The View’s Ana Navarro claims Republicans want to push Hunter Biden back into addiction

The View co-host Ana Navarro said Thursday that Hunter Biden could slip back into drug addiction due to the investigation by House Republicans into him.

Navarro’s comment comes a day after the president’s son spoke outside the U.S. Capitol rather than taking part in a closed-door meeting with lawmakers. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday, he claimed his father, President Joe Biden, was not financially involved in his business practices with foreign countries, which House Republicans are investigating. Navarro stated that 32% of families in the United States have a family member who has dealt with addiction and argued that the investigation was meant to target both Hunter Biden and his father.

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“Hunter Biden is an addict,” Navarro said. “I’ve had it in my family. It is a constant suffering for the family, and you are always afraid, even when they’ve left addiction, that anything can trigger them and get them back in there. And I agree with Hunter Biden that that’s what they’re trying to do.”

Navarro went on to say she believes the intent of Republican lawmakers is to paralyze the president, citing how Joe Biden has already lost two children in his lifetime. However, she believes that such an attempt will backfire on the House.

“Yes, Hunter Biden did bad things when he was an addict, but enough is enough, and (Republicans) are being cruel … and they are going after him just because he is Joe Biden’s son,” Navarro said.

The House voted Wednesday to authorize the impeachment inquiry into the president, with the authorization passing along party lines with a vote of 221-212. The investigation is focused on whether Biden improperly used power as vice president, under former President Barack Obama, to benefit himself and his family financially.

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During Hunter Biden’s visit to Washington on Wednesday, he ignored a scheduled deposition to the House, which has led Reps. James Comer (R-KY) and Jim Jordan (R-OH) to initiate contempt proceedings for the president’s son. To hold someone in contempt, it would have to be voted on by the Oversight Committee and then the full House.

The White House has sought to avoid the subject of Hunter Biden’s visit to D.C., though press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Wednesday that the president’s son spoke “from the heart,” and that his father and step-mother are proud of him for “continuing to rebuild his life.”