{"id":2268751,"date":"2024-06-15T23:24:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-16T03:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-lady-comments-on-hunter-bidens-conviction-tough-week\/"},"modified":"2024-06-15T23:24:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T03:24:36","slug":"first-lady-comments-on-hunter-bidens-conviction-tough-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/first-lady-comments-on-hunter-bidens-conviction-tough-week\/","title":{"rendered":"First lady on Hunter Biden&#8217;s conviction: &#8216;Tough week"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Ffirst-lady-comments-on-hunter-bidens-conviction-tough-week%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=2268751&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--><p>The \u200btext \u200bdescribes First Lady Jill Biden making her\u2062 first public remarks regarding Hunter Biden\u2019s conviction on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-michigan-gov-whitmer-kidnapping-trial-starts\/\" title=\"Third Michigan Gov. Whitmer \"Kidnapping\" Trial Starts\">felony gun charges<\/a>. She spoke during a campaign event in Phoenix.\u2062 Additional details about her comments or \u200dthe nature of the event are \u2063not provided in the \u200bexcerpt. From your summary, it appears that Jill Biden addressed the issue of her\u2063 son Hunter&#8217;s legal \u200cproblems during a public appearance. If you need more \u2062information or have\u2064 any specific\u2063 questions about Jill Biden&#8217;s\u200b comments or \u200bthe\u200b legal situation involving Hunter, \u200cplease <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reports-capitol-police-request-extension-of-national-guard-presence\/\" title=\"Reports: Capitol Police Request Extension Of National Guard Presence\">provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-prison-escapees-recaptured-after-manhunt\/\" title=\"Ariz. prison escapees recaptured after manhunt\">additional details<\/a><\/a> or let me know how else I can \u200dassist you!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>First lady <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jill-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jill Biden<\/a> made her first public comments about <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hunter Biden<\/a>\u2019s conviction on felony gun charges on Saturday while in <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/phoenix\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Phoenix<\/a> for a campaign event.<\/p>\n<p>The first lady was in Arizona to court senior voters in the swing state before joining her husband, President Joe Biden, at an event with former President Barack Obama, actors George Clooney, and Julia Roberts. She told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/joe-biden\/jill-biden-reacts-hunter-bidens-conviction-rcna157376\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>NBC News<\/a> that the trial forced the first family to relive \u201cthe tough times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Hunter Biden, 54, was convicted on three counts related to lying on a gun-purchase form about his drug use. The first lady attended nearly every day of the trial proceedings in Wilmington, Delaware, in what she called \u201ca tough week for my family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think after the decision in the court, Hunter was strong, and so I have to take his example and just get out there and start fighting again,\u201d Jill Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>Her comments echo those of her husband, who said Tuesday that he was \u201cextremely proud of my son\u201d for overcoming addiction. The president also said this week that he would neither pardon Hunter Biden nor commute his sentence, which has yet to be determined.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoe and I both respect the judicial system, and that\u2019s the bottom line,\u201d Jill Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>The first lady said she did not think her stepson\u2019s conviction will affect the president\u2019s performance on the campaign trail. The Biden campaign\u2019s Los Angeles fundraiser Saturday night is expected to generate $28 million.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is a strong man, and he is a resilient man, and he\u2019s going to do a great job,\u201d Jill Biden said.<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden, meanwhile, is facing nine federal tax charges in California. A sentencing date in his Delaware case has not been set. There, he faces up to 25 years in prison, although legal experts consider it unlikely he will receive the maximum sentence.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Lady Jill Biden addressed Hunter Biden&#8217;s felony gun charge conviction during a Phoenix campaign event. 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