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In a heated response to a local Wisconsin reporter Tuesday, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden finally addressed the bombshell Hunter Biden laptop scandal, which allegedly showed the former vice president getting a Chinese kickback funneled through his son. Despite Joe denouncing it as “a last-ditch effort in this desperate campaign to smear” him and his family, the Wednesday evening newscasts of ABC and CBS stayed far away from it, keeping Biden safely tucked away in a rhetorical basement.
Democratic Party flack and NBC senior Washington correspondent Andrea Mitchell did her part to defend her candidate on NBC Nightly News:
ANDREA MITCHELL: But sharply disputing accusations his son Hunter profited from the Biden name in his overseas business dealings.
JOE BIDEN: It's a last-ditch effort in this desperate campaign to smear me and my family.
In contrast, ABC’s World News Tonight and CBS Evening News provided no context as they boasted about the Biden campaign preparing for President Trump to bring up Hunter during the final debate on Thursday.
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