Trump tackles Biden for pardoning family members in last presidential act

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President Donald Trump has slammed his predecessor Joe Biden for granting clemency by offering preemptive pardons to members of his family on Monday.

Addressing supporters at the Capital One Arena, Trump stated that Biden pardoned his family while he (Trump) was still giving his speech.

According to Trump, his aides advised against mentioning Biden’s pardon in his remarks.

“Did you know that Biden, while I was making my speech, pardoned his whole family? The brother, the whole deal, was pardoned. Can you imagine that, while I was making my speech?

“Did everybody hear my speech? Did you like my speech? Thank you,” he said.

“Can you believe it? He’s pardoned — you know why he did it while I was speaking? Because that way I couldn’t speak about it.

“I was speaking, I didn’t know he did it. I finished my speech, and they said, ‘Sir, he pardoned his whole family.’ I said, ‘Oh can I go back out there and talk about it?’”

“Somehow, that wouldn’t be very elegant,” he added. “Our first lady would say, ‘Please don’t do that.’ We have plenty of time to talk about it, and we will,” Trump added.

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