Wilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agoPresident Joe Biden says he will not pardon his son Hunter Biden if he's convicted on gun-related chargeswww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square122fedilinkarrow-up1652arrow-down18
arrow-up1644arrow-down1external-linkPresident Joe Biden says he will not pardon his son Hunter Biden if he's convicted on gun-related chargeswww.nbcnews.comWilshire@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square122fedilink
minus-squarefinley@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·edit-23 months agoHe probably would’ve announced this anyway, even if politics were much more normal than they are now. The thing is, it wouldn’t have been so newsworthy. It would’ve just been a normal, reassuring statement that we all expected to hear.
minus-squarekent_eh@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months ago He probably would’ve announced this anyway, even if politics were much more normal than they are now If politics were “more normal than they are now” it wouldn’t have been a statement he would need to make. It’s a pretty low bar that a politician shouldn’t be assumed to be abusing their power.
He probably would’ve announced this anyway, even if politics were much more normal than they are now. The thing is, it wouldn’t have been so newsworthy. It would’ve just been a normal, reassuring statement that we all expected to hear.
If politics were “more normal than they are now” it wouldn’t have been a statement he would need to make.
It’s a pretty low bar that a politician shouldn’t be assumed to be abusing their power.