Former Obama aide Jon Favreau on his show Tuesday called President Joe Biden “a tragic figure,” stating that the president’s ego has consistently gotten “in the way” throughout his term.
Following Biden’s announcement that he would pardon his son — despite both him and his staff previously denying he would take such action — Democrats have been divided in their opinions on the move. On “Pod Save America,” Favreau and his cohosts Jon Lovett and Tommy Vietor discussed their views on Hunter Biden’s pardon, with Vietor noting that the time for Biden to protect his son from the “political glare” of Republicans was in 2019, when the president decided to run for office.
“I mean, I’m sorry to say that I think that Joe Biden is a tragic figure, like, and I think that there are many good parts of [him]. I mean, [Lovett] you talked about this back in the whole post…
