Chuck Todd: Biden’s Children Were ‘Dealing with Drugs’ and He Said ‘Now Is the Time to Run for President Because Who Cares About Family’

Todd It is time ░░░░░░░░ them to move on ░░░░░░░░ Schumer but this is ░░░░░░░░ I go back and ░░░░░░░░ the Democratic Party s ░░░░░░░░ know Joe Biden never ░░░░░░░░ have been there in ░░░░░░░░ first place right Number ░░░░░░░░ he shouldn t have ░░░░░░░░ for president I completely ░░░░░░░░ so angry at Joe ░░░░░░░░ the man when I ░░░░░░░░ the transcript of the ░░░░░░░░ Biden trial And when ░░░░░░░░ realized that not one ░░░░░░░░ two but three Biden ░░░░░░░░ and I count Beau ░░░░░░░░ widow were all dealing ░░░░░░░░ drug problems in 2018 ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden said now ░░░░░░░░ a perfect time to ░░░░░░░░ for president because who ░░░░░░░░ about our family I ░░░░░░░░ to tell you something ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden There s ░░░░░░░░ mythology about Joe Biden ░░░░░░░░ the man cared so ░░░░░░░░ it s all bullsh ░░░░░░░░ This man supposedly cared ░░░░░░░░ much about his family ░░░░░░░░ he commuted every day ░░░░░░░░ could guess what This ░░░░░░░░ cared so much about ░░░░░░░░ political career that he ░░░░░░░░ every day right Like ░░░░░░░░ could take the same ░░░░░░░░ and we ve created ░░░░░░░░ a myth and he ░░░░░░░░ it for 40 years ░░░░░░░░ bless him that he ░░░░░░░░ this incredible family man ░░░░░░░░ instead what he really ░░░░░░░░ was a craven political ░░░░░░░░ SCHMIDT Oh yeah Todd ░░░░░░░░ never you know it ░░░░░░░░ desperate the man considered ░░░░░░░░ ran for president every ░░░░░░░░ years he was eligible ░░░░░░░░ know why he didn ░░░░░░░░ run in 76 He ░░░░░░░░ t 35 yet SCHMIDT ░░░░░░░░ was Todd that s ░░░░░░░░ only reason SCHMIDT I ░░░░░░░░ made a room gasp ░░░░░░░░ of people And I ░░░░░░░░ what I said that ░░░░░░░░ them gasp with this ░░░░░░░░ I said literally I ░░░░░░░░ a backseat to nobody ░░░░░░░░ a country of 340 ░░░░░░░░ people of my criticism ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump nobody Todd ░░░░░░░░ SCHMIDT And I don ░░░░░░░░ think it s polemic ░░░░░░░░ I think I ve ░░░░░░░░ I think I have ░░░░░░░░ correct And I think ░░░░░░░░ ran not what became ░░░░░░░░ grift but a political ░░░░░░░░ that was incredibly effective ░░░░░░░░ in beating Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ 2020 right The you ░░░░░░░░ Lincoln Project before it ░░░░░░░░ unfortunately something that pockets ░░░░░░░░ cents of every dollar ░░░░░░░░ know there s an ░░░░░░░░ saying right that every ░░░░░░░░ becomes a business right ░░░░░░░░ a becomes a racket ░░░░░░░░ what I said to ░░░░░░░░ group that made them ░░░░░░░░ I said I have ░░░░░░░░ kids And if I ░░░░░░░░ to leave 12 year ░░░░░░░░ alone and my choices ░░░░░░░░ of my conservatism like ░░░░░░░░ C is like I ░░░░░░░░ accept that we live ░░░░░░░░ an imperfect fallen world ░░░░░░░░ I m a pragmatic ░░░░░░░░ right who tries to ░░░░░░░░ idealistic right But it ░░░░░░░░ like working out right ░░░░░░░░ I Todd More perfect ░░░░░░░░ SCHMIDT I m a ░░░░░░░░ pessimist Todd Emphasis on ░░░░░░░░ more right More perfect ░░░░░░░░ SCHMIDT But in that ░░░░░░░░ We re working SCHMIDT ░░░░░░░░ in it but in ░░░░░░░░ that imperfect fallen world ░░░░░░░░ I had to leave ░░░░░░░░ kids with someone and ░░░░░░░░ choices are Hunter Biden ░░░░░░░░ Ashley Biden or Don ░░░░░░░░ and Eric and Lara ░░░░░░░░ like I m dropping ░░░░░░░░ kids off at Don ░░░░░░░░ Eric and Lara s ░░░░░░░░ Todd Well I ll ░░░░░░░░ Eric s house not ░░░░░░░░ s house SCHMIDT Right ░░░░░░░░ Todd I have a ░░░░░░░░ I have a feeling ░░░░░░░░ and Hunter have the ░░░░░░░░ problem OK SCHMIDT It ░░░░░░░░ took her overnight Todd ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk]