The Breakfast Club - Biden Faces Backlash After Pardoning His Son

Episode Date: December 3, 2024

The Breakfast Club Dives Into President Joe Biden Facing Backlash After Pardoning His Son. Listen For More!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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The Broncos beat the Browns 41-32. All right. Good morning, Morgan. Good morning. Good morning. How y'all feeling this morning? Good morning. All right. It's giving Tuesday, but you know, I'm not going to get too much into that just yet because the only thing giving right now are these reactions to President Biden pardoning his son. So Biden initially promised that he would not pardon or commute Hunter sentence on Hunter's sentence on federal

gun and tax evasion charges in case you missed it. Let's roll tape on Biden to hear those comments. I said I abide by the jury decision. I will do that and I will not pardon him. So Biden initially promised, excuse me, yes. So Republicans and some Democrats, of course, like you mentioned earlier, are not happy with this part. And Biden claimed claiming that Biden put his family above the country or ahead of the country.

Meanwhile, what other reason was he doing this for? The White House is defending Biden's decision to pardon his son, Hunter, saying the decision came just this past weekend. Corrine Jean-Pierre, the press secretary, she spoke to reporters as Biden boarded Air Force One to travel to Africa yesterday. He is headed to Angola. Let's hear more from White House Press Secretary Kareen Jean-Pierre on the pardon. Those who were late paying their taxes because of serious addictions but paid them back subsequently with interest and penalties are typically given non-criminal resolutions.

It is clear that Hunter was treated differently. I was just about to say who who get non-criminal because yeah like you said not when you're black. Well, House Speaker Mike Johnson, he also criticized the decision in a post on X saying Biden is abusing the justice system. Now your comments, Charlamagne has been picked up all over, you know, across many TV networks. What are you making of this now that, you know, the dust has settled a little bit anyways? I feel the same way I did yesterday. And, you know, Biden wouldn't be in this position if he didn't say, you know, a few weeks ago that he wasn't going to pardon his son because

he's the one who said he wouldn't do it because he has a respect for the rule of law. That's his fault because Democrats always want to act like they stand on this moral high ground. Like be unapologetic about it. Trump don't explain why he pardons his people but he also doesn't act like he's above doing things like that. Well people could change their mind though right? Maybe he thought that Kamala Harris was gonna get in the office and he was like we'll take care of it later and then when he realized Kamala was losing he's like no I'm not playing this game I'm gonna get my son out of here now. Sure, sure. But once again, don't act like you're standing

on this moral high ground. Don't say things like you respect the rule of law. Cause that's not something that should change, right? Of course. You should always respect the rule of law. Of course. And I don't know, when you're on your way out, things may change, right?

And he might be on his way out, way out. But you know, it's funny to me when I had Trump start talking about, oh, I can't believe he doing that. I'm like, do you see all the people that Trump pardoned? Yeah, he pardoned his son's stepdad. He pardoned everybody. Once again, Republicans are more sincere about their lies than Democrats are about their truth.

I've been saying that for years and it has not changed. And you know what Biden should be doing? He should, since he's a proud offer of things like the 86 Anti-Drug Abuse Act and the 94 crime bill, he should pardon everybody in federal prison for a non violent we defense. That's something else we've been saying for the last couple of years. Absolutely. If you're in federal prison right now for a non violent we defense, Joe Biden should pardon you. And this is a full pardon, right, Morgan, where he can't be charged or tried for

10 years between the last 10 years, right? From 2014 to 2014. This covers everything. Ever a red thing. Absolutely. Yes. So the prostitutes and all that just partying. The stuff in Ukraine.

He's aware of all of Biden's crimes. He's aware of all his son's crimes. Anything he needs. Yep. And he cleaned them up. Speaking of which, Chad Chronister, who is the Hillsbury County Sheriff, he has been nominated by President-elect Trump to head the Drug Enforcement Administration. Now the funny thing about Chronister is his father-in-law

Eddie DiBartolo, who you mentioned earlier, he is the former San Francisco 49ers owner who was pardoned by Trump during his first term after the 1998 plea deal in a Louisiana gambling case. Now, okay, the father-in-law of the DEA elect or select anyways by Trump. So, Chad Conister, his agency has participated in DEA programs on a local level to fight the opioid crisis. Let's hear more from him. I couldn't feel more privileged and thankful that the DEA has now brought the 360 program here to the Tampa Bay area to help us combat this crisis. This is not an epidemic that we're going to arrest our way out of. It is going to take treatment, prevention, education, and obviously enforcement.

Yeah, that's the Drug Enforcement Administration, the DEA. So, of course, Chronister, he has been in law enforcement for three decades, sheriff at Hillsborough County since 2017, and he went on to say, he is committed to stopping the drug traffickers and keeping their highly addictive drugs off our streets and out of our neighborhoods. So, yeah, so it's cool when they do it, it's a problem when I do it. Listen, once again, once again though, Trump is unapologetic about it.

Right. Part of these people, giving them jobs in his administration, and not explaining it, are acting like he's above doing things like that. Right, right. That's the difference. Very much so.

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for charities that are searchable by state based on where you live So if you're looking to give today is the day to do it give every day giving Tuesday. It's today All right Yeah, the more front page news about where your president is and where your president-elect is coming up at 7th All right Morning everybody is DJ envy just hilarious. Iilarious, Charlamagne the guy. We are the Breakfast Club. Let's get in some front page news.

Now last night at Monday Night Football, the Broncos beat the Browns 41-32. All right. Now where we start Morgan? We starting with the president. He has headed overseas. And good morning to y'all. How y'all feeling? Good morning.

Good, good, good. All right. Yes. So President Biden, he's the first sitting president to visit the African nation of Angola this week. His trip is scheduled through the fourth and will begin with a meeting with the president of Angola at the capital of Luanda. Now the White House says the goal is to deepen ties between the two countries and highlight recent U.S. investments in the African nation. Now the U.S. is supporting a railway project that will export minerals from central Africa to the Angolan part of libido.

Biden was initially set to go to Angola back in October, but the trip was postponed because of Hurricane Milton, and he stayed behind to respond to the aftermath of Milton. Now, meanwhile, President-elect Trump, he is headed to Paris this weekend in a post on Truth Social on Monday. He said he'll travel on Saturday to attend the reopening of Notre Dame, the Notre Dame Cathedral, which has been fully restored after a devastating fire five years ago. He added that French President Emmanuel Macron has done a wonderful job ensuring Notre Dame has been restored to its full level of glory. It'll be Trump's first that he was elected to a second term in office last month.

Also, President-elect Trump's cabinet picks are making rounds with senators on Capitol Hill. Former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi is Trump's nominee for AG. This comes after Matt Gates, the whole Gates situation. Uh, the Gates Gates situation happened. And of course, she met with Republican Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa. Let's hear from them at the Senate Judiciary Committee. I hope that you feel the honor that you should feel for having this nomination from President Trump. I do, Chairman. Should I earn the trust and the nomination from all of the senators, I will do my best every day to work tirelessly for the American people, and I will make you, the president

and our country, proud. Now, it is important to note that the Attorney General of the AG is supposed to be a bipartisan position and it is a position that needs to be confirmed by the Senate. Now Grassley is the incoming chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and of course Trump has named over two dozen people to top positions in his administration. Now the latest is Cash Patel who we talked about yesterday to replace FBI Director Christopher Wray who ironically is a Republican Republican initially appointed by Trump back in 2017 Christopher Wray would

Excuse me Patel would be replacing Wray which mean Trump would have to force him to step down now Patel is the former Justice Department prosecutor Any thoughts on these things? No see no All right again California lawmakers are starting to starting a special session that would request at the request of Governor Gavin Newsom, who says he wants to Trump proof his state. Now, political analyst Mike Lurie says this is about optics as Newsom positions himself for a possible run in 2028. Let's hear from Mike Lurie, the political analyst on this. Newsom wants to expand his national profile and position himself as the anti-Trump.

And it's worked in some ways. He's gotten lots of attention, including a big New York Times article giving him the national press that he craves. Yeah. So Lurie goes on to say that Newsom has three problems right now. California is a toxic brand with more than 800,000 people leaving the state since 2020. He also says that President-elect Trump is also more popular than Newsom nationwide being the anti-Trump thing that he's doing, Newsom is doing.

He said it's not necessarily a winning strategy. And he also went on to say that Newsom is asking for money when the state is facing a $2 billion deficit. So none of this is supposedly going to work in his favor according to this political analyst. Now Newsom is asking the legislature for $25 million to fund possible litigation. If the Trump administration enacts rules

that impact California policies. Now I'm not sure if this is a good disbursement of resources considering that who will prosecute the forthcoming administration, especially when Trump is making all of these appointments and nominations, so. As you are talking about, you know, the Dems rallying, trying to figure out, you know,

what strategies are working, what are your thoughts on this? I'll say one thing about Gavin Newsom, and I think I said this before, but I enjoy his media strategy. Like, you know, he's been going on Fox News for the past year, I think we all remember the debate he had with Ron DeSantis on Fox News.

He's got his own podcast with Marshawn Lynch and Doug Hendrickson, which I think is very important because it's a way to build real connection and trust with people. And I like how Gavin Newsom makes everything he's doing a story. We heard about him visiting counties that flipped red in California,

and now we hear about him trying to Trump-proof California. He knows how to make everything news, and that's something that all politicians who are thinking about 2028, they need to be doing now. Like, don't wait until 2026 to start your campaigns. You got to start campaigning right now, and I think he's doing that with his media strategy. And I think him having that that with his media strategy.

And I think him having that podcast, Politicking with Marshawn Lynch and Doug Hendrickson is very important. Because Marshawn Lynch brings like just a certain level of reason and reality to it. Right. While Gavin is there talking politics, you know. I think it's a very good podcast.

I think everybody who wants to run in 2028 should have their own platform. I think Westmore should have his own platform. I think Josh App I think everybody who wants to run in 2028 should have some have their own platform. I think what's more should have his own platform. I think Josh Apparel should have his own platform. I think Governor Whitman should have our own platform. Like all of them should have their own platform. Gavin Newsom is ahead of the curve on that. And exercise some of that unapologeticness like you know, the president

Nikki Haley Nikki Haley I was on her show last week. She's got her own radio show on serious XM. So all of these people who are going to be in the mix for 2028, you know, some of them are ahead of the curve, like the Gavin Newsom's and Nikki Haley's, because they got their own platforms right now. I'm saying straight from the source, farm to table. That's right. That's right.

Okay, all right, and bringing things home to New York, Governor Kathy Hoco is kicking off a statewide campaign to raise awareness about New York's paid parental leave policy, which takes effect in the new year. Dang Jess, you had a baby too early. Yeah. She's heard stories from struggling moms and moms-to-be about how they skipped pregnancy-related medical appointments. Governor Hockel describes how pregnant workers will benefit from New

York's paid parental leave policy. Let's hear more from New York Governor Kathy Hokel. ...take the time off for because they would be leaving money with their employer and not in their packet books when they're trying to deal with the ever escalating costs of life in America. They just if they need to take a couple hours off for a doctor appointment up to 20 hours during the pregnancy the employer is required to continue their normal wages. Damn. during the pregnancy. The employer is required to continue their normal wages. So yes, if I'm- Damn, more than I think it's a prenatal leave policy.

Prenatal, isn't it prenatal? Prenatal. Yeah, okay. Pregnant again, damn. So if the January 1st pregnant workers will be able to take up to 20 hours of paid time off for such appointments, the campaign will notify eligible New Yorkers

and businesses about the policy she signed into law back in April via Subway ads, social media outreach, and virtual media tour and more. So if you're pregnant, and you will be pregnant throughout the first or the top of the year and you're in New York, you know, make sure you take advantage of these 20 hours time off if you need it.

So, yep, that's your front page news on Morgan Wood. Follow me on social at Morgan Media and for more news coverage, follow at Black Information Network, download the free iHeartRadio app and visit us at BINnews.com. Thank y'all, happy Tuesday. Give me Tuesday, give something.

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David, tell them who was there. We had the Kid Mero, Marie Faustin, and we had Jaboukie Young White. Some of your favorite comedians playing some of the most offensive and groundbreaking games. So listen to my mama told me on iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. We want to speak out and we want this to stop. Wow, very powerful. I'm Ellie Flynn, an investigative journalist, and this is my journey deep

into the adult entertainment industry. I really wanted to be a Playboy model. He was like, I'll take you to the top, I'll make you a star. To expose an alleged predator and the rotten industry he works in. It's honestly so much worse than I had anticipated. We're an army in comparison to him. From Novel, listen to The Bunny Trap on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Hey, I'm Jay Shetty, and my latest interview is with Wiz Khalifa. The craziest part of my life, I can go from performing in front of 40,000 people to either being in a dressing room, being in a plane, or being back in a bed all by myself. He is a multi-planetary recording artist, mini mogul, and an actor.

Which among the ones, the only, Wiz Khalifa! Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty by myself. He is a multi-planetary recording artist, mini mogul, and an actor. Listen to On Purpose with Jay Shetty on the iHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Join iHeart Media Chairman and CEO Bob Pitman for a special episode of the hit podcast, Math & Magic, Stories from the Frontiers of Marketing, as he interviews the iconic and prolific Martha Stewart in front of a live audience in celebration of her 100th book. Did you ever think you were going to wind up writing 100 books? Yeah.

You did? Yeah, it's just a minor goal. Listen to Math and Magic on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey everyone, it's John, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey everyone, it's John, also known as Dr. John Paul. And I'm Jordan, or Joe Ho. And we are the BlackFatFilm Podcast. A podcast where all the intersections

of identity are celebrated. Ooh, chat, this year we have had some of our favorite people on including Kid Fury, T.S. Madison, Amber Ruffin from the Amber and Lacey Show, Angelica Ross and more. Make sure you listen to the Black Fat Fam podcast on the iHeartRadio app, Alpha Podcast or whatever you get your podcast girl. Oh I know that's right.