Disgraced first son Hunter Biden pulled the addiction card on Thursday, claiming in an op-ed that he is the victim of “political weaponry” from his past vices — as he stares down the barrel of possible charges related to his shady financial activities and behavior. other.
“After what I went through since my brother [Beau] passed away in 2015, and the constant public humiliation of me, I’m now sure I can survive anything (except drink or drugs),” Hunter, 53, wrote in an article published by USA Today.
“Recovery efforts are something to be celebrated, and I hope that even if I act as a punchline and a punching bag for some, others will also do what I do,” he added.
Hunter later attacked the conservative media, his father’s political rivals and the Justice Department for holding his feet to the fire over possible crimes including alleged tax evasion, foreign influence peddling, and illegal gun possession.
Hunter Biden denounces attacks on critical coverage of him.Saquan Stimpson – CNP
“My struggles and my mistakes have been fodder for a vile and persistent disinformation campaign against [President Biden]and the complete obliteration of my reputation through high-profile but fruitless congressional investigations and, more recently, criminal charges for possessing an unloaded firearm for 11 days five years ago – charges that appear to be the first of their kind ever brought. in Delaware history,” he wrote.
The piece was under an earnest first-person headline that read: “I’m fighting to get sober. The political weaponization of my addiction hurts more than me.”
“The weaponization of my addiction by partisan and lunatic factions represents a real threat to those who are desperate to get sober but fear what might await them if they do,” Hunter claimed.
GOP lawmakers in Congress are highly critical of Hunter Biden’s behavior.ZUMAPRESS.com
The op-ed was published a day after the House Oversight Committee released a memo alleging Joe Biden received $40,000 in “laundered” funds from Chinese government-linked CEFC China Energy through transfers from James Biden’s first cousin and his wife, Sara.
Hunter himself pleaded not guilty last month to three counts of illegally purchasing a firearm while under the influence of a controlled substance after a slap-on-the-wrist plea deal collapsed under the watchful eye of a Delaware federal judge on July 26.
House Republicans are nearly two months into a sweeping impeachment inquiry into President Biden’s role in Hunter and James’ foreign business affairs and whether he received money from them. The investigation was sparked in part by testimony from an IRS whistleblower that the initial criminal investigation of Hunter Biden was fraught with political favoritism and that investigators were blocked from pursuing investigations that could lead to the president.
Hunter Biden has faced allegations of involvement in an influence peddling scheme to cash in on his father’s political position.REUTERS
Many critics don’t buy the first child cry story.
“There are a lot of people who don’t know anything,” X user Varad Mehta wrote. “Very few I know whore their name because it’s the same name as the vice president of the United States.”
“1) I pray Hunter is actually sober, although this level of untreated narcissism indicates a serious ongoing problem. 2) Legitimate LOL at USA Today for running this ridiculous intervention directly into the Biden family’s business corruption,” wrote the editor-in-chief Federalist Mollie Hemingway in X.
“He’s playing the victim card,” wrote user J. Scott Shipman in response to Hemingway.
He played the victim card.
— J. Scott Shipman (@jscottshipman) November 2, 2023
President Biden has long insisted that he is “proud” of his son.AP
“The message from Hunter Biden’s op-ed today is that because Republicans are so mean to him, other addicts may not seek treatment,” said one can’t believe Joe Gabriel Simonson of the Washington Free Beacon.
“The Hunter Biden debacle run on USA Today is a strategic misdirection as congressional investigators close in on his father’s financial involvement in the family’s influence peddling scheme,” writes Post columnist Miranda Devine. “This isn’t about you, Hunter.”
Fox News contributor Joe Concha said the first son used his addiction as a “crutch.”
“The criticism has nothing to do with his addiction and everything to do with peddling influence,” he added. “Just kidding…”
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