December 14 (Wei Chenxi) On December 13, local time, the U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously and finally passed by 221 votes to 212, authorizing the official investigation of Biden in the United States, the content of the investigation is whether Biden unduly benefited from foreign business transactions with his 53-year-old son Hunter Biden.
Earlier, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Johnson explained that "this vote is not a vote for Biden, but a vote for the continuation of the investigation." ”
Data map: Biden in the United States.
In fact, the ** investigation against Biden has been going on for months, and behind it, partisanship is surging in the United States. The following three questions deserve attention regarding the latest developments in this survey:
The Biden family is in turmoil over overseas business deals, is Biden himself really involved?
* What impact will the survey have on both the Democratic and Republican parties?
With the United States in 2024 just around the corner, how likely is Biden's re-election?
* Survey, "political embarrassment".
Go back to three months ago.
At that time, the speaker of the US House of Representatives, Republican McCarthy, asked the relevant committees of the House of Representatives to launch a formal investigation into the incumbent **Biden, a Democrat, and pointed the finger at Biden's son Hunter Biden's business activities in Ukraine and other places.
A federal indictment shows that Hunter Biden is charged with nine tax offenses. The Associated Press noted that the indictment comes as Republicans in the U.S. Congress are investigating Biden, saying that his father and son were involved in a plan to "use power for personal gain."
For some time, Republicans have been conducting extensive investigations into Biden and others, looking for evidence to support their allegations that Biden and others unjustly profited and accepted bribes from their family members' overseas business dealings.
The Republican investigation reportedly focused on the work that Hunter Biden has done for companies and partners in Ukraine and other countries.
We have to take the next step. House Speaker Johnson, Republican Rep. Johnson, said at a press conference with other Republican leaders on December 12, "We're not making a political decision, it's a legal decision." We cannot prejudge the outcome, we must chase the truth. ”
Trump, a former Republican in the United States, denounced the Biden family as a "crime family" and called Biden "the leader of the 'crime family' that preys on the middle class."
Hunter Biden's business practices are likely to embarrass his father politically," CNN commented.
Partisan strife, "a farce".
In fact, after McCarthy announced the launch of an investigation into Biden, the White House quickly condemned the decision, calling the launch of an investigation "extreme politics at its worst" and responding that no evidence had been found to support Biden's "misconduct."
In the past few months, the Republican-led investigation against Biden has further ignited the dispute between the Democratic Party and the Republican Party in the United States, and the opinions of the two parties and political polarization have intensified.
The Associated Press noted that the House vote was considered "a major test of party unity" given the Republican Party's slim majority. For the survey vote to be successful, almost all Republicans would have to vote in favor of the survey.
House Democrats, on the other hand, unanimously opposed the process, calling it a "farce" used by Republicans to divert attention from Trump and his legal woes.
House Democrats accused Republicans of "abusing their power to smear Biden," and the only reason for the vote was to "let Republicans win the base." Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, even claimed, "It's all for Trump." ”
Reuters pointed out that in the context of the imminent arrival of the United States in 2024, as the Republican "frontrunner" in the showdown with Biden, Trump has been urging congressional allies to ** opponents.
However, Trump himself is in trouble. Since March 2023, he has been criminally prosecuted in 4 different criminal cases. A spokesman for Biden's re-election team pointed out that Trump's recent attacks on Biden are aimed at diverting public attention from his own problems.
In fact, before Biden, Trump had gone through a similar ** investigation. In 2019 and 2021, Trump was twice acquitted by the then-Democratic-led House of Representatives**, but was subsequently acquitted by the Senate.
So far, no American has been forced out of the White House because of this.
Running for re-election, a "Hollywood-style" ending?
Reuters, CNN and many other foreign media believe that this ** investigation may cast a shadow on Biden's 2024 re-election bid in the United States**.
The analysis notes that even if no concrete evidence of any misconduct by Biden is found, the investigation has long been widely concerned, which could divert attention from Biden's 2024 campaign messages about the economy and other aspects.
In addition, the "unsubstantiated allegations" may have tarnished Biden's image. In a recent CNN poll, 61 percent of Americans believe Biden is at least partly involved in his son's business dealings with countries like Ukraine.
And a new poll conducted by Wall Street** shows that Biden's approval rating has hit a new low, with only 37% of respondents approving of Biden's work as **; In a hypothetical election showdown, Biden trails Trump by 43 percent to 47 percent.
In addition, recently, a poll found that Biden's support for Israel in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has alienated him from at least a third of Democrats. There are more and more people who are critical of Biden because of his position.
Biden's low approval ratings, concerns about his age, and growing concerns about the possibility of Trump's second term have overwhelmed the White House and the Biden campaign, the analysis said. Now, the ongoing "** investigation drama" has made Biden's re-election campaign even worse.
A few days ago, Biden embarked on his Hollywood fundraising journey. The Associated Press pointed out that Biden hopes for a "Hollywood-style ending" - despite facing grim polling data and doubts about his age, he can finally defeat his "arrogant opponent" and win a second term. (ENDS).