Vice President Joe Biden’s youngest son was discharged from the U.S. Navy Reserve this year after he failed a drug test, according to multiple reports.
The Wall Street Journal first reported that Hunter Biden, 44, tested positive for cocaine shortly after reporting to his unit in June 2013, citing people familiar with the matter. The New York Times also reported on the cocaine test, citing anonymous sources.
A Navy spokesman confirmed to Reuters that Biden was discharged in February but provided no other details. Navy personnel who are discharged due to a failed drug test typically don’t receive honorable discharges, according to the WSJ.
“It was the honor of my life to serve in the U.S. Navy, and I deeply regret and am embarrassed that my actions led to my administrative discharge,” Biden said in a statement provided to Reuters by his lawyer. “I respect the Navy’s decision. With the love and support of my family, I’m moving forward.”
The vice president’s office declined to comment to the news outlets.
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Relieved of his Commission in the Reserves after serving for less than a year ?
How’s this for a resume:
former lobbyist
lawyer
works for an investment house
Koch test eh? The entire GOP has Koch in their system.
Red state yahoos don’t do coke. They can’t afford it. Instead, they get plastered on JD, drive their pickups home, run red lights, stop to throw up by the side of the road, and sometimes fall asleep in their trucks. Despite their loser life, they’re deluded enough to think of themselves as real Americans and everybody else is out to destroy their superlative way of life.
My question…why is this a story now. He was let go over a year ago from the Reserves…June 2013. The original WSJ writer of this information was on Maddow’s show last night and I didn’t hear a convincing argument as to why this story was popping up now on the WSJ pages, since these matters are always kept private according to Maddow. Did we ever hear much about Neil Bush’s criminal activity during Poppy Bush’s time in office as VP? Not to my recollection. And Neil was a real embarrassment, bilking taxpayers out of a $1.5 billion in a Savings and Loan scam.