Sean Hannity unintentionally put himself in the hot seat when his attempt to embarrass Joe Biden quickly backfired.
On Monday’s episode of Hannity, the conservative Fox News host aired a private voicemail that the now-president left for his son Hunter Biden in 2018. In the message, Biden expresses both love and concern for Hunter, who was battling substance abuse addiction at the time.
“It’s Dad. I’m calling to tell you I love you. I love you more than the whole world, pal,” Biden says, sounding emotional. “You gotta get some help. I don’t know what to do. I know you don’t either.”
Hunter, now 52, has been candid about his addiction struggles, which came to a head when the Bidens staged an intervention at the family’s Wilmington, Delaware, home during the 2020 presidential campaign.
For years, Fox News has made Hunter a central figure of its coverage, using his past as a weapon to undermine Biden’s legitimacy and excuse the Trump family’s legal woes. Hannity positioned the voicemail as damaging to Biden’s credibility by showing that he was close to his son while possible crimes were committed; instead, viewers took to the internet to commend Biden for supporting his son through a difficult time.
I don’t think Fox News knows the damage they just did to the Republican Party. Mocking a loving father desperately trying to reach his son who’s struggling. Desperately trying to save the only son he has left. pic.twitter.com/ltDjcPm4x2
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