PHOTO: First Lady Jill Biden speaks at Hunter High School in West Valley City, Utah, on Jan. 16, 2024. (KUTV)
By Chris Pandolfo | FOX NEWS
Social-media users say Jill Biden’s staff merits an award for placing her under and behind ‘Hunter HIgh’ signs during her ‘pity-the-victim’ remarks.
First Lady Jill Biden’s political advance team was ridiculed on social media after she turned up to speak at a local high school in Utah, named Hunter High.
While visiting the Beehive State to attend a fundraiser for President Biden, the first lady stopped by the school in West Valley City, southwest of Salt Lake City, to visit faculty and hear the school choir perform.
During her visit, Biden — a former school-teacher for over 30 years — spoke about the value of education and the importance of educators.
But observers on social media were distracted by the rather unfortunate placement of “Hunter High” signs during her remarks, which called to mind her step-son Hunter Biden’s struggle with drug addiction.
“Jill Biden trying to distract from her comments about Hunter’s drug abuse, and ending up under a giant banner reading ‘Hunter High,’ is straight out of a VEEP episode,” wrote Angela Morabito, a spokeswoman for the Defense of Freedom Institute, in a post on X.
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First Lady Jill Biden delivers remarks at Hunter High School in West Valley City, Utah, on Jan. 16, 2024. (KUTV)
“You can’t make this stuff up,” said Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz. “Jill Biden speaking at a school named ‘Hunter High.’ Appropriately named!”
Hunter Biden’s past substance abuse is well-documented. His 2018 memoir, “Beautiful Things,” recounts his battle with addiction in detail.
The first son is currently wrapped up in a legal battle over federal gun charges filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware in October. Prosecutors alleged that Biden lied about his use of drugs in October 2018 on a gun purchase form.
He has acknowledged struggling with a crack cocaine addiction during that period in 2018, but his attorneys say he did not break the law. Hunter Biden has since said he has stopped using drugs and is working to turn his life around.