Things got heated on Sunday’s edition of Fox News Sunday when liberal Fox News contributor Juan Williams attempted to defend Joe Biden’s crackhead son Hunter from charges that he’s benefited off his family name by shaking down world leaders and engaging in corrupt business dealings overseas. As part of the panel discussion, former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich promptly took Willams to school.
“We know Hunter Biden’s an addict we know he’s an alcoholic. We know he’s had sex addiction problems. We know he’s not the son you would have. But Joe Biden acted as a father trying to protect his son and try to help his son. I don’t think anyone’s gonna fault him for that,” Williams said in defense of Hunter.
Engaging in whataboutism, Williams deflected from the topic at hand to complain about the Trump family: “But you compare that to the graft and the grifting from Trump golf courses, Trump hotels, Chinese shoe deals with the daughter, the son-in-law getting billions from the Saudis. It’s unbelievable.”
He then falsely claimed that Hunter Biden is being used to distract from alleged Trump family corruption: “This is what Hunter Biden has come down to now. He is a distraction, a shield against all the trouble that Trump is experiencing.”
From there, Gingrich jumped in to correct Williams by going point by point on every corrupt transaction Hunter has engaged in: “The widow of the Moscow sent millions of dollars to Hunter Biden. He got money from Kazakhstan. He got money from Ukraine and served on a board about which he knew nothing.”
“He got a lot of money from China and it’s a fact Juan, that there were $3 million that has been disclosed that went to the Biden family from a Chinese billionaire. That is a fact,” Gingrich added.
“Now you can decide that none of this stuff matters, but the fact is you have the Vice President of the United States taking his son on Air Force Two into China where his son is making business deals. And you just described his son. Your language, he’s a sex addict, he’s an alcoholic.”
From there, things got even more chaotic with this back-and-forth:
WILLIAMS: Is that an attack on the President? He’s not the President! He’s the son! Nepotism is not a crime you look at the nepotism in every President and every famous family but that’s not a crime.
BREAM: But Juan! You brought up the Trump family! So is there a double standard here?
WILLIAMS: When I call out the Trump family?
BREAM: You’re saying that—
[crosstalk]
WILLIAMS: I don’t know about—look, I think you have a son, Joe Biden’s son, Hunter who might make some business deals. Newt describes this as millions flowing to the family. Kind of a Morpheus. but I know specifically of two billion dollars that went to Jared Kirchner and nobody’s gonna argue about that.
Gingrich interjected and ended the conversation by pointing out that based on Williams’ “description of Hunter, why would anyone invest in Hunter? They were investing in Joe!”
The transcript is below. Click “expand” to read:
Fox News Sunday
5/7/2023
9:40:30 a.m. EasternJUAN WILLIAMS: We know Hunter Biden’s an addict we know he’s an alcoholic. We know he’s had sex addiction problems. We know he’s not the son you would have. But Joe Biden acted as a father trying to protect his son and try to help his son. I don’t think anyone’s gonna fault him for that. But you compare that to the graft and the grifting from Trump golf courses, Trump hotels, Chinese shoe deals with the daughter, the son-in-law getting billions from the Saudis. It’s unbelievable. Even this week you have to compare it to the trouble we’ve heard about in New York with the sexual assault case against Trump. But this is what Hunter Biden has come down to now. He is a distraction, a shield against all the trouble that Trump is experiencing.
SHANNON BREAM: Newt, I see you itching to respond. I mean there are a lot of allegations about both these families. Are these legal business ventures?
[crosstalk]
NEWT GINGRICH: Here are facts. They may be legal. There are facts. The widow of the Moscow sent millions of dollars to Hunter Biden. He got money from Kazakhstan. He got money from Ukraine and served on a board about which he knew nothing. He got a lot of money from China and it’s a fact Juan, that there were $3 million that has been disclosed that went to the Biden family from a Chinese billionaire. That is a fact. Now you can decide that none of this stuff matters, but the fact is you have the Vice President of the United States taking his son on Air Force Two into China where his son is making business deals. And you just described his son. Your language, he’s a sex addict, he’s an alcoholic.
[crosstalk]
WILLIAMS: Is that an attack on the President? He’s not the President! He’s the son! Nepotism is not a crime you look at the nepotism in every President and every famous family but that’s not a crime.
BREAM: But Juan! You brought up the Trump family! So is there a double standard here?
WILLIAMS: When I call out the Trump family?
BREAM: You’re saying that—
[crosstalk]
WILLIAMS: I don’t know about—look, I think you have a son, Joe Biden’s son, Hunter who might make some business deals. Newt describes this as millions flowing to the family. Kind of a Morpheus. but I know specifically of two billion dollars that went to Jared Kirchner and nobody’s gonna argue about that.
GINGRICH: My only point is if you listen to his description of Hunter, why would anyone invest in Hunter? They were investing in Joe!