A number of Joe Biden’s opponents vying for the Democratic nomination have weighed in on the propriety of a vice president’s child working internationally.
Hunter Biden’s work with Ukraine-based gas company Burisma has gained renewed scrutiny after news broke that President Trump asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to investigate the Bidens over potential corruption.
While many of the candidates have defended Biden against President Trump’s attacks against him and his family, they have faced tougher questions about whether or not they would let the children of their vice president do business internationally.
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker was asked about it during his Sunday morning appearance on State of the Union. “Look, I have a lot of beliefs about ethics rules and the needs for our government of the United States to go far further in the rules that we have,” he began. “I just don’t think children of vice presidents, presidents during the administration should be out there doing that.”
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who is one Biden’s biggest political threats, appeared flustered when she was asked last week if she would allow her vice president’s son to serve on the board of a foreign company.
FLAG: Senator Elizabeth Warren appears uncharacteristically flustered when asked if her ethics plan would allow her Vice President’s son to serve on the board of a foreign company: “No,” she said. “I don’t know. I mean I’d have to go back and look at the details.” #nhpolitics pic.twitter.com/EksLlMEsew
— Nicole Sganga (@NicoleSganga) September 25, 2019
“No,” Warren stated. “I don’t know. I mean I’d have to go back and look at the details.”
California Sen. Kamala Harris, who called on the president to “leave Joe Biden alone” last weekend, told journalists on Tuesday in Los Angeles it was up “to the voters to decide” the ramifications of Biden’s previous role.
