Trump sounds off on Biden’s family pardons: Makes him ‘look very bad… and very guilty’

Amid a whirlwind first day in office President Trump sounded off on Joe Biden’s last-minute pardons for his family.

As the newly sworn-in 47th president of the United States signed a stack of Executive Orders, Trump told reporters what he thought of Biden’s shady move.

“I was surprised that President Biden would go and pardon his whole family because that makes him look very guilty,” Trump said.

Biden’s 11th-hour pardons went to siblings James Biden, Francis Biden, and Valerie Biden Owens. These came weeks after Biden’s pardon for his son Hunter Biden.

“You know, I could have pardoned my family,” Trump continued. “I could have pardoned myself, my family. I said, ‘If I do that, it’s going to make me look very guilty.’ I don’t think I’d be sitting here, frankly. If I did that, I don’t think I’d be sitting here right now because I would’ve– It would’ve shown that you’re guilty.”

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Trump reiterated his “surprise” over the Biden pardons because it “makes him look guilty.”

“He’s going to have to live with that. Now with that being said, it’s an unbelievable precedent it creates for a president.”

Trump continued to hammer the “bad precedent” Biden had set and suggested what would happen if other presidents followed suit.

“Now, maybe every president that leaves office, they’re gonna pardon every person they ever met so they don’t have some lunatic like deranged Jack Smith– who’s a total lunatic by the way, not a smart guy. He’s a dummy. But we beat the hell out of him,” Trump said.

When asked if he would do the same at the end of his term, Trump said he wouldn’t, even though Biden has essentially given him the authority.

“Well, I guess now I have precedent to do it. I wouldn’t want to do that, no. I think it makes you look very guilty. I think it makes Biden look very bad, very weak, and very guilty.”

Indeed! Plenty of X users agreed:

The Biden Crime Family pled guilty today. https://t.co/BtnbGLhixA

— Marc (@gopher_marc) January 21, 2025

Americans understand. JUST COMMON SENSE! pic.twitter.com/hj9jYrV3X7

— Mrs Pretty Damn Old Tappenzeer (@knockhead) January 21, 2025

According to X user Scott Lee’s post, Biden’s justice department argued that the acceptance of a pardon is a “confession of guilt.”

Americans understand. JUST COMMON SENSE! pic.twitter.com/hj9jYrV3X7

— Mrs Pretty Damn Old Tappenzeer (@knockhead) January 21, 2025

Biden wouldn’t do it if they weren’t guilty!

— Right (@Rigghht) January 21, 2025

And of course, it wouldn’t be X without a dash of humor:

A move only a guilty man would make! pic.twitter.com/a0yBZLejny

— Barefoot Pregnant (@usuallypregnant) January 21, 2025

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