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'A president can't put his own family above the law': Why readers disagree with Biden's decision to pardon his son

  • Bias Rating

    10% Center

  • Reliability

    40% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    10% Center

  • Politician Portrayal

    -32% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

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2% Positive

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

44% : I fear this will weaken our faith in the system and further embolden Trump in the future."
34% : I am disappointed not just because Biden lied repeatedly about pardoning his son, but because he gave no thought to (or did not care about) how this now strengthens Trump.
28% : And as far as Biden having initially said he wouldn't pardon Hunter, those circumstances have changed with Trump showing ever more the intended vindictive vendetta of his second administration."
19% : Shame on Joe Biden for abusing his position on his way out the door." - Chris, Wakefield"During the campaign, Trump promised retribution on 'political enemies.'
12% : I suspect Trump is going to grant sweeping pardons to questionable people, and if the Democrats complain now, he can point to Biden's hypocrisy."

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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