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According to NBC News, Hunter Biden has been more actively involved in meetings at the White House in recent days.
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Hunter Biden is no stranger to the residence, but his presence at meetings is a new development.
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The report comes as President Biden is forced to defend his re-election bid based on his performance in the debates.
This past weekend, President Joe Biden went to Camp David for a family gathering planned before his much-hyped debate performance against former President Donald Trump.
During the presidential retreat, Biden’s family urged him to stay in the 2024 race amid some unease among Democrats about his chances this fall. Presidential son Hunter Biden has been one of the party’s loudest advocates for keeping his father’s presidential nomination.
According to NBC News, Hunter Biden has been more present in the White House in recent days, advising his father and attending meetings with him and his senior aides.
According to NBC News, Hunter Biden was also spotted speaking with other top White House staffers.
Hunter Biden is no stranger to the White House, but he has generally avoided meetings related to the president’s work.
This development comes just weeks after Hunter Biden, who has long been the target of Republican Party efforts to discredit the presidential family, was recently convicted on gun charges.
The President consults regularly with Hunter Biden and has always supported him, especially when Hunter Biden struggled with alcohol and drug addiction in the past.
One person who spoke to CNN about Hunter Biden’s increased presence in the White House this week said he “dropped in” on some of the meetings and phone calls his father had with various advisers.
Two people with knowledge of Hunter Biden’s plans noted that he was staying in Washington to celebrate Independence Day with his family later in the week.
White House senior deputy press secretary Andrew Bates said in a statement to NBC News that Hunter Biden returned from Camp David with his father and “went directly with the president to prepare for his speech,” referring to Joe Biden’s remarks on Monday criticizing the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity.
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