Biden ACKNOWLEDGES his seventh grandchild: President releases first statement on Hunter’s four-year-old daughter – and ‘wants what’s best for her’

President Joe Biden has acknowledged the four-year-old grandchild Hunter had with Lunden Roberts.

In a statement to People, the president said: ‘Our son Hunter and Navy’s mother, Lunden, are working together to foster a relationship that is in the best interests of their daughter, preserving her privacy as much as possible going forward’.

‘This is not a political issue, it’s a family matter,’ Biden’s statement continues. ‘Jill and I only want what is best for all of our grandchildren, including Navy.’

The stunning turnaround – which was published late afternoon Friday while Biden was out of town and preparing to head to his Delaware beach house – gave after months of pressure from the mother and political rivals. 

President Joe Biden has acknowledged the four-year-old grandchild Hunter had with Lunden Roberts.

Biden himself drew attention to the issue with some of his statements, including when he referenced his ‘six grandchildren’ even while struggling to mention all of their names at a White House event.

At the White House Christmas party, which the East Wing spends months preparing for, there were only six stockings hanging from a fireplace mantle – none for Navy. 

That took place amid Hunter Biden’s ongoing child support battle in an Arkansas court, as he sought to lower his monthly payments to reflect his changed circumstances.

The parties settled that case in late June.  

As was revealed in a federal court in Wilmington this week, Hunter had been banking millions amid overseas business dealings, while admittedly abusing drugs and alcohol and seeking treatment on and off. 

That case, too, put the president’s son under the glare of national media at a time President Biden is seeking reelection and facing regular attacks from former President Donald Trump. 

‘Jill and I only want what is best for all of our grandchildren, including Navy,’ Joe and Jill Biden said in a statement

Republican presidential hopeful Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis even used the issue in an attack this week.

‘The only reason you wouldn’t want the parents involved is because you worry the parent would represent an impediment to you imposing your agenda on someone else’s kids,’ he said in Florida. ‘When Biden says they’re not your kids, they’re all of our kids — that is what he means.’

Then he added: ‘Now he’s not talking about visiting his granddaughter in Arkansas or even acknowledging she exists — but never, never mind that.’

The Friday publication had the hallmarks of a ‘Friday night news dump,’ when political figures often seek to put out information when it might have a lower impact. 

It came at the end of a week filled with high-profile political news, including a superseding indictment for former President Donald Trump in his classified documents case. 

Earlier this month, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre got asked about Navy following a New York Times report on the subject, which followed extensive reporting by other outlets about it.

‘There was a story in The New York Times over the weekend about Hunter Biden’s daughter in Arkansas. Does the president acknowledge this little girl as his granddaughter?’ a reporter asked. 

‘I don’t have anything to share from here,’ Jean-Pierre responded.

The president makes family an important part of his political identity, and quoted his father once again in remarks in Maine, where he spoke about manufacturing and the importance of work.

He made a trip this year to Ireland where he tracked down distant relatives. It all made the refusal to acknowledge his flesh and blood more noticable.