The White House is continuing to push claims made by Joe Biden during the presidential debates that his son Hunter didn’t make money from deals with China.
During the third presidential debate in October 2020, then-candidate Joe Biden stated emphatically that “nothing was unethical” about his son’s foreign business deals.
Biden also claimed, “My son has not made money in terms of this thing about, what are you talking about, China.
The moderator of the third debate, NBC’s Kristen Welker, questioned White House communications director Kate Bedingfield about Biden’s statements during the White House press briefing on Thursday.
“We absolutely stand by the president’s comment” Bedingfield replied.
Kate Bedingfield is asked if the White House stands by Biden's previous comments regarding Hunter Biden's business dealings:
"We absolutely stand by the President's comment … But as you know I don't speak for Hunter Biden." pic.twitter.com/4Noyma10wm
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) March 31, 2022
Earlier this week, The Washington Post confirmed several reports that a Chinese energy conglomerate paid $4.8 million to entities controlled by Hunter Biden and his uncle.
The FBI has reportedly made significant progress on the investigation into Hunter Biden’s business dealings.
The news of the progress comes despite repeated assertions from Biden and his staff during the campaign that his son did nothing wrong.
A reporter asks Kate Bedingfield if Biden "might use his pardon or commutation power" for Hunter Biden:
"That's not a hypothetical I'm going to entertain." pic.twitter.com/cS9vMe53he
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) March 31, 2022
Pressed by other reporters about Hunter Biden, Bedingfield refused to address any further questions about the new reports about his son’s laptops and his lucrative foreign business deals.
“I don’t have anything further to add from this podium,” she said when asked about Biden’s reaction to the news stories.
“I don’t have anything additional to add from this podium,” Bedingfield repeated after another reporter questioned her about Hunter Biden.
“I don’t have anything additional to add on this from the podium. But thank you,” she repeated after a third reporter asked if President Biden had even read the latest stories about Hunter Biden.
