President Donald Trump kept up his attacks on new Democratic frontrunner Joe Biden on Thursday, retweeting a New York Times story about a possible conflict involving Biden's son, Hunter.
The story involved Hunter Biden's five-year tenure on the board of a Ukrainian company, Burisma holdings, during a time where his father went to Ukraine to pressure the government to step up anti-corruption efforts and fire its top prosecutor. The prosecutor had been investigating the company.
Trump retweeted a post about the story by its author without comment. Usually, when the president talks about the Times, it is to attack the paper as 'failing' or part of the 'fake news.'
Hunter Biden earned $50,000 per month on the board of a Ukrainian energy company at a time his father intervened in the country to force out the nation's top prosecutor
The presidential retweet came a day after he went on an anti-Biden tweet storm, sending out more than 50 retweets of people criticizing a national firefighter union's endorsement of Biden.
Hunter Biden's work on board of Burisma and the potential conflict with his father's intervention in Ukraine was reported as far back as 2015.
Joe Biden traveled to Kiev in March 2016 to deliver a stern message, threatening to withhold $1 billion in loan guarantees to the country if the government didn't dismiss the nation's top prosecutor, Viktor Shokin. The pressure was part of an effort to fight corruption in the country.
The story about Hunter Biden's business came as the former vice president campaigned across Iowa
President Donald Trump retweeted a New York Times story about the issue
The potential conflict revolves about Vice President Biden's push for Ukraine to dismiss Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Shokin as part of an anti-corruption effort
Hunter Biden, 45, was earning $50,000 each month through accounts linked to the company, according to the Times. Before joining the company, Hunter Biden was discharged from the Naval Reserve after testing positive for cocaine.
He is a Washington, D.C lobbyist.
Page Six reported this week that Hunter Biden had broken up with Hallie Biden. The president's second son had brought unwelcome family drama to the family when it was revealed in 2017 he was divorcing his wife, Kathleen, and was then seeing his sister-in-law, Hallie. Hallie was married to Beau Biden before his death from brain cancer at 46.
