'The Daily Show' mocks Republicans for their reaction to Hunter Biden's conviction

"Nobody is taking the fall for Joe Biden."
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Sam Haysom
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With Hunter Biden being found guilty of three federal felony gun charges, its seems as though Republicans haven't quite known how to react. But as the Daily Show points out in the video above, the consensus now seems to be that it's all part of Joe Biden's grand plan.

"Think about this: Your political enemies' son is headed to prison and your mind immediately jumps to, 'He's just taking the fall for Joe Biden!' Let me tell you something, nobody is taking the fall for Joe Biden; he falls plenty on his own," says host Jordan Klepper.

"When Donald Trump was convicted, you didn't see Democrats going, 'I bet this is just a distraction from the classified documents case, or the January 6 case, or the Georgia racketeering case, or E. Jean Carroll case, or the insurance fraud case..."

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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