Key Points
- Hunter Biden, his wife Melissa, and the president’s daughter Ashley join President Joe Biden and Jill Biden’s first state dinner.
- Bidens honor President Emmanuel Macron of France and his wife Brigitte.
- Several Republicans are also attending the black-tie event.
- House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy brushed off a question about whether it will be awkward to attend a dinner with the president’s son.
- GOP lawmakers have vowed to investigate Hunter Biden when they take control of the House in January.
- ‘I’m at dinner with my mom so I’m going to have a great time,’ he said.
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