White House staff shocked by Hunter Biden’s participation in meetings

While the elder Biden has faced scrutiny and calls within the Democratic Party to withdraw from his re-election campaign following his poor debate performance, Hunter and other family members have reportedly urged him to stay in the race.

“One of the loudest voices imploring Mr. Biden to resist pressure to step down is that of his son, Hunter Biden, whom the president has long relied on for advice, said one of the people briefed on the discussions, who, like others, spoke on condition of anonymity to share internal deliberations,” The New York Times reported. “Hunter Biden wants Americans to see the version of his father he knows — rambling and in control of the facts — rather than the aging, faltering president Americans saw Thursday night.”