¶ Joe Biden
Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. is an American politician currently serving as the 46th President of the United States. He is the father of Hunter Biden, Ashley Biden and Beau Biden, and husband of Jill Biden.
¶ History
Biden was an early member of the Democratic Leadership Council (DLC), described by founder Al From as one of the DLC’s “leaders,” and as “a natural fit with the group” by Jacobin Magazine.[1]
Biden participated in a roundtable discussion on June 4, 2014, titled “The Future of Workforce Development,” hosted by Third Way.[2]
Biden visited a facility run by blood testing company Theranos on July 23, 2015.[3] The laboratory setup was entirely staged for the photo op.[4]
Biden was a special guest speaker at the Third International Vatican Conference, which took place from April 28-30, 2016.[5]
¶ 2020 presidential election
On October 25, 2019, Biden published a statement on Twitter warning that President Donald Trump had “rolled back progress” on strengthening global health security made by him and President Barack Obama, leaving the United States “not prepared for a pandemic.”[6][7]
In the lead up to the 2020 United States presidential election, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned Meta Platforms of “a potential Russian disinformation operation” around Biden's family and Burisma Holdings.[8]
¶ Presidency
In 2021, the Biden administration applied pressure on Meta Platforms to censor and remove content related to the declared COVID-19 pandemic.[8:1]
In a televised address given on September 9, 2021, Biden said of “unvaccinated” Americans, “your refusal [to get vaccinated] has cost all of us.” Addressing the vaccinated, he went on to say “I understand your anger at those who haven't gotten vaccinated.”[9]
On July 12, 2022, a judge granted a request for discovery in a lawsuit against the Joe Biden administration and various social media companies in response to their widespread censorship of dissident voices on topics including COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 and Hunter Biden's laptop.[10]
In November 2022 and January 2023, it was reported that documents marked as “classified” were discovered in offices used by Biden following his tenure as Vice President.[11] The first batch was discovered in a locker at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement on November 2, 2022, “days before the midterm elections.”[12]
On July 20, 2023, Republican Senator Chuck Grassley released a previously-top-secret witness form from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) which described Burisma Holdings founder Mykola Zlochevsky's $5,000,000 payments to both then-Vice President Joe Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, in exchange for the firing of Ukrainian prosecutor Viktor Shokin.[13][14]
On September 5, 2023, Indivisible Action endorsed Joe Biden in his 2024 presidential re-election bid.[15]
¶ External links
Marcetic, B. (2020, February 23). Joe Biden Helped Pull the Democrats to the Right. Jacobin. https://web.archive.org/web/20220607075205/https://jacobin.com/2020/02/yesterdays-man-case-against-joe-biden-new-deal-reagan ↩︎
The Future of Workforce Development. Third Way. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from http://archive.today/2024.03.28-190806/https://www.thirdway.org/events/the-future-of-workforce-development ↩︎
Theranos [@Theranos]. (2015, July 23). “The @VP ’s visit highlights our commitment to manufacturing in the U.S. and pioneering a new era of preventive health.” [Tweet]. Twitter. http://archive.today/2023.03.11-184319/https://twitter.com/theranos/status/624383223884197888 ↩︎
Harnes, A. (2022, July 30). The Wild Way Elizabeth Holmes And Theranos Tricked Joe Biden. MSN. http://archive.today/2023.03.11-184606/https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/the-wild-way-elizabeth-holmes-and-theranos-tricked-joe-biden/ar-AA108JxP ↩︎
Special Guests. Cell Therapy Conference 2016. Retrieved April 12, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20210412041615/http://celltherapyconference2016.com/category/special-guests/ ↩︎
Joe Biden [@JoeBiden]. (2019, October 25). “We are not prepared for a pandemic. Trump has rolled back progress President Obama and I made to strengthen global health security. We need leadership that builds public trust, focuses on real threats, and mobilizes the world to stop outbreaks before they reach our shores.” [Tweet]. Twitter. http://archive.today/2021.06.03-045448/https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1187829299207954437 ↩︎
Rosenberg, A. (2020, October 25). Twitter marvels at a prophetic Joe Biden tweet from exactly one year ago. Mashable. http://archive.today/2023.03.01-175725/https://mashable.com/article/joe-biden-pandemic-tweet-october-2019 ↩︎
Zuckerberg, M. (2024, August 26). Letter to the Honorable Jim Jordan. Meta Platforms. https://web.archive.org/web/20240828180428/https://prod-i.a.dj.com/public/resources/documents/meta-letter-082024.pdf ↩︎ ↩︎
Remarks by President Biden on Fighting the COVID-19 Pandemic. (2021, September 10). The White House. http://archive.today/2023.03.18-043241/https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/speeches-remarks/2021/09/09/remarks-by-president-biden-on-fighting-the-covid-19-pandemic-3/ ↩︎
Roberts, K. (2022, July 19). Judge Grants Request for Discovery Phase in Social Media Collusion Lawsuit Against Biden Admin. The Epoch Times. https://www.theepochtimes.com/judge-grants-request-for-discovery-phase-in-social-media-collusion-lawsuit-against-biden-admin_4606781.html ↩︎
Lee, C. E., & Dilanian, K. (2023, January 11). Biden aides find second batch of classified documents at new location. NBC News. http://archive.today/2023.01.12-120047/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-aides-find-second-batch-classified-documents-new-location-rcna65371 ↩︎
Memoli, M., Delanian, K., Richards, Z., & Nobles, R. (2023, January 10). Justice Department is examining a “small number” of classified documents found at Biden think tank. NBC News. http://archive.today/2023.01.12-194200/https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/justice-department-examining-small-number-classified-documents-found-b-rcna65019 ↩︎
Singman, B. (2023, July 20). Bidens allegedly “coerced” Burisma CEO to pay them millions to help get Ukraine prosecutor fired: FBI form. Fox News. https://web.archive.org/web/20230722100329/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/grassley-releases-unclassified-fbi-form-containing-details-of-biden-criminal-bribery-scheme-with-burisma-ceo ↩︎
Singman, B. (2023, July 21). Five most significant allegations against the Bidens in FBI FD-1023 form. Fox News. https://web.archive.org/web/20230722214155/https://www.foxnews.com/politics/five-most-significant-allegations-against-the-bidens-fbi-fd1023-form ↩︎
Oshin, O. (2023, September 5). Progressive advocacy group Indivisible endorsing Biden reelection bid. The Hill. https://web.archive.org/web/20230906001035/https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4187592-progressive-advocacy-group-indivisible-endorsing-biden-reelection-bid/ ↩︎