
Special counsel David Weiss’s three-count indictment against Hunter Biden over unlawful ownership of a gun comes amid a tough week for President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign and could complicate Biden’s path to the White House.
The unprecedented indictment against a sitting president’s son was announced on Thursday, just two days after House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R‑CA) announced a separate impeachment inquiry into Biden’s ties to his son’s overseas business dealings.
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The effects of the indictment and inquiry in combination with concerns over Biden’s age, his approval numbers, and relative lack of enthusiasm for his campaign, may not bode well for the Biden campaign, 14 months ahead of the 2024 elections.
“Politically what matters is the fact that Republicans are defining the terms of the debate. Biden very much wants to talk about the economy: people are coming back to work, inflation is down, jobs are up,” Peter Loge, director of George Washington University’s School of Media and Public Affairs, told the Washington Examiner. “Biden wants to talk about his record as president. The more Hunter Biden is in the news, the more impeachment is in the news, the more all this other stuff is in the news, the less Biden can talk about things he wants to talk about.”
Another sign of the battle Biden faces is that nation …