The panel on Fox News Channel’s “The Five” recently engaged in a heated spat over President Joe Biden’s controversial pardon of First Son Hunter Biden. Co-hosts Jesse Watters and Jessica Tarlov sparred over the move from Biden, where Watters delved into the potential implications behind the blanket pardon, which extends well back into the Obama administration.
Jessica Tarlov initially defended the pardon, suggesting the only problem is that Biden should’ve indicated that he was open to the possibility of protecting his son instead of continually denying that he would intervene. “I don’t disagree with it,” she said. “He should have just always said, ‘maybe I don’t know.’ I have to see where the chips fall on this.”
Tarlov continued, “But one of the messages that came out of the election was that voters don’t think Donald Trump is a unique threat to democracy. They don’t care about norms or any of the things that Democrats were campaigning on. And I think that Joe Biden just essentially said on my way out, I I don’t care anymore, and I’m just going to protect my kid.”
Watters chimed in, quipping, “I’d protect my kid if Jesse Jr. did something bad,” while claiming, “I wouldn’t need the money unlike Joe Biden’s family.” The prime-time Fox News figure proceeded to sound off on President Biden, accusing him of lying his whole political career. Watters also pointed out that the pardon has forced the Democratic Party to reevaluate claims of moral superiority.
“Everybody knew he was going to pardon his son, even Jessica knew,” he said. “But you didn’t expect Joe Biden to lie. The man’s lied his whole career. Jessica, politicians lie. I mean, Democrats are now trying to wrap their heads around the fact that we’re like, well, maybe we’re not the party of moral superiority. Maybe we’re not the party of Democrat ideals and principles. How many lies can you guys take they lied about the laptop, the lab leak, the coup, now the pardon. Even Democrats are saying, I don’t feel so great about these guys saying that they’re the party of principle anymore.”
Watters further noted that Trump is transparent and honest with his intentions and doesn’t shy away from his controversial positions. “The difference is Trump wouldn’t have lied about it. Trump comes in and Trump’s like, ‘Yeah, I’m going to pardon J6ers, I’m going to fire the FBI director, and I’m going to recess to point my cabinet if the Senate gives me trouble,'” the co-host explained. “And you know what, he probably will. And people respect that we want people that keep promises, not people who break promises.”
Furthermore, Watters drew attention to the conspicuous 14-year blanket pardon, that has raised eyebrows. “A blanket pardon to 14…just when the portfolio for Ukraine got handed to the big guy. What’s that about Jessica?” he asked. “Why would he need to go back that far? Think about it, this whole set-up that they had was a big money laundering scheme. He’d go around the world sell access to his dad, and then the FBI and the CIA would look to see who was trying to scam the US government.”
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