The Obama bros—Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor—are having a meltdown over President Joe Biden’s decision to pardon his son, Hunter, and it’s both amusing and revealing. These former aides to Barack Obama, now podcasters, are airing their frustration on their show, Pod Save America, and their complaints highlight the deep fractures within the Democratic Party over Biden’s blatant about-face.
Let’s start with Tommy Vietor, who says he gets Biden’s move “on a human level” but is livid that the president made his defenders look “stupid.” Newsflash, Tommy: Biden didn’t make you look stupid. You did that yourself by believing him when he swore up and down that he wouldn’t pardon Hunter. Biden lied, and now his allies are left holding the bag, looking foolish for parroting his false promises.
Then there’s Jon Favreau, calling it “infuriating” that Biden didn’t extend his pardon spree to others, like Dr. Anthony Fauci. While Favreau doesn’t elaborate on why Fauci should get a pardon, the idea itself is laughable. Fauci deserves an investigation, not clemency, for the havoc wrought by his guidance during the pandemic. Favreau even admits he feels like a “fool” for believing Biden. That’s progress, Jon—admitting you’ve been duped is the first step.
Pod Save America – 12/3/2024 – Jon Favreau thinks Biden should pardon EVERYONE on Trump’s enemies list
“If he doesn’t do that, THEN I think its even more infuriating that he saved his son and not a whole bunch of other people who were just government servants doing their job” pic.twitter.com/GMit92g4Wv
— CaseStudyQB – #ArmsEmbargoNOW (@CaseStudyQB) December 3, 2024
What’s truly entertaining is the bros’ realization that Biden looks like a “typical, lying politician.” Hate to break it to you, guys, but Biden is a typical, lying politician. This is the same man who has spent decades spinning tall tales, flipping positions for convenience, and dodging accountability. If you’re only now catching on, that’s on you.
Tommy Vietor laments that Biden’s actions feed cynicism about all politicians being bad. Well, yes, when a sitting president pardons his son for a decade’s worth of potential crimes and does so after repeatedly denying he’d ever consider it, cynicism is the natural outcome.
The bros worry that Biden has torched his legacy with this move. Let’s be honest: Biden’s legacy was already a dumpster fire. From economic instability to disastrous foreign policy decisions, this pardon is just another match thrown into the blaze. Even within his own party, Biden has alienated progressives and moderates alike.
Favreau’s complaint that Biden should have extended pardons to others sounds like an attempt to justify the unjustifiable. If Biden was going to pardon Hunter, why stop there? But that argument only highlights the absurdity of the situation. The outrage isn’t that Biden didn’t pardon Fauci; it’s that he pardoned Hunter at all.
For conservatives, watching progressives implode over Biden’s decision is almost worth the price of this egregious act of nepotism. The Obama bros’ despair is a reminder that Biden’s corruption is so blatant, even his staunchest defenders can’t spin it.
