That's what Donald Trump Jr. said Wednesday night on Fox News about Hunter Biden and nepotism, generating a collective facepalm by many on the internet.
The president's son made the comments during an interview with Sean Hannity, as he again made unsubstantiated claims of corruption against former Vice President Joe Biden's son.
An actual quote from Don Jr about Hunter Biden: "When you're the father and your sons entire career is dependent on that, they own you" pic.twitter.com/KABtg5XzSa
- Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) October 17, 2019
Trump Jr. is executive vice president of the Trump Organization - his father's company - and previously appeared as a judge on his father's show "The Apprentice." His previous comments concerning Hunter Biden and nepotism led some to say he lacked self-awareness, or at least a sense of irony.
Wednesday's remarks drew much of the same from online pundits.
Sorry to say this but the "Don Jr" character that has been developed by the 2019 Writer's Room is a poorly drawn caricature. It's impossible to take the character seriously. https://t.co/xnKYcT1WSw
- Michael Cohen (@speechboy71) October 17, 2019
Simple question:
- Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) October 17, 2019
What was @DonaldJTrumpJr's last job that wasn't dependent entirely on the Trump name?
If you said, "bartender in Aspen in the year after he graduated college without honors," you're correct. https://t.co/BVMCCyjFG2
Actual quote from Don Jr about Hunter Biden: "When you're the father and your sons entire career is dependent on that, they own you."
- JΞSŦΞR ✪ ΔCŦUΔL³³º¹ (@th3j35t3r) October 17, 2019
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I'm pretty convinced that @DonaldJTrumpJr may be the most stupid, least self-aware person on the planet. https://t.co/RsZAI299Tr
- Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) October 17, 2019
"The Daily Show" host Trevor Noah weighed in as well Wednesday night, and admitted it was concerning that Hunter Biden's family ties likely helped his business dealings. "And I understand why a lot of people would complain about that," Noah said. "What I don't understand is why these people are complaining about that."
Hold up, so the Trump boys wanted to attack the Bidens and the issue they chose was nepotism??? pic.twitter.com/2fP8i68HyI
- The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) October 17, 2019
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