{"id":1760197,"date":"2022-12-02T16:38:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-02T21:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1760197"},"modified":"2022-12-02T16:49:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-02T21:49:32","slug":"kevin-mccarthy-confronted-heading-into-state-dinner-attended-by-hunter-biden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-confronted-heading-into-state-dinner-attended-by-hunter-biden\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin McCarthy Confronted Heading Into State Dinner Attended By Hunter Biden"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkevin-mccarthy-confronted-heading-into-state-dinner-attended-by-hunter-biden%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1760197&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/2022.12.02-03.54-thepoliticalinsider-638a1fbc0c82b.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>A reporter asked aspiring House Speaker Kevin McCarthy how it feels to attend a state dinner with Hunter Biden as a guest with GOP lawmakers vowing to investigate the President\u2019s son.<\/p>\n<p>The inquiry took place as McCarthy was announced alongside his mother for a State Dinner Thursday in which President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte.<\/p>\n<p>After discussing politics briefly, listing off several platforms championed by the Republican Party, the questions pivoted to a potential conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re going to be at a dinner with Hunter Biden today. How does that feel knowing that many people in your caucus want to investigate him?\u201d the reporter asked.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I asked \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPLeader?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GOPLeader<\/a>, who is attending the state dinner at the White House, what it would be like to be dining at an event with Hunter Biden, given his caucus\u2019s desire to investigate \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>\u2069\u2019s son. McCarthy replied: I\u2019m here with my mother. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/K2y0rFu6PW\">pic.twitter.com\/K2y0rFu6PW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeff Mason (@jeffmason1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeffmason1\/status\/1598462986426933248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>At that point, McCarthy appeared to have had enough of talking politics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, I\u2019m at dinner with my mom. So I\u2019m going to have a great time,\u201d he said, escorting his mother away.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jeffmason1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jeffmason1<\/a> \u2013 \u201cYou\u2019re going to be at a dinner with Hunter Biden tonight. How does that feel knowing that many people in your caucus want to investigate him?\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GOPLeader?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@GOPLeader<\/a> Kevin McCarthy \u2013 \u201cWell, I\u2019m at dinner with my mom. We\u2019ll have a great time.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Su3cb6gZIw\">pic.twitter.com\/Su3cb6gZIw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HowardMortman\/status\/1598659006201044993?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"subscribe\" class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Support Conservative Voices!<\/h4>\n<h5><strong>Sign up to receive the latest<\/strong> political news, insight, and commentary delivered directly to your inbox.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/preserve-your-documents-mccarthy-threatens-ag-merrick-garland-with-investigation-after-fbi-raid-of-trumps-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Preserve Your Documents\u2019: McCarthy Threatens AG Merrick Garland With Investigation After FBI Raid Of Trump\u2019s Home<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>McCarthy, Republicans Attend State Dinner With Hunter Biden in Attendance<\/h3>\n<p>In attendance at the same state dinner as McCarthy were several Biden family members, including the president\u2019s sister Valerie Biden Owens and his daughter Ashley Biden, as well as Hunter and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden.<\/p>\n<p>While Valeria and Ashley and their guests were showered with attention at the main entrance, Hunter and his wife <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-11492915\/Republicans-Hunter-Biden-celebrities-fashion-stars-French-state-dinner.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">entered through<\/a> a separate location.<\/p>\n<p>Other Republican lawmakers were also in attendance, including Senators Susan Collins (ME) and James Risch (ID), along with Representatives Michael McCaul (TX) and Steve Scalise (R-LA).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">House GOP Whip Steve Scalise (and retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer) arrive at the White House for tonight\u2019s State Dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/coe9SAEvSo\">pic.twitter.com\/coe9SAEvSo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 DJ Judd (@DJJudd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DJJudd\/status\/1598470243424296960?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/report-knives-are-out-for-kevin-mccarthy-after-gops-lackluster-midterm-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report: \u2018Knives Are Out\u2019 For Kevin McCarthy After GOP\u2019s Lackluster Midterm Performance<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Matt Gaetz Says McCarthy Should Not Be Speaker<\/h3>\n<p>Reports have surfaced since the midterm elections indicating McCarthy is <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/report-knives-are-out-for-kevin-mccarthy-after-gops-lackluster-midterm-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">facing some pushback<\/a> in his bid to become the next Speaker of the House.<\/p>\n<p>A dinner cavorting with the Biden family isn\u2019t doing any favors for him from an optics standpoint.<\/p>\n<p>Representative Matt Gaetz (R-FL) used McCarthy\u2019s appearance at the dinner with Hunter to argue against his speakership.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTonight Kevin McCarthy had dinner with Hunter Biden at a state dinner with Macron to rally support for more US aid to Ukraine,\u201d Gaetz tweeted. \u201cHe should not be Speaker.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tonight Kevin McCarthy had dinner with Hunter Biden at a state dinner with Macron to rally support for more US aid to Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>He should not be Speaker.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Matt Gaetz (@RepMattGaetz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMattGaetz\/status\/1598529640187977728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Federal agents have reportedly expressed a belief there <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/samstein\/status\/1578092039169888257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1578092039169888257%7Ctwgr%5E8d62bd348aad832ef7296b3793f91d2ec6260e05%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fthepoliticalinsider.com%2Fthe-political-insiders-seventh-annual-turkey-awards%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">is enough evidence<\/a> to charge Hunter Biden with multiple crimes.<\/p>\n<p>He is the subject of an ongoing investigation regarding crimes related to his tax affairs, as well as a false statement related <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/skeptics-doubt-hunter-biden-will-face-punishment-after-new-reports-of-possible-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to a gun purchase<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A report surfaced in October that Hunter received <a href=\"https:\/\/thepoliticalinsider.com\/report-hunter-bidens-real-estate-firm-received-over-100-million-from-moscow-mayors-wife\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">over $100 million<\/a> in investment backing from Elena Baturina, a billionaire Russian oligarch and wife of the former mayor of Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden has long insisted he has no knowledge of his son\u2019s business dealings. Representative James Comer of Kentucky, the top Republican on the House Oversight Committee, would like to look into that claim a little further.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the 118th Congress, this committee will evaluate the status of Joe Biden\u2019s relationship with his family\u2019s foreign partners and whether he is a President who is compromised or swayed by foreign dollars and influence,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2022\/11\/17\/politics\/house-republicans-white-house-hunter-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Comer said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to be clear: This is an investigation of Joe Biden, and that\u2019s where the committee will focus in this next Congress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll take an investigation over rubbing shoulders at a ritzy state dinner any day.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Now is the time to support and share the sources you trust.<\/strong><br \/>The Political Insider ranks #3 on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/political_blogs\/\">Feedspot\u2019s<\/a> \u201c100 Best Political Blogs and Websites.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A reporter asked aspiring House Speaker Kevin McCarthy how it feels to attend a state dinner with Hunter Biden as a guest with GOP lawmakers vowing to investigate the President\u2019s<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1760200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[547],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1760197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-bongino-report"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1760197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1760197"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1760197\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1760200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1760197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1760197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1760197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}