Politics

AOC is LOW, Calls DeSantis ‘Missing’ When He Took Wife to Cancer Treatment

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3 years ago

January 3, 2022

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Not much is expected of New York Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s integrity, but she has reached a new low. AOC was chastised for vacationing in Miami Beach, Florida after Democratic politicians and Dr. Anthony Fauci warned Americans to cancel New Year’s Eve plans due to the ravenous spread of the omicron variant.

The only defense the congresswoman could conjure up was to call Florida Governor Ron DeSantis “missing” instead of doing his job. “Hasn’t Gov. DeSantis been inexplicably missing for like 2 weeks?” she tweeted.

“If he’s around, I would be happy to say hello. His social media team seems to have been posting old photos for weeks. In the meantime, perhaps ii could help with local organizing. Folks are quite receptive here” she added.

Christina Pushaw, a spokeswoman for DeSantis set the record straight. Pushaw told Fox News the governor was accompanying his wife Casey to medical appointments for breast cancer on December 29.

Pushaw also tweeted a schedule of the Governor’s schedule to show he has in fact been hard at work with a message to Ocasio-Cortez: “Have you ever considered that you’re one of the reasons nobody trusts the media?”

DeSantis went public with the news of his wife’s diagnosis in October when he told Fox News he was committed to helping her through the illness and recovery process. As “the mother of three young children, Casey is the centerpiece of our family and has made an impact on the lives of countless Floridians through her initiatives as first lady” said DeSantis.

Politics

Biden pardons son Hunter, reversing course after pledging that he wouldn’t

Hunter Biden says his mistakes were ‘exploited’ for political sport, he will never take pardon for granted

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1 day ago

December 2, 2024

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First son Hunter Biden said Sunday after his father, President Joe Biden, pardoned him that he has “taken responsibility” for his mistakes which have been “exploited to publicly humiliate and shame me and my family for political sport.”

Hunter Biden, 54, was convicted in two separate federal cases earlier this year — he was first found guilty in June on three felony charges for federal gun violations and pleaded guilty in September in a separate felony tax case.

“I have admitted and taken responsibility for my mistakes during the darkest days of my addiction — mistakes that have been exploited to publicly humiliate and shame me and my family for political sport,” Hunter Biden said in a statement to Fox News. “Despite all of this, I have maintained my sobriety for more than five years because of my deep faith and the unwavering love and support of my family and friends.”

“In the throes of addiction, I squandered many opportunities and advantages,” he continued. “In recovery we can be given the opportunity to make amends where possible and rebuild our lives if we never take for granted the mercy that we have been afforded. I will never take the clemency I have been given today for granted and will devote the life I have rebuilt to helping those who are still sick and suffering.”

The president’s pardon of his son, which was announced by the White House on Sunday night, applies to offenses against the U.S. that Hunter Biden “has committed or may have committed” from Jan. 1, 2014, to Dec. 1, 2024.

“Today, I signed a pardon for my son Hunter,” Biden said in a statement. “From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted.”

The outgoing president also argued that his son was “treated differently” in his criminal cases.

“Without aggravating factors like use in a crime, multiple purchases, or buying a weapon as a straw purchaser, people are almost never brought to trial on felony charges solely for how they filled out a gun form,” the statement said. “Those who were late paying their taxes because of serious addictions, but paid them back subsequently with interest and penalties, are typically given non-criminal resolutions. It is clear that Hunter was treated differently.”

President Biden further said that the cases against his son only came due to Republicans’ opposition to him and his 2020 election win against President-elect Donald Trump.

Source: FoxNews.com