r/politics • u/bustersnuggs5011 Pueblo • 4d ago

Biden’s Family Tells Him to Keep Fighting as They Huddle at Camp David Soft Paywall

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/30/us/politics/biden-debate-anxious-democrats.html
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u/termacct 4d ago

One of the strongest voices imploring Mr. Biden to resist pressure to drop out was his son Hunter Biden, whom the president has long leaned on for advice...

WTF?

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u/No-Scratch-599 4d ago

Hunter Biden has another trial lined up in a few months, Hunter Biden is still hoping for a pardon...

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u/suishios2 3d ago

Easier to give Hunter a pardon if you are bowing out - once a new candidate is in place, focus on what Biden does goes away - new candidate can say "the pardon is regrettable, but there is nothing I can do about it", then pivot to the many shady pardon Trump handed out

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u/No-Scratch-599 3d ago

I'm thinking more that if Biden feels he cannot run for president he might just resign all together. If he is at the point where he is asking his family if he is competent to run, and they said no, then he might feel he isn't competent to serve currently.

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u/SerendipitySue 3d ago

i think this one is taxes so..could be tax documents may...implicate people