Joe Biden Says Hunter Biden Is “The Brightest, Most Decent Man I Know”

During his recent speech in Fasano, Italy, Biden shared many nice things about his son Hunter.

Just days after Hunter Biden was found guilty of three Federal gun charges, Joe Biden shared Hunter is one of the smartest people he knows.

Biden stated, “He’s (Hunter) one of the brightest, most decent men I know.”

“I will not pardon him,” added Biden.

Watch the moment he said it below:

BIDEN SPEAKS ON HUNTER'S CONVICTION: "He's one of the brightest, most decent men I know…I will not pardon him." pic.twitter.com/FenSxZLCbj

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Per CNN:

President Joe Biden on Thursday offered his first public remarks about his son Hunter’s conviction on federal gun charges earlier this week, telling reporters in Italy he is “proud” of him and accepts the jury’s verdict.

“I’m extremely proud of my son Hunter. He has overcome an addiction, he’s one of the brightest, most decent men I know,” Biden said during a news conference on the margins of the G7 summit.

“I am satisfied that I’m not going to do anything — I said I’d abide by the jury decision. I will do that. And I will not pardon him,” he added.

Hunter Biden was found guilty on three federal charges this week, punctuating an emotionally tumultuous trial that unearthed many dark and private moments for the Biden family.

BREAKING: Biden says he won’t pardon Hunter Biden or commute his sentence in first public remarks after guilty verdict – CNN https://t.co/GcuJVhS5nz

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The New York Post added these details:

President Biden said Thursday that Hunter Biden is “one of the brightest, most decent men I know” in his first on-camera remarks about his son’s conviction on federal gun charges — while doubling down on his insistence he won’t pardon him.

“I’m extremely proud of my son, Hunter. He has overcome an addiction,” Biden said during a joint press conference in Italy with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

“He’s one of the greatest, most decent men I know, and I am satisfied that I’m not going to do anything I said,” the president went on. “I said I’d abide by the jury decision. I will do that and I will not pardon him.”