Left-leaning network NBC News is drawing a flock after it called out Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis for hypocrisy over Hunter Biden.
This comes after DeSantis responded to a viral incident during Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate where rival Vivek Ramaswamy mentioned former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley’s daughter regarding the American children’s addiction to TikTok.
“She made fun of me for actually joining TikTok while her own daughter was actually using the app for a long time,” Ramaswamy said. “So you might want to take care of your family first before preaching to anyone else.”
During an interview on Fox News, DeSantis said that kids shouldn’t be involved in heated exchanges. Haley called Ramaswamy “scum” for bringing up her daughter.
“I think the kids are out of bounds. I didn’t think that was an appropriate thing to do,” the Florida governor said. “I keep the kids out of it for sure.”
That’s when NBC News chimed into the controversy and published an article headlined, “Ron DeSantis says it’s ‘out of bounds’ to attack candidates’ kids — except for Hunter Biden,” citing different examples of DeSantis mentioning Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he believes going after an opponent’s children is “out of bounds” in political warfare.
— NBC Politics (@NBCPolitics) November 10, 2023
DeSantis, however, goes after President Biden’s son on a weekly basis. https://t.co/6kH0lANJHu
“But out on the campaign trail, the governor does not shy from making a punchline out of Hunter Biden, 53, joking about his history of addiction and embarrassing details of his personal life that have surfaced publicly,” the network wrote.
NBC News added that “many Republican swipes against Hunter Biden are based on unproven theories and occasionally veer into personal attacks.”
The comparison received some mockery on social media from political figures and commentators.
“You do know he’s literally older than Ron DeSantis… Right?” conservative commentator Lydia Leitermann wrote on the social media platform X.
“Hunter isn’t a child,” show host Abby Libby posted. “I hope this helps.”
DeSantis’ press secretary, Bryan Griffin, told Fox News in a statement that “Hunter Biden is an adult who has likely committed criminal activity and leveraged his father’s time in the White House to get lucrative contracts and payments from foreign entities. He’s inserted himself into the national dialogue through his own actions.”
