Addiction is 'as American' as baseball and apple pie: Will Hunter's verdict impact the election?

Will Hunter Biden's guilty verdict have a political impact? The Lincoln Project senior adviser Stuart Stevens and MSNBC's Symone Sanders-Townsend join José Díaz-Balart to share their analysis of the trial and discuss the Nevada Senate race.
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#HunterBiden #Politics #Election

[@jimeagle5509]

Stop normalizing this behavior. Thanks ~Jim Eagle

[@Richard-od7yd]

How WINSTON SMITH doing Spread Eagle ? 🐓

[@Muttinchopsforeverstrong]

​@@Richard-od7ydLol

[@b.t.2795]

Why did Trump's administration need records amounts of uppers and downers? 🤔

[@rensinclair4218]

Stay in your lane

[@publicuser2534]

I think there isn’t a family in America that hasn’t been affected by some kind of addiction.

[@MSNBCult]

The propaganda isn't working anymore.

[@tacodon607]

MSNBC saying addiction is ok sorry not very American I’ve never smoked crack like hunter so does that make me un American

[@bosshogg95SLT]

he also got with his dead brothers wife .. thats not addiction thats a deep seated dark soul

[@vaughnharris6404]

You are listening to the media???? Why would you do that??? Do you enjoy being lied to????

[@PerezAutomated]

The fact they typed it for everyone to see makes it extremely sad. Even if it's fake news, you don't do that 🤦

[@bartjargengarblbargeler1980]

"Here at MSDNC we firmly believe that normalizing antisocial behavior to 'win' is ... Nothing Short of Responsible Journalism"

[@HeelsUpForHyenas]

Hey I know I think I'll become an addict. Let's normalize everything! Yay!!

[@b.t.2795]

Sure grandma. Why don't you look at the Trump administration's record usage of controlled substances grandma?

[@b.t.2795]

Why do you old Canadians have new empty fake news accounts grandma?

[@rensinclair4218]

Like everything else, you don't understand

[@HeelsUpForHyenas]

@@b.t.2795 Hey it's grandma grandma grandma grandma grandma grandma grandma grandma grandma grandma.

[@TrumpAMania]

What a great message for our kids. 😂😂

[@jimeagle5509]

Yeah…..buuuuuuut Trump …. Signed ~MSDNC

[@PF1970]

Isn't it Trump supporters and Fox news that have put so much pressure on Hunter Biden?

[@ryblack5032]

TDS is REAL 😂

[@ericoberlies7537]

@@ryblack5032Trump is deranged indeed.

[@gothesouthway]

Anyone can become an addict but it takes real American strength to break free from it.

[@jaobidan2358]

He's still an addict.

[@imrael496]

Now he is an addict without a gun.

[@gothesouthway]

@@jaobidan2358 You have no clue how addiction works.

[@daveharvey5764]

American strength… how about just don’t do it at all. Addiction is a choice.

[@gothesouthway]

@@daveharvey5764 Many people became addicted to opioids prescribed by their doctor. So your argument is dumb.

[@99thDimension]

MSNBC is a perfect example of: Pretzel logic which is used to describe inconsistent, illogical thinking that, once scrutinized, doesn't stand up. It's similar to the term illogic.

[@Pickn4Gold]

You have some Grade A Projection don't you?

[@b.t.2795]

99 just delivered his/her confused state of mind. With atrocious sentence structure and punctuation. 🙀

[@swimminginthoughts]

I like MSNBC because I'm a Democrat and I agree with 100% of what they say. If I don't agree with them I quickly change my opinion to fall in line with their message.

[@mr.m4853]

​@@Pickn4Gold You're in the MSNBCult

[@rensinclair4218]

You are not using logic. Stop

[@dreamweaver80]

What a terrible headline and message to send.

[@DaveSchultzXXL]

MSLSD does care about people, they care about propaganda.

[@IRepko]

You people love to pretend problems don’t exist. Any person with half a brain knows you can’t fix something until you acknowledge it.

[@13bustah]

It is unAmerican.

[@rensinclair4218]

Grow up.

[@rensinclair4218]

​@13bustah you are,actually

[@MSNBCult]

"no one is above the law"🤣

[@DavidJ222]

Because unfortunately, America is the "get high Capitol" of the world.

[@kenc7120]

Potato joes America

[@jdubb6960]

​@@kenc7120were there addicts in trump admin? Clueless

[@Acer_Maximinus]

@@kenc7120 A weekend with Kimberly “the gargoyle” Guilfoyle, and Don jr.😂 Those 2 are always jacked up.

[@DaveSchultzXXL]

Did the Secret Service ever give Hunter back his Coke?

[@Acer_Maximinus]

“…back his coke” Who knows, but trump got his back.

[@offbeatkyle]

that title has to be a joke, absolute clown world

[@dreamweaver80]

Agreed. Seriously, it's so bad.

[@swimminginthoughts]

It's why I like MSNBC Whenever there is mass news for Democrats I just come here so I can see how it is actually a good thing for Democrats. I am also a Democrat.

[@lgraves7597]

Hunter prefers cocaine over politics. Jr and earache on the other hand abused both.

[@PaloDuro1021]

So the poor little me defense didn't even work for him on his home field. To bad...

[@johnm_o_]

Poor little me is Trump's entire brand lol.

[@DisaffectedLiberal]

@@johnm_o_ Whataboutism.

[@johnm_o_]

@@DisaffectedLiberal just pointing out the irony in your comment. Btw, it's spelled TOO bad 🤭

[@Acer_Maximinus]

“Will hunters verdict impact the election “ Well, I know I’m not voting for him now. 🙄 I’m still voting for his dad though.👏🎉

[@josephjones825]

Because you're as messed up as Senile Old Joe?

[@nathanwoodruff9422]

Yea, and you can't see past your own nose to see that you are the problem.

[@rickshuman4269]

The guilty verdict was right and just he should’ve been in prison years ago for these crimes

[@DemocraticSocialistsRule]

I'm sorry, addiction is an American thing? Guess I am not a real American..

[@David..832]

If addiction is like apple pie then America has fallen

[@bosshogg95SLT]

well kensington is part of the dems home turf sooo

[@vaughnharris6404]

We have fallen… everything about our govt is pure evil… and our people have been brainwashed back to the Stone Age.. I still can’t believe the stupid I see in most Americans…there is neither truth or justice in the American way.. that is just another propaganda lie…

[@FutureCommentary1]

Ikr! Opioid crisis since I don't when, a purely American issue. Other countries weird enough didn't become addicted. The country unfortunately has fallen.

[@rensinclair4218]

Be real.

[@David..832]

@@rensinclair4218 What does that mean? Be like someone else? How about you be minding yourself

[@bobbyg7719]

I'm just wondering who would use America in a sentence with baseball and apple pie and correlate this with addiction. Unless you're a little off? Figure there's apple pie, baseball, Chevrolet. Ford. 4th of July. Stuff like that...Those are the things to write ✍️ home to Mom about. Typically you don't introduce addiction into this equation. Just saying. 😉

[@ItTrolls4Thee.]

Hunter still has the CA tax case plus potential Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) violations pending. Lots more trouble ahead for Hunty.

[@deebarlow]

Yeah, but I also Trump has been found guilty on all 34 counts no comparison

[@alfredgeorge3186]

Same for the traitor trump....

[@jonnyrock41]

Pass a law to be drug tested before buying a gun..

[@DaveSchultzXXL]

All roads lead to the “Big guy”.

[@kahanakahuna1470]

MSNBC never cut Rush Limbaugh or George W. Bush any slack because of their prior addictions. Now, suddenly, addiction is as normal as apple pie.

[@beckettman42]

Now do '10% for the Big Guy'

[@PF1970]

Which means nothing.

[@wtfisthishandIebuIlshit]

10% is a tithe amount and the "big guy" is the christian god.

[@bosshogg95SLT]

its funny how this is all blamed on addiction hunters been a pos for a while now and still is

[@alanbuzby613]

Hunter should be in jail for tax evasion and money laundering.

[@TTownTim]

HUNTER for PRES!!!!!- 2028!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@alfredgeorge3186]

Trump should be in prison for the same things and more.

[@publicuser2534]

Has he been tried and convicted for those crimes? If so, then you are right.

[@Tom-xn8nn]

I love the false deflection to Trump from the TDS crowd

[@publicuser2534]

@@Tom-xn8nn I see no deflection in my comment.

[@tycobb162]

This “news” station is cooked

[@davidpaglia1326]

Then why all the entry level drug tests?

[@johnhopkins6260]

Hunter also has SS protection...

[@sayhisnamelibsDJT24]

Biden's SS...

[@Pickn4Gold]

​​​@@sayhisnamelibsDJT24 the Secret Service is its own thing but as always you foreigners calling yourselves out is hilarious.

[@Muttinchopsforeverstrong]

@@sayhisnamelibsDJT24 🤪

[@davidpaglia1326]

Personal drug runners. They had to know.

[@sayhisnamelibsDJT24]

@@Pickn4Gold You completely didn't "get it". Derp

[@archieclement2977]

Sleeping with your brother's wife, and not paying your child support is as American as baseball, and apple pie.

[@rensinclair4218]

Yeah, actually. You don't know your own people

[@josephjones825]

Let's make excuses for the addict & his behavior because Daddy is the DemonRat Party Resident. 👍

[@publicuser2534]

The first step is to admit you have an addiction. He admitted it, to recover from it. It isn’t up to us to judge whether or not he has taken responsibility for his behavior.

[@rensinclair4218]

Wake up.

[@rensinclair4218]

If you didn't call us childish names we wouldn't call you childish

[@DaveSchultzXXL]

At Mar-a-largo you can get a Diet Coke. At the Biden White House you can get real Coke.😮

[@PerezAutomated]

MSNBC condoning drug abuse is sad!!!!!!!! I used to like watching to compare thought on both sides but this says much about what they think of us as Americans

[@MrEvfrajr]

IDGAF about his role as a father stop sending our tax dollars to Ukraine and Israel

[@user-wh9vy2fx8y]

They aren't lending They are Giving it Away

[@libbycollins9349]

Addiction is a terrible thing. It is sad and so many families have someone dear to them who has a problem. My dad, born in 1899, was an alcoholic. Nicest person, but addicted. My guess is there are more families that have some of this experience than those that don’t. I admire those who can overcome it.

[@publicuser2534]

Everyone is addicted to something in an unhealthy way.

[@user-ox6ng6yv5k]

I'm wondering why this judge didn't let the Jurors take weekend off with family and talk about it ? Like they did with Trump's trials.😂

[@archieclement2977]

Maybe this Judge thought the jury didn't need to watch MSNBC before rendering a verdict. I guess he was wrong about that.

[@HisZotness]

Business fraud is as American as addiction.

[@jonnyrock41]

We need a law passed to be drug tested before buying a gun

[@Z1BABOUINOS]

_"My view is that if you can't run your own house, you certainly can't run the White House. _*_Can't do it."_* - *Michelle Obama* ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Thanks sleepy Joe ! 😆

[@korkalba8658]

Notice how they dont show biden talking at the podium with his botched up word salad...🤫

[@sayhisnamelibsDJT24]

THANK YOU MSDNC for "Keeping the love alive" with Trump!!! The DNC as well as your many TDS sufferers would like to thank you as well. SAY HIS NAME!!!! TRUMP 2024!!!

[@Muttinchopsforeverstrong]

🤪

[@sayhisnamelibsDJT24]

@@Muttinchopsforeverstrong SAY IT, Curtis!!!! 🤣

[@Muttinchopsforeverstrong]

@@sayhisnamelibsDJT24 Stink for Prison😎

[@joelyates2404]

​@@MuttinchopsforeverstrongLet's Go Brandon. I agree.

[@Muttinchopsforeverstrong]

@@joelyates2404 Dark

[@ZonDog]

Of course the millions of people that are alcoholics can carry firearms.😊

[@Joe-pz4pj]

Did you know the pyramids were built by alcoholics? Beer was an essential for labourers, like those who built the pyramids of Giza, who were provided with a daily ration of 1⅓ gallons

[@Muttinchopsforeverstrong]

​@@Joe-pz4pjI thought they were drunk while they were building it

[@warmachine2098]

Joe Biden is As American as baseball and Mental decline! Keep it going Joe. 🇺🇸

[@tedhennings4746]

Told daddy how mommy gave me a timeout and she was the one who got her lesson. I’m MTG and approve of this message.

[@lgraves7597]

My Republicans brother believe if we just keep eliminating programs eventually we will eliminate drug abuse

[@jaobidan2358]

If Joe were to drop out of the race, for the sake of pardoning his son, he'd actually look like a half-decent human being but, of course, the most important thing to Joe is...Joe.

[@nunzioification]

Ok so I can say anything as American as apple pie, it doesn’t make a point or a good headline, I mean, cancer is American, diarrhea is American, ice cubes are American, yayyyy words

[@KateLopez-wr6nx]

May God Blessed Father and Son. We, parents don't have control over our children lives. Our love for them is eternal!

[@uncleogrimacy]

Was Biden saying that when he promoted the Crime Bill?

[@2Bros-OVO]

What 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 are you serious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@user-em8ks9qt8t]

Trump is a candidate not hunter

[@Z1BABOUINOS]

... and 10% for the BIG GUY! 🤫🤐 😆😂

[@dons3073]

Joining us now democrats 85 dollar hamburgers

[@petercullen9880]

Well just look at Don jr, maybe if he had a father as compassionate, let me re phrase that, a father that had compassion, maybe Don jr would not be on that slippery road to disaster.

[@joelyates2404]

The Weak End host.

[@myohmy7368]

Hunter is a Artist. His gallery shows sell out .

[@STG44tiger]

Inflation out of control. Need to fix that if you want a better economy

[@jdubb6960]

Not by getting on your knees to Putin.

[@wtfisthishandIebuIlshit]

Out of control? 😂

[@PF1970]

Good thing we passed the Inflation Reduction Act and now have the best inflation record for 1st world countries

[@jdubb6960]

@@PF1970 price gouging.

[@STG44tiger]

@@wtfisthishandIebuIlshit inflation is crazy. Price of goods. Rent. Everything

[@nancycrowe9063]

I’m praying for Hunter, he is NOTHING like tiny!! It is a sickness and he knows what he did was wrong, but he knows he will have to pay for what he did, and he doesn’t want his father to pardon him! Why can’t the GOP and tiny see this and what tiny is doing is worse by threatening people and getting away with it!!💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@BudFudlacker]

I am Not voting for Joe after hearing about Hunter!!!!

[@joycesmith8120]

Where is Trump family

[@parker4149]

Another video where the left does a video with trumps name and it has nothing too do with hunter biden. The left is in love with him. it's hilarious

[@erika101_]

I think it's stockholm syndrome. They hate him so much they're head over heels in love with him. He's their daddy.

[@johnbrown4949]

Wow, Old man Joe for president. Do your time and come back better Hunter. Can’t believe he got convicted.

[@KateLopez-wr6nx]

We all have the right to exercise our faith as long as we don't impose it on anyone else or use violence as a representation of it. God is great! Thank him for everything, for each breath you take, for your family, friends, the food of the earth, the food from the trees, from the vine, the ocean... God isn't stingy! His love and tender care is all around us. The pressures of life make us ignore God's hands in every detail. Praise him for that. God is praised when you admired a flower, a garden, a tree or when you're eating your meal. God's mercy, and love is for ever! / So is a Father's love to his son!This Biblical Scripture is for Hunter Biden (Yes, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousnes. Fear thou not for I'm with thee: be not dismayed; for I'm thy God: I will strengthen thee; Yes, I will be by thy side..This is God, himself talking of his love for the people of Israel. Just like president Joe Biden is embracing his son. God didn't choose the people of Israel because they're perfect, or infallible, they are his children, and his love for them is for everlasting to everlasting. Just like president Joe Biden's love for his son...

[@user-li7lh6wc9u]

Apple Pie is as addictive as Jail

[@markimel4947]

Addiction is as American as apple pie????? MSNBC HIS LOST IT.

[@Supersauce88]

Hunter should have never been charged with this and Trump should have never been charged either.

[@kelperdude]

Any mention here on the 8 people that they just caught who came in over the south under joes watch and who want to do not so nice things to us?

[@higgs923]

Any mention of how the Republicans won't pass the border bill on orders from Trump?

[@jerrystraka7856]

like pick your fruit and vegetables?

[@kelperdude]

@@jerrystraka7856 - isis

[@lazurusknight2724]

That Biden closing the border worked? That border patrol and our intel agencies worked? No, no one mentioned that, why don't you?

[@Supersauce88]

@@lazurusknight2724lmao it didn’t work

[@user-wh9vy2fx8y]

Russia in Cuba??????

[@Richard-od7yd]

Constantly. I've been to Guantanamo Bay nine times and every time their were Russian Ships in the Cuban Side of The Bay ( bet you didn't know that we don't own the whole bay ) Nothing new there Sparky

[@melturnboo4205]

Cover up the biden crime family lol! 😂😂😂😂

[@TTownTim]

magats sure are angry lil fellas.. HBAHBAAabhbahbhaa

[@user-fx4wu6oj1g]

What are your pronouns 🤡 FJB ❤

[@DavidGarcia-li6jv]

Good thing trump is winning and will be president 2024. Idk who's mad but TIMMY

[@joselanfur413]

LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON.

[@offbeatkyle]

that title has to be a joke, absolute clown world