The first poll conducted following President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter reveals widespread disapproval, with signs that it may have ignited growing frustration among Democrats regarding the administration’s performance. In a survey by Napolitan News Service shared with Secrets on Thursday, only 30% of registered voters supported the broad pardon. The majority, 62%, opposed it, with 41% expressing strong disapproval.
Biden had consistently promised not to pardon his son, Hunter, who has faced gun and tax charges. However, this week, he reversed course, granting a pardon that covers an 11-year period. Biden has stated that he believes Hunter was unfairly targeted by prosecutors, echoing a sentiment expressed by President-elect Donald Trump about the weak cases he faced. However, the public’s view, according to the new survey, diverged from Biden’s defense. About 54% disagreed with the president’s rationale, while on Trump, 46% believed the Justice Department unfairly targeted him, compared to 42% who disagreed, the Washington Examiner reported.
Pollster Scott Rasmussen told the outlet that his poll indicates Democrats are reassessing their support for Biden, who is currently experiencing his lowest approval rating to date. The New York Times also criticized the pardon on Thursday, calling it “a significant misstep that could cause lasting damage.”
“In this hyper-partisan world, it’s stunning that only 52% of Democrats support the president’s pardon. This is just the beginning of partisan re-evaluation. I suspect the anger at Biden among Democrats is ready to bubble over. Over time, the party will come to believe that the only reason they lost in 2024 is because Biden selfishly tried to run for re-election,” Rasmussen said. And, he added, “It’s also interesting to note that more voters think Trump was prosecuted unfairly than believe that about Hunter.”
Following his unconditional pardon from dad, Hunter Biden now faces allegations of owing over $300,000 in unpaid rent to former landlords. Shaun Maguire, a partner at the venture capital firm Sequoia, reacted to the news of the pardon on social media, alleging that the president’s son has accumulated hundreds of thousands of dollars in outstanding rent payments. So what happens to the $300k+ in back pay rent that Hunter Biden owes my family from 2019-2020? Is that pardoned now? Thanks Joe,” Maguire wrote in a post on X.
“Hunter was our tenant in Venice, CA. Didn’t pay rent for over a year. Tried to pay w/ art made from his own feces. Absolute s**t bag,” Maguire wrote, adding in a follow-up post that the rent was $25,000 a month for the house, which is located on the canals in Venice, California. He added that Hunter “changed the locks and used secret service to enforce. We had no access to the property.” When asked by a social media user whether Maguire and his family attempted to evict Hunter Biden over the unpaid rent, he said the Bidens are “kind of a scary family to go after,” according to Fox Business. The outlet added: “Unpaid rent as alleged by Maguire would be a civil issue and not covered by a presidential pardon, which only applies to federal crimes.”
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