All the President’s Relatives | US News Views

Delaware jury finds President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden guilty guilty On June 11, he was charged with three felonies related to lying on a federal gun application in 2018 — making him the first child of a president to be convicted of a felony.

Although Hunter Biden noted on his application that he was not taking illegal drugs at the time, the jury found that he had actually lied about his drug use.

Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, issued a statement shortly after the jury announced its results, saying they supported Hunter and would “continue to respect the judicial process, Hunter considers appeal”

The president responded to the news of Hunter’s indictment on June 20, 2023, saying he “I am proud of my son”

I am Scholars who study American presidents and examines how the president’s children and other family members are thrust into the national spotlight, often unintentionally. Their flaws, vices, and sometimes Even the appearance It became the talk of gossip columns, political opponents and comedians.

But nearly all presidents have had incidents involving their children and other family members that have attracted public attention. Some of these incidents fall into the category of questionable pranks, such as when Abraham Lincoln’s son, Ted Lincoln, sprayed Politicians with fire hoses.

Other incidents were less harmless and amusing.

Todd even allowed his lawyer to visit his mother when she was dying. Rewriting her willbecoming her only heir.

Alice Roosevelt was Theodore Roosevelt’s eldest daughter, and she also caused some trouble for her father during his presidency in the early 20th century.

Alice’s relationship with her father and his second wife Edith was strained. Suggest sending her to boarding school. Alice answered, “If you send me, I will disgrace you. I will do something that will shame you. I tell you I will.”

Theodore Roosevelt once said, “I can do only one of two things: be president of the United States or control Alice Roosevelt. I can’t do both.”

Later, Alice was banned from the Taft White House because Burying a Voodoo Doll A portrait of the new first lady, Helen Herron Taft, is carved on the property.

Neil Bush, son of George H.W. Bush and brother of George W. Bush, has an equally colorful past.

Neil was also criticized for his ties to Chinese investors and his limited knowledge of the industry he was working in. Allegations of influence-for-money transactions.

For some presidents, the presidential brother is another particular sore spot.

Lyndon Johnson’s brother, Sam Houston Johnson, was often talkative after a few drinks. The president eventually had to use the Secret Service to follow his brother to make sure he didn’t Disclose any embarrassing information to the media.

Billy Carter, brother of former President Jimmy Carter, revels in his fame. As the president’s brother, he travels around the country Go make money and peddled his own Billy Beer.

Roger Clinton, the half brother of former President Bill Clinton, was also involved in questionable activities. In the 1980s, before Clinton became president, Roger Selling cocaine to undercover police officers.

Bill Clinton pardons Roger His drug crimes Before leaving office in January 2001.

Presidents are like everyone else. They have families, and things they say or do end up becoming dinner table conversation — or rumors that people want to cover up.

He remains in the midst of other controversies. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives is focusing on Impeachment Inquiry However, Republicans — who quickly responded to Hunter’s sentencing as evidence of broader wrongdoing by the Biden family — Not yet produced Evidence supporting his impeachment case.

Hunter Biden has said he takes responsibility for his actions, and I think it’s unfair to conflate the actions of the government with the actions of an adult son.

He is not the first presidential relative to cause unrest, and he will not be the last.

Shannon Bow O’Brien is an associate professor of instruction at the University of Texas at Austin.