{"id":42322,"date":"2020-12-18T11:19:56","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T15:19:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=42322"},"modified":"2020-12-18T11:19:56","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T15:19:56","slug":"how-totally-delusional-and-out-of-touch-with-reality-can-biden-get","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=42322","title":{"rendered":"How totally delusional and out of touch with reality can Biden get?!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Joe Biden Claims Accusations Against Hunter Are &#8220;Foul Play&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p>ZeroHedge.com<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-joe-biden\">Joe Biden<\/a>\u00a0on Wednesday claimed accusations against his son, who is under investigation by federal authorities, are \u201cfoul play.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cLook, I have, we have great confidence in our son. I am not concerned about any accusations that have been made against him. It\u2019s used to get to me,\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Biden told late-night host Stephen Colbert, referring to his son,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-hunter-biden\">Hunter Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cI think it\u2019s kind of foul play, but look, it is what it is. He\u2019s a grown man. He\u2019s the smartest man I know, in terms of pure intellectual capacity. As long as he\u2019s good, we\u2019re good,\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Biden added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1339898265102393344&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fjoe-biden-claims-accusations-against-hunter-are-foul-play&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1339898265102393344\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_tablet__3QEBr Advert_mobile__1rlLc Advert_align__N0_fw Advert_placement__1I4yb\"><\/div>\n<p>Jason Miller, a senior adviser for President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign, responded on social media, writing: \u201cSpoken like somebody who was bought off himself!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/biden-with-coat-on-arm-700x420.jpg?itok=z4DQDFyK\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/biden-with-coat-on-arm-700x420.jpg?itok=z4DQDFyK\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/biden-with-coat-on-arm-700x420.jpg?itok=z4DQDFyK\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"2713d9fd-1410-4d6b-b7a1-529333afa48b\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Biden said he could still work with people who promoted the accusations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/index.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=true&amp;id=1339900305538998272&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.zerohedge.com%2Fpolitical%2Fjoe-biden-claims-accusations-against-hunter-are-foul-play&amp;siteScreenName=zerohedge&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1339900305538998272\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>But he signaled he was frustrated about the situation, adding:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t mean I wasn\u2019t angry and it doesn\u2019t mean if I were back in the days of high school I wouldn\u2019t say, \u2018come here,\u2019 and go a round.\u201d<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"Advert_desktop__1J5vD Advert_align__N0_fw Advert_placement__1I4yb\"><\/div>\n<p>Hunter Biden last week said he\u2019d just learned that he was being investigated for his \u201ctax affairs\u201d by\u00a0the U.S. Attorney\u2019s office in Delaware. The office said it couldn\u2019t comment on ongoing investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden engaged in business deals in China, Ukraine, and elsewhere while his father was vice president.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Several of his one-time business partners have been convicted of participating in a fraudulent scheme.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Newly unearthed emails suggest Joe Biden was involved in his son\u2019s business deals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>One showed Hunter Biden referring to\u00a0his father and a Chinese businessman \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/hunter-biden-called-his-father-and-chinese-business-partner-office-mates-in-september-2017-email_3615446.html\">office mates<\/a>.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/hunter-embraces-father-1200x800.jpg?itok=Vb9K7Xcr\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/hunter-embraces-father-1200x800.jpg?itok=Vb9K7Xcr\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/hunter-embraces-father-1200x800.jpg?itok=Vb9K7Xcr\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"328f6455-381f-4a1b-88ab-eddca628f9e2\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Hunter Biden (L) embraces his father, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, in Wilmington, Del., on Nov. 7, 2020. (Andrew Harnik\/Pool\/AP Photo)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Senators investigating Hunter Biden said he was tied to\u00a0foreign individuals who have ties to the Chinese Communist Party.<\/p>\n<p>A Biden spokesman said in October that the former vice president \u201chas never even considered being involved in business with his family, nor in any overseas business whatsoever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has never held stock in any such business arrangements nor has any family member or any other person ever held stock for him,\u201d the spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tony Bobulinski, one of Hunter Biden\u2019s former business partners,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/hunter-biden-partner-says-he-discussed-china-deal-with-joe-biden_3549559.html\">said in October<\/a>\u00a0that he discussed a deal with\u00a0a Chinese energy conglomerate with Joe Biden.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/bobulinski-1200x817.jpg?itok=TcAG4iAB\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/bobulinski-1200x817.jpg?itok=TcAG4iAB\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/bobulinski-1200x817.jpg?itok=TcAG4iAB\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"340\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"f0560a3c-b526-4763-8391-8f82a42f27cc\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Tony Bobulinski, a former associate of Hunter Biden, speaks to reporters at a hotel in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 22, 2020. (Mandel Ngan\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Legislators said last week that Hunter Biden\u2019s lawyer isn\u2019t cooperating with them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIt should be noted that, collectively, President Trump\u2019s family and associates produced documents and agreed to appear at interviews with a number of congressional committees,\u201d Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.),\u00a0Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee chairman, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt would be nice, and in the public\u2019s interest, if the Biden family and their associates would be equally cooperative with the Senate, the American people we represent, and the mainstream media that has now joined our long interest in these crucial matters.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hunter Biden\u2019s lawyer hasn\u2019t responded to requests for comment. He has not released any public statements since his client revealed the existence of the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are pushing for a special counsel to be appointed to take over the probe to insulate it from a potential Joe Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>\u201cI am absolutely calling on the special counsel to look at all things Hunter Biden to see if he presents a conflict with the Biden administration regarding his business dealings in Ukraine, which is overrun with Russian agents, and any activity he had with the Chinese government,\u201d<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) told reporters in Washington on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/joe-biden-claims-accusations-against-hunter-are-foul-play\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/joe-biden-claims-accusations-against-hunter-are-foul-play<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joe Biden Claims Accusations Against Hunter Are &#8220;Foul Play&#8221; ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42322","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42322","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42322"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42322\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}