Esquire’s Fabricated Bush Pardon, Sean Penn’s Shocking Praise for Hunter, and More
Diary of Disturbing Disinformation and Dangerous Delusions
This column:
“Hunter Biden Isn’t the First Presidential Son Caught Up in Controversy. Anyone Remember Neil Bush?”
— Esquire, Wednesday
We say: Yikes. Esquire ran an article based on the incorrect assertion that President George H.W. Bush pardoned his son, Neil.
One issue: He didn’t.
Yet, in a rush to downplay Joe Biden’s questionable pardon for his son, Esquire added in the subhead: “Shut the f-ck up about Hunter Biden, please.”
Following backlash, the magazine first revised the article and then completely removed it.
Moral of the story: Don’t let ChatGPT write your columns.
This claim:
“Joe Biden has played by all the rules that people told him you need to play by.”
— MSBNC’s Symone Sanders-Townsend, Tuesday
We say: What? Biden has repeatedly misled Americans, facilitated his son and brother to leverage his name for influence, bragged about getting a Ukrainian prosecutor allegedly investigating the firm his son worked for fired, concealed evidence of his cognitive decline while running for re-election, and spent his presidency ignoring U.S. immigration laws with disastrous outcomes.
Is that what Sanders-Townsend refers to as “playing by the rules”?
This assertion:
“I haven’t seen what the proof is that the FBI has been weaponized against a political party or the Department of Justice.” — Rep. Jamie Raskin, Sunday
We say: This is sheer denialism.
The raid on Mar-a-Lago, the flawed investigation into alleged “collusion” with Russia, the FBI targeting right-wing accounts via Big Tech, and the constant legal battles against Donald Trump during his campaign — how much evidence does Raskin require?
This statement:
“[Hunter Biden is] one of the finest people I know.”
— Sean Penn, Wednesday
We say: Who is Penn associating with?
If a crack smoker, prostitute user, tax evader, who exploited his father’s position to secure lucrative deals and land high-paying jobs is considered the finest person you know, it doesn’t speak well of your other acquaintances.
— Compiled by The Post Editorial Board
