US politics live: Biden heads to Italy for G7 less than 24 hours after Hunter found guilty of three federal firearms offenses

Hunter Biden’s dramatic conviction in his gun and drug trial will cause more political fallout for his father than Donald Trump saw in his guilty verdict, according to a quick poll for DailyMail.com.

When likely voters were asked if this affected their opinion of Joe Biden, the results suggest a seven-point negative impact for the Democratic candidate in the election. In contrast, Trump saw a six-point increase on an equivalent question.

The results come with caveats. They are not an indication of voting intention, but rather offer an idea of ​​how the verdicts may influence voters’ opinions of the two candidates.

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President Joe Biden is directed to Italy For him G7 summit just hours after his son Hunter was found guilty of three federal weapons charges.

The president changed his plans at the last minute in response to the verdict so he could greet his addict son at the Wilmington track.

Hunter, 54, could face a maximum of 25 years in prison when he is sentenced for lying about his crack use when he purchased a Colt Cobra revolver in 2018.

A juror in Hunter Biden’s gun crimes trial slammed the First Son’s defense attorney in an interview with DailyMail.com and revealed the moments that likely led to their historic guilty verdicts.

Juror No. 10 told DailyMail.com that lead attorney Abbe Lowell appeared “unprepared,” was “bluffing things up” and did not present a “compelling” case for Hunter’s innocence.

The man, who spoke anonymously, also revealed that he believed Hunter’s exes Hallie Biden and Zoe Kestan, who said the president’s son “smoked crack every 20 minutes.”

President Joe Biden immediately hugged his son Hunter as he exited Marine One Tuesday afternoon, hours after his son’s federal gun conviction.

After a Delaware jury found Hunter guilty on all three charges, the White House announced that the president’s schedule had changed: he would travel to Wilmington.

When Biden landed at the Delaware Air National Guard, waiting for him on the tarmac were Hunter, his wife Melissa Cohen, who was by his side the entire time, and four-year-old baby Beau.

The president grabbed his son as reporters rushed to capture the moment, emotionally hugging him and then pulling him back, his arm hovering over Hunter’s for about five seconds.

Biden also hugged Melissa and then walked over to his young grandson, bending down to hug him and then kissing the preschooler’s blonde head.

Nancy Mace emerged victorious from a controversial primary challenge backed by former President Kevin McCarthy.

The AP called the race at 8:40 pm in favor of Mace over Catherine Templeton, a state official who claimed to be more conservative than Mace. Mace won the primary with 57.6% of the vote at the time the race was called.

Mace won her last election 56-42 over Democrat Annie Andrews and is a heavy favorite to win in November.

A Republican congressman warned that a “devastating” terrorist attack is likely unless the Biden Administration addresses the immigration crisis.

Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green sharply criticized the president for allowing people with “terrorist ties” and “significant criminal connections” to “roam freely” throughout the country.

He argued that “bad actors exploiting our borders” has become the “norm” under Biden and warned that it is “only a matter of time” before terrorist attacks occur on American soil.

Their criticism comes after six Russian nationals with possible links to ISIS were arrested in New York, Philadelphia and Los Angeles last week in a coordinated operation by law enforcement.

Anonymous ICE officials told the New York Post that a wiretap revealed that one of the suspects had been talking about bombs, raising concerns that a horrific attack like 9/11 or the Boston Marathon bombing could happen again.