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President Joe Biden preached about his record on gun safety but failed to mention son Hunter’s firearms conviction in a speech just hours after he was found guilty. During his remarks, Biden repeatedly touted his record on implementing stricter gun control laws.
But he failed to bring up his son Hunter, 54, or the irony of the event happening on the same day a jury found him guilty of lying about his crack and Class A addiction to get a revolver to buy in 2018.
Now he faces a prison sentence of up to 25 years if convicted, at a court date likely to take place in October.
However, President Biden referenced his late son Beau Biden and how he was able to interact with families of gun violence victims because of the phone call he received informing him of his son’s death.
“I know it’s hard because I’ve also gotten those calls saying I’ve lost a son, a daughter, a wife — I know what it’s like,” the president said at the Washington Hilton during remarks about his gun control policy at the Washington Hilton. Everytown’s Gun Sense University Summit. ‘But guess what? Never give up hope, hope, hope, hope,” he added.
Hours earlier, the 12-person jury in Hunter Biden’s gun case returned a verdict finding him guilty of all three crimes for lying on a form about his addiction to purchase and possess a firearm in 2018 and to serve while he was in prison. a user of illegal substances.
After the ruling, Biden decided to change his schedule to Wilmington on Tuesday afternoon to be with his family.
Although the president was not present for the weeklong trial, other family members, including First Lady Jill Biden, were in the courtroom to support Hunter.
“As I said last week, I am the president, but I am also a father,” the president wrote in a statement after the ruling and before his remarks. “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 who have battled addiction understand the feeling of pride in seeing someone you love emerge on the other side and be so strong and resilient in recovery,” Biden continued.
During the event, Biden also made his latest verbal gaffe by claiming he has been at several “mass shootings.” “I’ve seen too many — I’ve literally spoken to well over a thousand families at the events I’ve attended — mass shootings,” Biden told the anti-gun crowd. “Look in their eyes, you can almost feel that black hole they feel in the middle of their chest, like they’re being sucked in, there’s no way out,” he continued, ignoring the flub.
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