Trump's Cabinet of Clowns Trump's Cabinet of Clowns | Thing Trump criticized Biden for doing | Matching or comparable thing Trump / Trump family has done |
|---|---|
| Hunter Biden accompanied Joe Biden on Air Force Two to China. Trump repeatedly attacked Biden over Hunter traveling with him to China and later doing China-related business. [1] | Eric Trump and Lara Trump accompanied Trump on his 2026 China state visit. Reuters reported they went in a personal capacity, while Eric Trump oversees the Trump Organization. [1] |
| Hunter Biden allegedly profited from China because of the Biden name. Trump claimed Hunter “walked out of China” with major financial backing and attacked Biden over Hunter’s China business ties. [2] | Trump and his family had China-linked business interests during Trump’s presidency. Trump’s company maintained a Chinese bank account while pursuing China business; Ivanka Trump received Chinese trademarks while serving as a White House adviser; and Trump’s adult sons continued running the family business. [2] |
| Hunter Biden had “no expertise” but made money from foreign business because of his father. Trump used Hunter’s Ukraine and China work as an example of family influence-peddling. [3] | Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser, later received major foreign investment. Kushner worked on Middle East policy in the Trump White House; after leaving government, his firm received a $2 billion investment from a Saudi sovereign wealth fund, prompting congressional scrutiny. [3] |
| Joe Biden allegedly let Hunter use the Biden name to get business deals. Trump’s campaign attacked Biden for allowing Hunter to trade on the family name. [4] | Donald Trump Jr. promoted Trump-branded real estate abroad while Trump was president. In India, buyers of Trump-branded apartments were offered a “conversation and dinner” with Don Jr.; Reuters and AP/CBS reported ethics concerns about using the president’s name in private business marketing. [4] |
| Biden family foreign business created conflicts of interest. Trump and his allies framed Hunter’s foreign business as a conflict involving a president’s family. [5] | Ivanka Trump served in the White House while her private brand had foreign business interests. Reporting documented Chinese trademark approvals for Ivanka Trump’s brand while she was a presidential adviser, raising conflict-of-interest concerns. [5] |
| Biden created a bad precedent by pardoning family members. Trump criticized Biden’s pardons for Hunter Biden and other Biden family members. [6] | Trump pardoned a family member by marriage, Charles Kushner. Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner’s father, had pleaded guilty to tax evasion, witness tampering, and related charges; Trump pardoned him in 2020 and later made him ambassador to France. [6] |
| Biden mishandled classified documents and faced no charges. Trump attacked the decision not to charge Biden over classified documents as a “two-tiered system of justice.” [7] | Trump was himself charged over classified documents kept at Mar-a-Lago. Prosecutors alleged Trump unlawfully retained national-defense documents and obstructed retrieval efforts. The case was later dismissed and never reached a jury. [7] |
| Biden spent too much time away from Washington and at vacation homes. Trump criticized Biden over travel, vacation time, and homes. [8] | Trump also spent extensive time away, including at properties he owned. Reporting found Trump spent many days on personal trips and at Trump-owned properties, which also created taxpayer-cost and private-benefit concerns. [8] |
[1] Hunter Biden on Air Force Two / Eric and Lara Trump on China state visit ABC reported Hunter Biden was with Joe Biden on the 2013 Beijing trip; The Washington Post documented Trump’s attack line about Hunter flying to China on Air Force Two; Reuters reported Eric and Lara Trump would accompany Trump on the 2026 China visit.
[2] Hunter Biden China business / Trump family China-linked business interests PolitiFact and The Washington Post covered Trump’s China-related attacks on Hunter Biden; AP reported Trump’s company maintained a Chinese bank account while pursuing China business; Reuters/AP, CBS, and CREW reported on Ivanka Trump’s Chinese trademarks.
[3] Hunter Biden foreign business / Jared Kushner Saudi investment The Washington Post documented Trump’s attacks on Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings; Reuters reported congressional scrutiny of Saudi Arabia’s $2 billion investment in Jared Kushner’s firm after Kushner served as a Trump White House adviser.
[4] Hunter Biden using Biden name / Donald Trump Jr. promoting Trump-branded real estate in India PolitiFact documented Trump-campaign attacks that Hunter Biden used the Biden name for business; Reuters, AP, CBS, and The Washington Post reported on Don Jr.’s India trip, Trump-branded real estate promotion, and buyer access offers.
[5] Biden-family foreign business conflicts / Ivanka Trump White House role and foreign trademarks TIME summarized the parallel conflict-of-interest questions involving Hunter Biden and Trump family foreign business; CBS and CREW documented Ivanka Trump’s Chinese trademarks and the ethics concerns.
[6] Biden family pardons / Trump pardon of Charles Kushner AP reported Trump’s criticism of Biden family pardons and noted Trump’s own pardon of Charles Kushner; Reuters reported Charles Kushner’s conviction history, Trump pardon, and later confirmation as ambassador to France.
[7] Biden classified documents / Trump classified documents case AP compared the Biden and Trump classified-documents matters; Reuters reported the Trump classified-documents case was dismissed in 2024.
[8] Biden vacation/home criticism / Trump time at Trump-owned properties CNN/WRAL fact-checked Trump’s claims about Biden’s homes and vacationing; The National Desk and The Washington Post reported Trump’s own extensive time on personal trips and at Trump-owned properties.