Biden calls potential Home GOP probes, impeachment ‘virtually comedy’

President Biden on Wednesday known as impeachment threats from some Home Republicans poised to take management of the chamber “virtually comedy,” arguing that the American persons are not concerned about investigations into him and his household.

“It was reported — whether or not it’s correct or not, I’m undecided — but it surely was reported many instances that Republicans are saying and the previous president mentioned, what number of instances you’re gonna impeach Biden?” Biden mentioned at a post-midterm elections press convention on the White Home. “I feel the American folks will have a look at all of that for what it’s. It’s simply virtually comedy.”

Whereas the races for energy in each chambers of Congress have been nonetheless too near name on Wednesday night, Republicans have been clear that in the event that they flip the Home, they are jumping headfirst into probes involving the enterprise dealings of the president’s son Hunter Biden. Republicans have additionally indicated that they may transfer to question the president over the enterprise dealings of Hunter Biden in addition to the White Home’s reported request for Saudi Arabia and its oil-exporting allies to delay a manufacturing minimize.

“A number of luck in your senior yr, as my coach used to say,” President Biden mentioned when requested for his message to Republicans wanting to research him and his household. 

“I feel the American public need us to maneuver on and get issues completed for them,” he added.

The president famous, although, that he can’t management what Republicans do with the bulk in Congress.

“Look, I can’t management what they’re going to do. All I can do is proceed to attempt to make life higher for American folks,” he mentioned.

President Biden took a victory lap of kinds on Wednesday after Democrats loved an unexpectedly good night on Tuesday. Whereas it’s nonetheless attainable that Republicans might win majorities within the Home and Senate, the GOP margin within the Home seems more likely to be slender, and Democrats have a preventing shot of retaining the Senate majority.