The timing of Hunter Biden's conviction on firearms charges on Tuesday morning has created an interesting juxtaposition with his father's schedule. President Joe Biden is set to deliver remarks on gun control in Washington, DC, later on Tuesday.
Biden is scheduled to speak at Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund's “Gun Sense University” on Tuesday afternoon. The president is expected to discuss gun-reform legislation that passed nearly two years ago in response to massacres in New York and Texas, marking the most significant federal gun legislation to pass in a quarter-century.
While Biden has refrained from discussing Hunter Biden's criminal case extensively, he did mention in a recent interview that he would respect the jury's decision and would not pardon his son. However, the verdict is likely to weigh heavily on his mind on Tuesday.
The president is known for being fiercely protective of his family and sensitive to external criticism of his son’s troubled past.
