Hunter Biden, the son of the sitting president and a former crack addict, was recently convicted on all three counts brought against him over allegations that he lied on a federal firearm form. He said that he was not using drugs at the time that he bought the pistol, but it later emerged that he was addicted to crack at the time, making his lie a felony. The internet reacted, in part, with a hilarious mock statement from former President Trump on the matter.
As background, the Trump Campaign did release a “Statement on the Hunter Biden Trial Verdict and Biden Crime Family.” That statement, sent as one of the Trump Campaign’s emailed statements by Trump campaign National Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, did address the alleged crimes of the Biden family but lacked the humor for which Trump is known.
In it, the Trump Campaign said, “This trial has been nothing more than a distraction from the real crimes of the Biden Crime Family, which has raked in tens of millions of dollars from China, Russia and Ukraine. Crooked Joe Biden’s reign over the Biden Family Criminal Empire is all coming to an end on November 5th, and never again will a Biden sell government access for personal profit.”
As that lacked some of the humor for which Trump is famous, the internet reacted with a funnier, though fake, statement that pretended to be one of Trump’s “Save America” statements. It covered everything from Hunter’s charges to the election, along with the 2nd Amendment and nicknames for Biden, containing much more typical Trump savagery.
It said, “Many people have asked me to comment on the conviction of Hunter Biden. Sleepy Joe’s son was found guilty of lying on an application for a gun. Hunter Biden is a terrible person who has funneled millions of dollars from other countries to his father. Even so, it is hard to blame him for wanting a gun, which he has a God-given right to have under the 2nd Amendment.”
Continuing, the fake statement said, “Probably the greatest Amendment of them all, if we’re being totally honest. His father, one of our worst presidents, is more concerned with making the gun control people happy, so he won’t have the courage to step in here and help Hunter. Don’t worry, Joe – I will Save your son after I get elected (for the third time)!”
President Biden, in a statement on the Hunter verdict, said, “As I said last week, I am the President, but I am also a dad. Jill an- — Jill and I love our son, and we are so proud of the man he is today. So many families who have had loved ones battle addiction understand the feeling of pride seeing someone you love come out the other side and be so strong and resilient in recovery. As I also said last week, I will accept the outcome of this case and will continue to respect the judicial process as Hunter considers an appeal. Jill and I will always be there for Hunter and the rest of our family with our love and support. Nothing will ever change that.”
Watch KJP speak about that here:
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