Joe Biden has apparently decided that being a bad grandpa has become a political liability.
So, in an exclusive statement to People magazine on Friday, the president admitted for the first time that he has seven grandchildren, not six.
Did you miss that news?
In fact, that’s exactly what the cynical old man in the White House and his campaign team wanted.
Why else would they make the announcement on a celebrity news website at 5:02 p.m. ET on a summer Friday, when most Americans’ minds have graciously drifted from politics to barbecues, pools, and family.
“Our son Hunter and Navy mom Lunden are working together to maintain a relationship that is in their daughter’s best interests, preserving her privacy as much as possible going forward,” the anemic bulletin read.
Make no mistake. This announcement was yet another gross attribution of responsibility in a runaway scandal fueled by a scathing op-ed written in early July by famed New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd.
“It’s seven grandchildren, Mr. President, not six,” Dowd’s headline screamed.
Since then, more liberals have miraculously discovered that they too have a backbone and have stopped ignoring the national disgrace.
If you missed the first few seasons of this sordid saga, here are the CliffsNotes on Hunter’s Sickening Life and Times to catch up.
The president’s son had an affair with Lunden Roberts, an exotic dancer from Washington DC who was apparently employed by Hunter’s investment firm.
Nine months later, Lunden gave birth to Navy Joan Roberts. Hunter denied paternity, but tests revealed he is the father. In June, Hunter went to court to successfully reduce his child support payments to Navy mother.
Joe Biden has apparently decided that being a bad grandpa has become a political liability.
The president’s son had an affair with Lunden Roberts (above), an exotic dancer from Washington DC, who was apparently employed by Hunter’s investment firm.
Nine months later, Lunden gave birth to Navy Joan Roberts (above). Hunter denied paternity, but tests revealed he is the father. In June, Hunter went to court to successfully reduce his child support payments to Navy mother.
And through it all, President Biden, the First Lady, and the White House pretended that Navy Joan didn’t exist. They wouldn’t say her name.
That was, I assume, until Joe decided this was starting to be a problem. No moral problem. A political one.
This is not a political issue, it’s a family issue. Jill and I want only the best for all of our grandchildren, including the Navy,” the statement barked to People in a desperate attempt to hide the obvious.
Joe, if this was a “family matter,” why release a public statement at all?
Why do it for a glossy magazine for the parents of Navy classmates to read in the aisle of a grocery store?
I’ll tell you why.
The useless White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre can now refuse to address the issue, claim it has been resolved and call it old news.
It is also noteworthy that this statement was made as President Biden rushed for a 10-day vacation to his multimillion-dollar complex in Rehoboth, Delaware.
There, Joe is isolated from the media and follow-up questions, such as:
Why has it taken so long to recognize Hunter’s four-year-old daughter? Will you ever meet the little girl?
How very handy.
The men and women running the 2024 Biden campaign may be bumbling fools, but they aren’t quite aware of it.
They know that a president who has made his role as a father and grandfather central to his political appeal could not sustain this charade.
The polls on this must have been terrible.
It is also noteworthy that this statement was made as President Biden rushed for a 10-day vacation to his multimillion-dollar complex in Rehoboth, Delaware.
Joe is isolated from the media and follow-up questions such as: Why has it taken so long to recognize Hunter’s four-year-old daughter? Or will you ever meet the little girl?
But the most sickening aspect of this slick and slimy PR maneuver is that it was totally devoid of any human emotion. There was no acknowledgment whatsoever of the harm done to a child.
As Dowd pointed out, the president has sentenced this girl to a childhood of vicious schoolyard bullying.
Now it must be some sad consolation for the little navy to be reduced to a Friday news dump by the presidential grandfather she’s never met.
Who would do that to his own flesh and blood?
“You have to remember that until a few weeks ago there were some pretty contentious legal proceedings between Navy parents,” a source told People. “As grandparents, the Bidens follow Hunter’s lead.”
Oh yes, at least continue to infantilize the poor Hunter. The man is 53 years old, but he must be treated very delicately. If only he had a multi-million dollar art career to fall back on when the work of influence dries up.
The truth is that the Bidens could have done the right thing. They certainly don’t get credit for coming out now.
Oh yes, at least continue to infantilize the poor Hunter. The man is 53 years old, but he must be treated very delicately. If only he had a multi-million dollar art career to fall back on when the influence streaks dry up.
Imagine if the President, the First Lady, and Hunter spoke openly and honestly, saying, “Children are often born of complicated circumstances, and their lives are a great blessing. We are proud to welcome Navy into our family and are eternally grateful to the American people for their understanding and compassion.”
There isn’t an honest person in America who would have heard that and not thought, “Fine, it’s time to move on.”
This should have been proclaimed on that very first Christmas in the Biden White House when they hung six stockings with their grandchildren’s names over the fireplace in the State Dining Room.
Six, not seven.
One granddaughter gets a White House wedding that’s featured in Vogue magazine and another can’t afford a crappy sock.
Be sure of one thing – try as they may – this thin Friday night news dump will not close this topic.
America cannot allow a child to be swept under the rug. We will not be misled.
In 2020, Joe Biden vowed to restore “fundamental decency and honor” to the White House.
He has done the opposite.