In Late-Night TV Appearance, Biden Takes Questions About Son Hunter

Late night TV host and comedian Stephen Colbert interviewed President-elect Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden in a segment that aired Thursday night. Colbert asked the Biden's about how to handle people in Washington who "are going to try to use your adult son as a cudgel against you," referring to Hunter Biden. The president-elect said he has "great confidence" in Hunter and is "not concerned about any accusations that have been made against him," while also saying he thinks scrutiny of his son is "kind of foul play." Hunter's taxes have been the focus of an investigation by the U.S. attorney in Delaware since 2018; the probe was only recently disclosed. The interview was covered more by right-rated outlets and less overall by left- and center-rated outlets. Coverage from right-rated sources also mentioned the details of the probe into Hunter's taxes, and highlighted other questions about his foreign business dealings in China and Ukraine. Reports from left- and center-rated sources rarely mentioned these details, instead focusing more specifically on the interview with Colbert.