Just two hours after first son Hunter Biden stormed out of a House contempt of Congress hearing after critic Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) was recognized to speak, the lawmaker’s team was highlighting the clash in a new fundraising note.
“My message to Hunter is simple: You can run but you can’t hide!” she said in the email. “I am grateful for all of the patriots who stand with me through thick and thin as I battle to hold the ‘Swamp’ accountable. I am relying on that support at this pivotal moment.”
It’s not uncommon for elected officials to use newsy events to raise money, but Greene’s might test the record for the fastest turnaround time.
Biden surprised the House Oversight Committee when he, his lawyer, and an associate arrived after it began to take front-row seats. The committee was discussing plans to hold Biden in contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena to testify on his family fortunes.
The trio stayed for about 30 minutes. That’s when Chairman James Comer (R-KY) called on Greene to make remarks. Video shows Biden tapping lawyer Abbe Lowell’s arm in a signal to leave.
In a past hearing, she was critical of Biden and showed some of the crude photos Biden had uploaded into his controversial computer files.
As he stormed out, Greene said, “Hunter, apparently you are afraid of my words.”
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Afterward, she told reporters, “He looked like an absolute joke. He looked like a fool.”
She also doubled down on her charge that Biden should face sex trafficking and other charges, and she made that a focus of her fundraising email. In it, she wrote, “The only women Hunter likes to deal with are apparently those he hires for sex. He is clearly terrified of strong conservative women and would rather blatantly thumb his nose at Congress than face my questions at a congressional hearing.”
