The first poll out about President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son Hunter has found that people widely reject his action and that it may have sparked the beginning of Democratic anger at the failed presidency.
In a Napolitan News Service survey shared with Secrets on Thursday, just 30% of registered voters agreed with the expansive Biden pardon of Hunter. The majority, 62%, opposed the pardon, 41% “strongly.”
Biden had repeatedly promised not to pardon his son, who has faced gun and tax charges. But he flip-flopped this week and made the pardon good for an 11-year span.
Pollster Scott Rasmussen said that his poll also suggested that Democrats are reevaluating Biden, who currently sits at his lowest approval rating ever. The New York Times on Thursday, for example, slammed the pardon, calling it “a significant misstep that could leave lasting damage” in an editorial.
“In this hyper-partisan world, it’s stunning that only 52% of Democrats support the president’s pardon. This is just the beginning of partisan re-evaluation. I suspect the anger at Biden among Democrats is ready to bubble over. Over time, the party will come to believe that the only reason they lost in 2024 is because Biden selfishly tried to run for re-election,” Rasmussen said.
