{"id":1978078,"date":"2023-07-19T22:44:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-20T02:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-softens-tone-at-congressional-picnic-after-hunter-biden-hearing-we-are-friends\/"},"modified":"2023-07-19T22:46:03","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T02:46:03","slug":"biden-softens-tone-at-congressional-picnic-after-hunter-biden-hearing-we-are-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-softens-tone-at-congressional-picnic-after-hunter-biden-hearing-we-are-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden adopts friendlier tone at congressional picnic post Hunter Biden hearing: &#8216;We&#8217;re pals&#8217;"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fbiden-softens-tone-at-congressional-picnic-after-hunter-biden-hearing-we-are-friends%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=1978078&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--><h2>President\u200c Biden\u2064 Calls\u200c for Unity\u200b at Congressional\u200b Picnic<\/h2>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2064 hosted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-softens-tone-at-congressional-picnic-after-hunter-biden-hearing-we-are-friends\/\" title=\"Biden adopts friendlier tone at congressional picnic post Hunter Biden hearing: 'We're pals'\">bipartisan congressional picnic<\/a> \u200dat \u200cthe White\u200c House, urging\u200b lawmakers \u2064to \u2063put aside\u2063 their differences and \u200d&#8221;be friends&#8221;\u2062 with one \u200danother. \u200bThis\u2064 event\u2062 came \u2062just \u2062hours after a heated \u200dCapitol \u2062Hill hearing focused \u200bon \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fcc-commissioner-slams-top-baltimore-prosecutors-chilling-request-for-investigation-into-fox-affiliate-over-bias-tucker-carlson-show\/\" title=\"FCC Commissioner Slams Top Baltimore Prosecutor\u2019s \u2018Chilling\u2019 Request For Investigation Into Fox-Affiliate Over Bias, Tucker Carlson Show\">financial dealings<\/a> of the \u200bpresident&#8217;s\u2062 son, Hunter \u200cBiden.<\/p>\n<p>In\u2064 his\u2063 opening \u200dremarks, \u200cPresident Biden\u200b lightened the\u200c mood with a \u2064joke \u200dhe had used \u2063at last\u2062 year&#8217;s\u2063 picnic.\u2062 As the crowd laughed, \u2062Vice President \u2063Kamala Harris\u2063 and\u2062 First \u200dLady\u200d Jill\u2064 Biden stood \u2062by his \u200cside.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/softballs-and-adoration-read-the-questions-reporters-have-asked-bidens-press-secretary\/\" title=\"Softballs And Adoration: Read The \u2018Questions\u2019 Reporters Have Asked Biden\u2019s Press Secretary\">president expressed<\/a>\u200b his \u2062gratitude\u2062 to\u200c the\u200d members \u2062of Congress in attendance and \u200bemphasized \u200bthe\u2062 importance\u2063 of family.\u200b He \u2063acknowledged\u200d the \u200cpressure\u2062 that \u200dfamilies of lawmakers face\u200c and \u200bthanked \u2064them for their\u200b support.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly,\u2064 on \u2063the same \u2064day, \u2063two IRS whistleblowers\u200c revealed \u2062new details\u200d about\u2063 the \u2064Bidens&#8217;\u200c finances,\u200d alleging that \u2062the family had received $17\u2063 million in \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swiss-billionaire-gave-millions-to-eric-holders-partisan-gerrymandering-group\/\" title=\"Swiss Billionaire Gave Millions to Eric Holder\u2019s Partisan Gerrymandering Group\">foreign money<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden \u2063took\u2064 a moment \u200dto\u2064 acknowledge\u200b former\u2062 Speaker of the\u2063 House \u200dNancy\u200d Pelosi, playfully\u200c referring\u200b to her \u2063as \u200c&#8221;Speaker Emeritus&#8221; and expressing\u200d his appreciation\u200b for \u200cher. However,\u200d he initially\u2064 looked\u200b in the \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/its-nefarious-biden-doj-blasted-for-quietly-removing-sex-trafficking-info-from-website\/\" title=\"Biden DOJ under fire for silently deleting sex trafficking info.\">wrong \u200bdirection<\/a>, prompting the first \u2063lady \u200bto guide him \u2062to the\u2062 correct spot \u2064in\u2063 the\u200b crowd.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cpresident\u2063 also\u200d expressed \u2062his \u200dfondness for \u2062current \u2062Speaker Kevin \u200bMcCarthy,\u2062 highlighting\u2064 their\u2062 ability to work \u200dtogether despite\u2062 their\u200b political \u2064differences.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2064his closing \u200bremarks,\u200b President \u200cBiden emphasized \u200bthe importance of\u200d unity\u2064 and friendship,\u200b urging lawmakers\u2062 to treat \u2063each other\u200d with kindness and respect.\u2063 He\u2063 expressed\u2062 optimism \u2063that progress \u2062could \u2064be\u200c made despite \u2064disagreements.<\/p>\n<h3>White House \u200cPress \u2063Secretary Confirms Bipartisan \u200dInvitation<\/h3>\n<p>White \u200dHouse\u2063 press \u200bsecretary \u200bKarine Jean-Pierre confirmed\u200b that lawmakers \u200bfrom\u200c both \u2064parties\u200b were \u200cinvited\u2063 to \u200bthe \u200dcongressional \u2064picnic.\u200b She emphasized\u2064 that all\u200d members \u200dof \u200dCongress were welcome, without \u2064any selection or \u200dexclusion.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I believe\u2062 so. I \u200cthink that&#8217;s \u2062usually \u2064the way it\u2063 works, that all\u200b members of\u2063 Congress \u2063are indeed \u2064invited,&#8221;\u2062 Jean-Pierre told reporters.\u2063 &#8220;We are not picking who gets\u2064 to come and\u200d who\u2062 doesn&#8217;t get to come.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">Click here<\/a>\u200d to read \u200bmore \u200dfrom The \u200bWashington \u2063Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Joe Biden brought together Republicans and Democrats for a congressional picnic at the White House. Despite the intense Capitol Hill hearing on his son&#8217;s financial affairs, he urged lawmakers to foster friendship and treat each other well. 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