Resurfaced footage on social media from last year shows President Joe Biden snapping at a reporter and raising his voice as a reporter repeatedly asked him if he was involved in his son, Hunter Biden’s, controversial overseas business dealings. The Biden family has faced substantial scrutiny regarding their business affairs amid speculation of illegal activity that President Biden may have participated in.
The reporter pressed Biden over a “Chinese shake-down” text that allegedly revealed that the president was sitting with his son during a threatening conversation with a Chinese business associate. The reporter asked, “How involved were you in your son’s Chinese shake-down text message? Were you sitting there? Were you involved?” Biden answered, “No, I wasn’t.” The reporter fired back, “Were you?” Raising his voice, the president yelled, “No!”
Users on social media reacted to the clip, where one user wrote. “If Trump is fair game so is Biden. Most people think crime occurs mainly at the poor level of society away from the suburbs and upper echelon. However the biggest crooks reside at the top. They commit crimes not of necessity but habit greed & pure disregard for their fellow man,”
Another said, “Sad that he thinks his son’s activities are a laughing matter. But, we all know we’re this is headed as evidence is already there, clearly the family did not anticipate their shell companies to get compromised down to individual account level.”
In June of this year, the United States House Committee on Ways & Means led by Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO), released a report citing new evidence that allegedly confirmed Hunter Biden had lied under oath when discussing the infamous WhatsApp message regarding his Chinese business dealings. At the time, new evidence had surfaced from an IRS whistleblower that challenged Hunter’s testimony.
In a message to a business associate named Zhao, Hunter Biden directly claimed that he was “sitting” Joe Biden and that the two were imminently awaiting a call. The reporter seemingly referred to this message, which contradicts President Biden’s claim that he was not present during the infamous “shake-down” text.
“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,” the message read.
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According to the Ways and Means committee, “This piece of evidence is key to understanding the Biden family’s lucrative overseas influence peddling scheme, as well as President Joe Biden’s possible involvement. The message shows that, at a minimum, Hunter Biden used his father’s name to shake down a Chinese business associate, Raymond Zhao, for money, and it worked.” The committee accused Hunter of lying about the nature of his communications with Zhao.
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