Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) wants us all to know that the families of political figures should never ever profit from public service.
Yes, you read that correctly. Jordan is attacking President Joe Biden because he claims his son, Hunter, benefitted financially as a result of his dad serving as vice president and now as head of state.
Jordan made his remarks during an appearance on Fox News, commenting, “When you do something that benefits your family financially and you’re a public official, that’s not supposed to happen.”
Where in the hell was Jordan’s outrage when Ivanka and Jared Kushner were making a mint while serving in the Trump administration?
The Hill reported in 2021 that the two didn’t just make a little money while members of the White House inner circle. They made enough to start their own country if they wanted.
Former White House advisors Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner made as much as $640 million during their time in the Trump administration, according to an analysis by a government watchdog group.
The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) found the couple earned anywhere between $172 million and $640 million in outside income, according to their financial disclosures.
The daughter and son-in-law of former President Trump both pledged to forego government salaries in an attempt to sidestep concerns over nepotism. But CREW’s review shows the couple, like Trump, still earned considerable sums from the Trump Hotel in Washington.
$640 million! But we’re supposed to be outraged that Hunter Biden made a few million for consulting? As social media users noted, there’s hypocrisy and then there’s Republican hypocrisy channeled through the imminently corrupt Jim Jordan.
