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President Joe Biden announced late Sunday that he is pardoning his son, Hunter Biden, who has faced federal prosecution for gun and tax-related charges. The move comes after multiple statements by the president along the campaign trail saying he would not do so if his son is convicted.

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[–] BananaTrifleViolin 47 points 1 week ago (12 children)

Biden will be remembered as the president who let Trump win - ran when he shouldn't have, stepped down far too late, endorsed Harris immediately shutting down any attempt to find the best possible candidate. And now he's a major hypocrite.

All his achievements in Office will be overshadowed by this election. He will be a footnote in history, which will be the Trump story.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (4 children)

I think we'll find there was never actually any chance it wouldn't be Trump. People voted on their perception of the economy. All the shit we were on here wringing our hands about, no one actually gave a shit.

The lies and crimes are just seen as normal political bullshit that everyone does. Outside a couple of communities, no one cared about Palestinians. People thought inflation was bad so they voted for change. End of story.

Trump gained in every demographic. That's not Biden's fault. That's us. A bitter contested convention would have only left us more divided. There wasn't a more electable candidate waiting in wings, not when Biden dropped out and not 8 months earlier.

[–] lemming741 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait, it was a surprise that Joe Biden was going to be old in 2024?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nope. It didn't matter. Wouldn't have mattered.

[–] lemming741 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My point is that the party had 4 years to find some electable candidates and I have to assume malice because what happened was absolutely predictable.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

I'm convinced the candidate absolutely didn't matter. It was a referendum on how people thought Biden did with the economy. End of story. I fucking wish it was deeper than that.

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