{"id":2375519,"date":"2024-12-02T14:27:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charlamagne-tha-god-tells-democrats-to-get-off-moral-high-ground-amid-biden-pardon-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-02T14:28:47","modified_gmt":"2024-12-02T19:28:47","slug":"charlamagne-tha-god-tells-democrats-to-get-off-moral-high-ground-amid-biden-pardon-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/charlamagne-tha-god-tells-democrats-to-get-off-moral-high-ground-amid-biden-pardon-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Charlamagne tha God tells Democrats to get off \u2018moral high ground\u2019 amid Biden pardon &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">34<\/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%2Fcharlamagne-tha-god-tells-democrats-to-get-off-moral-high-ground-amid-biden-pardon-washington-examiner%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=2375519&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 article discusses Charlamagne tha God&#8217;s criticism of President Joe Biden and the Democratic Party following \u2062Biden&#8217;s recent pardon of his\u2063 son, Hunter Biden. \u200dCharlamagne suggests that\u2063 Democrats should stop portraying themselves as the party of the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jr-tells-gop-to-get-tough-if-democrats-are-playing-hardball-then-we-got-to-play-hardball\/\" title=\"Trump Jr. Tells GOP To Get Tough: If Democrats Are \u2018Playing Hardball\u2019 Then \u2018We Got To Play Hardball\u2019\">moral high ground<\/a>,&#8221; especially considering \u200cBiden&#8217;s decision \u200dto issue a &#8220;full and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grants-26-pardons-and-3-commutations-includes-numerous-prominent-names\/\" title=\"Trump Grants 26 Pardons And 3 Commutations, Includes Numerous Prominent Names\">unconditional pardon<\/a>&#8221; to his son after previously stating he would not do so. He argues that the focus should be on the implications of this action, rather than the pardon itself.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Charlamagne tha God tells Democrats to get off &lsquo;moral high ground&rsquo; amid Biden pardon<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1900894\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/radio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Radio<\/a> host Charlamagne tha God contended President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a> and Democrats need to &ldquo;stop acting&rdquo; as though they are the political party of the &ldquo;moral high ground&rdquo; in the wake of the president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3246641\/joe-biden-pardons-son-hunter-of-all-criminal-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">pardoning his son<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Biden&rsquo;s pardon was made after he repeatedly said he would not do so prior to Sunday night when the president issued a &ldquo;full and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wake-up-with-the-washington-examiner-biden-breaks-his-word-and-senators-get-fired-up-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Wake up with the Washington Examiner: Biden breaks his word, and senators get fired up - Washington Examiner\">unconditional pardon&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to his son, Hunter Biden. In reacting to the news, Charlamagne contended he does not care about the act but rather how it goes against the portrayal many Democrats have pushed in contrasting themselves to President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> and the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just want Democrats to stop acting like they&rsquo;re on this <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">moral high ground politically<\/a> when they have shown us they&rsquo;re not,&rdquo; Charlamagne said on The Breakfast Club. &ldquo;You know, whether it&rsquo;s skipping the primary process when Biden stepped down, to things like Biden pardoning his son. Stop acting like you all are the pure party, and Republicans aren&rsquo;t!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HndNqxXXuic?si=2Z6llUGZeHdO2Ci6\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>    <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/developing-attorney-sidney-powell-weve-got-pictures-of-check-stubs-paid-to-people-to-ballot-harvest-audio\/\" title=\"DEVELOPING: Attorney Sidney Powell: We&#039;ve Got Pictures of Check Stubs Paid to People to Ballot Harvest (Audio)\">radio host<\/a> then argued that the president&rsquo;s pardon proves elected officials can do whatever they please so long as they have &ldquo;the political will and courage to do it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Charlamagne&rsquo;s knock on Democrats choosing not to undergo a primary election after Biden dropped his reelection bid comes after he invited Republican National Committee Co-Chairwoman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lara-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Lara Trump<\/a> on <em>The Breakfast Club<\/em>, during which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3197535\/lara-trump-harris-biden-threat-democracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">she argued the &ldquo;coup&rdquo; against the president was &ldquo;the real threat to democracy.&rdquo;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Many have been very critical of the president for his reversal in deciding to pardon his son, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3246673\/trump-slams-biden-pardoning-his-son-hunter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Trump deeming it &ldquo;an abuse and miscarriage of justice<\/a>.&rdquo; Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) also criticized the pardon, contending the Biden administration has &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3246785\/cory-mills-biden-administration-tossed-out-scales-justice-latest-pardon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tossed out the scales of justice<\/a>&rdquo; in favor of weaponizing the Department of Justice.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The president explained in a statement regarding his pardon that while he believes in the system of justice, the process of his son&rsquo;s conviction became &ldquo;infected&rdquo; with &ldquo;raw politics,&rdquo; and he opted to pardon his son. He added that he hoped the public would understand why, &ldquo;as a father and a president,&rdquo; he granted this pardon.<\/p>\n<p>On X, the president wrote a statement on May 31 about how &ldquo;no one is above the law,&rdquo; referring to Trump&rsquo;s legal feuds. Following the pardon granted to his son, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3246786\/x-fact-check-joe-biden-post-hunter-biden-pardon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">the president&rsquo;s post received a community note<\/a> pointing out his contradiction.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1900894\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1900894\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charlamagne tha God urges Democrats to abandon their &#8216;moral high ground&#8217; stance following Biden&#8217;s pardon of his son<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2375520,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Charlamagne-reacts-to-pardon-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[35517,3685,46001],"class_list":["post-2375519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-charlamagne-tha-god","tag-democrats","tag-moral-high-ground"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Charlamagne-reacts-to-pardon-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375519","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\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2375519"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2375523,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2375519\/revisions\/2375523"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2375520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2375519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2375519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2375519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}