Vice President JD Vance suggested Tuesday that former President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden could be eligible for a payout from the Trump administration’s new $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, one of several Trump allies who have singled out the ex-president’s son in recent days as they try to deflect criticism the fund is meant to enrich the president’s allies.
Hunter Biden, the son President Joe Biden, at the White House on September 30, 2024.
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Vance brought up Biden’s son during a press briefing Tuesday as he defended the $1.776 billion fund—intended for those who feel the Justice Department was “weaponized” against them—claiming, “If Hunter Biden wants to apply for this particular fund, he is welcome to.”
While critics of President Donald Trump have pointed to the $1.8 billion settlement fund as a “slush fund” to help Trump’s allies, the Trump administration has claimed the fund is instead nonpartisan and meant for people from either party who believe they were unfairly prosecuted, including potentially Biden’s son.
