by EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump Jr. accused President Biden on Friday of using TikTok as a scapegoat to distract attention from the Biden family’s financial ties to Chinese companies and told Fox News Digital that if the Trump family were involved in similar ventures, they would there was “wall to wall coverage alleging corruption”.
Trump Jr. spoke after it was revealed that members of the Biden family received more than $1 million in payments from accounts related to by Hunter Biden business partner Rob Walker and their Chinese business ventures in 2017;
“Biden is getting smoked by China everywhere that matters, and now we’re finding out that Hunter Biden, Halle Biden and the other Bidens took over $1 million from some alleged Chinese business ventures,” Trump Jr. told Fox News Digital. . “Well, his handlers are saying, ‘We have to find a way to make it look like we’re tough on China. Oh, we got it, sir. There’s an app where kids are recording dances, we should ban that.'”
Trump Jr. said “it’s all about making sure China doesn’t influence Americans and steal our data,” adding that the U.S. should “get tough on TikTok regulations.”
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Donald Trump Jr. claims the media would have “wall to wall” coverage if Hunter Biden’s financial ties to China were related to the Trump family. (Getty)
“But I can’t take Biden seriously when they’re not even going to address the same issues with all the other social media apps that allow data to flow through China,” he said. “It’s a fake act of cruelty.”
Trump Jr. was referring to reports that the Biden administration has demanded that TikTok’s Chinese owners sell their stakes in the video-sharing platform or face a possible US ban.
The House Oversight Committee reviewed subpoenaed Bank of America records and found this week that “at least three family members” received lucrative payments from a bank account belonging to Hunter Biden’s business partner, Rob Walker, weeks after he received a wire transfer 3 million dollars from a Chinese energy company, State Energy HK Limited.
“Imagine if we were trying to pull something like that off,” Trump Jr. said of his family. “It would be wall-to-wall coverage of alleged corruption.”
Donald Trump Jr. gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the Republican Party of Georgia headquarters on Nov. 5, 2020, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
According to the House Oversight Committee, President Biden’s daughter-in-law Hallie Biden, widow of President Biden’s son Bo, who later had a romantic relationship with Hunter, received a payment from Walker’s account — Robinson Walker, LLC — in March 2017 totaling $25,000.
A bank account identified as belonging to an unknown “Biden” also received $70,000 from Robinson Walker, LLC between March 2017 and May 2017.
BIDEN FAMILY RECEIVED MORE THAN $1 MILLION FROM HUNTER ASSOCIATE AFTER 2017 CHINA WIRE: HOUSE INVESTMENT
An account labeled “Owasco PC,” which belonged to Hunter Biden, received $500,000 between March and May 2017.
An account labeled “JBBSR INC,” which belonged to James Biden, received $360,000 between March and May 2017.
An account labeled “First Clearing, LLC” also received $100,000. Fox News Digital has confirmed that the account belongs to Hunter Biden.
“Meanwhile, they’re funneling millions and holding back ‘10% for the big guy’ here and there, but the rest of the media couldn’t be bothered,” Trump Jr. said. “There’s nothing to see here guys.”
Trump Jr. was referring to emails exchanged between Hunter Biden and his business associates discussing “renumbering packages” for those in a joint venture with a separate Chinese energy company called CEFC.
President Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, exit Air Force One on February 4, 2023, at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
The email, obtained by Fox News Digital in October 2020, included a note that “Hunter [Biden] he has some office expectations which he will explain.”
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A proposed stock split referred to “20” for “H” and “10 held by H for the big guy?” without further details. Hunter Biden’s former business partner Tony Bobulinski has repeatedly said the phrase “big guy” referring to Joe Biden.
Biden has repeatedly denied involvement in his son’s business ventures.
Hunter Biden confirmed the investigation into his “tax affairs” in December 2020 after his father was elected president. The investigation is ongoing and is being led by Trump-appointed Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss.
ABC, NBC and CBS have skipped recent unflattering breaking news related to President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, according to a new study from the Media Research Center. (Nicholas Kamm/AFP via Getty Images)
TikTok is owned by ByteDance, a Beijing-based company. US officials and lawmakers have warned that the Chinese Communist Party could force the company to hand over US users’ data or expose them to propaganda.
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TikTok and ByteDance are under investigation by the US Treasury Department’s Committee on Foreign Investment, which assesses national security risks associated with foreign companies operating in the US or foreign investments in US companies.
The Justice Department is also reportedly investigating TikTok for spying on Americans. The Justice Department did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment on reports of the investigation.
