The Regime Media have tied themselves into knots trying to spin President Joe Biden’s not-unexpected pardon of his son and business partner Hunter. The most cynical spin of the pardon to date comes from his own former White House spokesperson, MSNBC host Jen Psaki.
Watch as Psaki tries to spin away from the pardon by diminishing both its importance and the continued relevance of President Joe Biden:
MSNBC INSIDE WITH JEN PSAKI
12/2/24
8:00 PM
JEN PSAKI: Okay. As you probably know by now, President Biden pardoned his son Hunter last night. And if you recall the president saying repeatedly over the last few months that he would not pardon his own son- for months he's been saying that, you’d be correct. It was a commitment that was widely applauded for good reason. Including by me. And last night, Joe Biden reversed course on that commitment. And if you're wondering whether that is good politics, if you're wondering if this is great for his legacy as someone who has consistently stood for principle over personal needs- even kept the guy on in Delaware who was appointed by Trump who was going to keep investigating his son? It’s not good politics. And yes. Hunter Biden has done some stupid things. And yes, Hunter Biden has done some illegal things. He should not have lied about his drug use when filling out paperwork to register for a handgun. We all knew about his recovering- his recovery from an addiction- he wrote an entire book about it. And, of course, he should have paid his taxes in full and on time as everyone should. My bet is Joe Biden knows that too. But he made his decision not as a politician. He made it as a dad. And by the way, his son is a private citizen. He’s not a threat to our intelligence gathering, to our national intelligence or to our law enforcement institutions. Joe Biden is going to be a private citizen in fifty days, too. So tonight, and moving forward, we’re going to spend most of our time talking about the people who are and who may be. People like Kash Patel, who Trump tapped this weekend to lead the FBI.
In sum: yes, Joe Biden promised not to pardon Hunter, but he reneged on his promise and while it’s terrible politics, this is not so much a presidential pardon as it is a father’s love for a wayward son and who cares because Biden’s a goner anyway and isn’t Kash Patel terrible. This open, and another minute or so with Senator Alex Padilla (D-CA) was the extent of Psaki’s coverage of the Biden pardon.
On the one hand, this sequence is the height of cynicism from someone who has spent the better part of the last four years lecturing America on the moral superiority of Joe Biden from her perch as his chief shill in The White House. Now that she’s moved on to Regime Media, Psaki wants to pretend that the pardon doesn’t warrant much of her attention because Biden is on his way out.
On the other hand, it wasn’t that long ago that Psaki vouched for Biden’s character on her eponymous show:
FLASHBACK FOR THE AGES: The entire segment wherein Regime mouthpiece/MSNBC host Jen Psaki sells Biden's avowed refusal to issue a pardon to Hunter. Given NBC's reporting, as she in on the lie? pic.twitter.com/7z8h3jaOv9
— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) December 3, 2024
Psaki closed out this ode to her former boss by saying (3:06):
PSAKI: But Joe Biden's character as a public servant is what drove him to make clear that the law applies to everyone. His decision not to pardon his son is not an expression of restraint or removal in any way from what his son has gone through and is continuing to go through. But of principle. Because the justice system that convicted his only surviving son is the same justice system he’s vowed to protect. And if that doesn’t tell you who Joe Biden is, I don’t really know what does.
With apologies to the late Coach Denny Green: Joe Biden is who we thought he was. The pardon shows that he is who we thought he was. Regime shills like Psaki are now caught coping with how to continue to look serious while sporting massive egg on their faces. After lecturing America on how character matters and casting her former boss as a sterling example of such character, Psaki now tells us that none of it matters. On to the next.
The Regime Media is nothing if not shameless.
