Vice President JD Vance welcomed Hunter Biden applying for President Donald Trump‘s administration $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of what has become known as lawfare.“If Hunter Biden wants to apply for this particular fund, he is welcome to,” Vance told reporters Tuesday during a press briefing at the White House. “It’s going to go through a normal process where we vet everything.”Vance and the Trump administration have come under scrutiny after announcing the $1.776 billion “anti-weaponization” of government fund on Monday as part of a settlement for Trump dropping his lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service.
In response, Vance underscored how Republicans and Democrats are eligible for the fund. Such eligibility extends to former President Joe Biden‘s son, Hunter, who in 2024 was convicted on three felony charges related to his purchase of a gun while illegally using drugs. Hunter Biden was pardoned by his father before the latter left office.
“As you know, the president of the United States has pardoned a number of Democrats who he felt were actually subject to this lawfare,” he said.
Vance also defended the use of taxpayers’ money to pay for the fund, which has prompted criticism from Democrats.
