Hunter Biden being involved in discussions about the fate of this nation. That’s where we are at right now folks
— J Hans (@blackhawkce457) July 2, 2024
Hunter Biden is getting some more inside information to sell off before the grift stops I guess.
— Malcolm FleX (@Malcolm_fleX48) July 2, 2024
Definitely not a major security/potential blackmail risk at all!
— JDF (@FJO1020) July 2, 2024
— Gerard (@sillybear2014) July 2, 2024
What’s his security clearance 🤣
— Ed Williams (@MTFISHING) July 2, 2024
So much for being a civilian.
— Storm Approach (@obviousriddle) July 2, 2024
It looks like Biden has a soft spot in his heart for convicted felons. But seriously, what sort of meetings are these where Hunter is allowed access? We can assume Hunter is of one mind as Dr. Jill that Biden should stick it out and ignore all of the calls to step aside, which is good news.
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