Aside from the obvious misinformation in the NYPost Hunter Biden stories, the media attention to it while underreporting the financial activities of the Trump children is more troubling.
While traditionally, first families are off-limits, Trumps have misused and weaponized it.
While traditionally, first families are off-limits, Trumps have misused and weaponized it.
Unlike past first families:
The Trump children are intimately engaged in the running of government;
Trump & family have refused to divest/recuse themselves from financial conflicts of interest;
Trump & family's financial interests are intertwined.
The Trump children are intimately engaged in the running of government;
Trump & family have refused to divest/recuse themselves from financial conflicts of interest;
Trump & family's financial interests are intertwined.
Unlike past first families:
Trump family members have significant undisclosed foreign financial obligations that may affect their policy judgements;
Trump overrode security constraints to limit the impact of their access to sensitive national security info & decisions.
Trump family members have significant undisclosed foreign financial obligations that may affect their policy judgements;
Trump overrode security constraints to limit the impact of their access to sensitive national security info & decisions.
Unlike past first families:
Trump children have received financial benefits conferred by foreign governments *during* Trump's term in office. See, e.g. trademarks granted by the Chinese.
Trump businesses received financial payments from the Secret Service, at Trump's direction.
Trump children have received financial benefits conferred by foreign governments *during* Trump's term in office. See, e.g. trademarks granted by the Chinese.
Trump businesses received financial payments from the Secret Service, at Trump's direction.
Unlike past first families:
Trump considered including his daughter on the ticket as Vice President.
His son's girlfriend headed the party convention.
They are intimately engaged in both the business of campaigning and governing.
Trump considered including his daughter on the ticket as Vice President.
His son's girlfriend headed the party convention.
They are intimately engaged in both the business of campaigning and governing.
OTOH:
Biden has been in government so long that he doesn't have outside financial interests to complicate his governance.
Hunter was never invited in to govern and his finances are separate.
Biden respects and follows conflict of interest guidance.
Biden has been in government so long that he doesn't have outside financial interests to complicate his governance.
Hunter was never invited in to govern and his finances are separate.
Biden respects and follows conflict of interest guidance.
Without an understanding of the contextual differences between the two families, media reporting on Hunter Biden is allowing the Trump campaign to weaponize bothsidesism to create a false impression of corruption.
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