| Thing Trump criticized Biden for doing | Matching or comparable thing Trump / Trump family has done |
|---|---|
| Hunter Biden accompanied Joe Biden on Air Force Two to China. Trump repeatedly attacked Biden over Hunter traveling with him to China and later doing China-related business. [1] | Eric Trump and Lara Trump accompanied Trump on his 2026 China state visit. Reuters reported they went in a personal capacity, while Eric Trump oversees the Trump Organization. [1] |
| Hunter Biden allegedly profited from China because of the Biden name. Trump claimed Hunter “walked out of China” with major financial backing and attacked Biden over Hunter’s China business ties. [2] | Trump and his family had China-linked business interests during Trump’s presidency. Trump’s company maintained a Chinese bank account while pursuing China business; Ivanka Trump received Chinese trademarks while serving as a White House adviser; and Trump’s adult sons continued running the family business. [2] |
| Hunter Biden had “no expertise” but made money from foreign business because of his father. Trump used Hunter’s Ukraine and China work as an example of family influence-peddling. [3] | Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law and White House adviser, later received major foreign investment. Kushner worked on Middle East policy in the Trump White House; after leaving government, his firm received a $2 billion investment from a Saudi sovereign wealth fund, prompting congressional scrutiny. [3] |
| Joe Biden allegedly let Hunter use the Biden name to get business deals. Trump’s campaign attacked Biden for allowing Hunter to trade on the family name. [4] | Donald Trump Jr. promoted Trump-branded real estate abroad while Trump was president. In India, buyers of Trump-branded apartments were offered a “conversation and dinner” with Don Jr.; Reuters and AP/CBS reported ethics concerns about using the president’s name in private business marketing. [4] |
| Biden family foreign business created conflicts of interest. Trump and his allies framed Hunter’s foreign business as a conflict involving a president’s family. [5] | Ivanka Trump served in the White House while her private brand had foreign business interests. Reporting documented Chinese trademark approvals for Ivanka Trump’s brand while she was a presidential adviser, raising conflict-of-interest concerns. [5] |
| Biden created a bad precedent by pardoning family members. Trump criticized Biden’s pardons for Hunter Biden and other Biden family members. [6] | Trump pardoned a family member by marriage, Charles Kushner. Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner’s father, had pleaded guilty to tax evasion, witness tampering, and related charges; Trump pardoned him in 2020 and later made him ambassador to France. [6] |
| Biden mishandled classified documents and faced no charges. Trump attacked the decision not to charge Biden over classified documents as a “two-tiered system of justice.” [7] | Trump was himself charged over classified documents kept at Mar-a-Lago. Prosecutors alleged Trump unlawfully retained national-defense documents and obstructed retrieval efforts. The case was later dismissed and never reached a jury. [7] |
| Biden spent too much time away from Washington and at vacation homes. Trump criticized Biden over travel, vacation time, and homes. [8] | Trump also spent extensive time away, including at properties he owned. Reporting found Trump spent many days on personal trips and at Trump-owned properties, which also created taxpayer-cost and private-benefit concerns. [8] |
[1] Hunter Biden on Air Force Two / Eric and Lara Trump on China state visit ABC reported Hunter Biden was with Joe Biden on the 2013 Beijing trip; The Washington Post documented Trump’s attack line about Hunter flying to China on Air Force Two; Reuters reported Eric and Lara Trump would accompany Trump on the 2026 China visit.
- https://abcnews.com/Politics/allegations-hunter-bidens-business-dealings-china-explained/story?id=66111282
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/09/26/trumps-false-claims-about-hunter-bidens-china-dealings/
- https://www.reuters.com/world/china/trumps-son-eric-join-fathers-state-visit-china-2026-04-14/
[2] Hunter Biden China business / Trump family China-linked business interests PolitiFact and The Washington Post covered Trump’s China-related attacks on Hunter Biden; AP reported Trump’s company maintained a Chinese bank account while pursuing China business; Reuters/AP, CBS, and CREW reported on Ivanka Trump’s Chinese trademarks.
- https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/oct/19/fact-checking-claims-about-hunter-biden-joe-biden-/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-says-hunter-biden-walks-out-of-china-with-15-billion-a-lawyer-says-thats-not-true/2019/09/25/26b89e7e-dfcf-11e9-8dc8-498eabc129a0_story.html
- https://apnews.com/article/trump-tax-records-china-f086bba3b691acdc51535412f77f2c8e
- https://www.reuters.com/article/business/china-grants-more-trademark-approvals-for-ivanka-trump-firm-including-voting-m-idUSKCN1NB0TL/
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ivanka-trump-chinese-trademarks-win-new-approvals-despite-being-shut-down/
- https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/ivanka-trump-trademarks/
[3] Hunter Biden foreign business / Jared Kushner Saudi investment The Washington Post documented Trump’s attacks on Hunter Biden’s foreign business dealings; Reuters reported congressional scrutiny of Saudi Arabia’s $2 billion investment in Jared Kushner’s firm after Kushner served as a Trump White House adviser.
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/09/26/trumps-false-claims-about-hunter-bidens-china-dealings/
- https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-house-panel-probing-saudi-arabias-investment-kushners-firm-2022-06-02/
[4] Hunter Biden using Biden name / Donald Trump Jr. promoting Trump-branded real estate in India PolitiFact documented Trump-campaign attacks that Hunter Biden used the Biden name for business; Reuters, AP, CBS, and The Washington Post reported on Don Jr.’s India trip, Trump-branded real estate promotion, and buyer access offers.
- https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/oct/19/fact-checking-claims-about-hunter-biden-joe-biden-/
- https://www.reuters.com/article/world/trump-jr-says-missing-out-on-india-deals-because-of-father-s-self-imposed-curbs-idUSKCN1G50O9/
- https://www.ksl.com/article/news/business/indian-partners-hawk-dinner-talk-with-trump-jr-for-39000/46266473
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-jr-in-india-to-lure-luxury-apartment-buyers-in-new-delhi/
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/sen-menendez-probes-whether-us-officials-helped-trump-jr-on-speech-india-trip/2018/02/22/387ae5c1-bc69-415f-9176-fe6ad308d17f_story.html
[5] Biden-family foreign business conflicts / Ivanka Trump White House role and foreign trademarks TIME summarized the parallel conflict-of-interest questions involving Hunter Biden and Trump family foreign business; CBS and CREW documented Ivanka Trump’s Chinese trademarks and the ethics concerns.
- https://time.com/6279053/hunter-biden-trump-children-scandals/
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ivanka-trump-possible-conflict-of-interest-china/
- https://www.citizensforethics.org/reports-investigations/crew-investigations/ivanka-trump-trademarks/
[6] Biden family pardons / Trump pardon of Charles Kushner AP reported Trump’s criticism of Biden family pardons and noted Trump’s own pardon of Charles Kushner; Reuters reported Charles Kushner’s conviction history, Trump pardon, and later confirmation as ambassador to France.
- https://apnews.com/article/biden-pardons-family-trump-white-hous-caee326c4723a4ba6d972f7daf750a0b
- https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-confirms-trump-nominee-kushner-be-ambassador-france-2025-05-20/
[7] Biden classified documents / Trump classified documents case AP compared the Biden and Trump classified-documents matters; Reuters reported the Trump classified-documents case was dismissed in 2024.
- https://apnews.com/article/classified-documents-biden-trump-special-counsel-b5589ea8f066ede51c8138665f108f7a
- https://www.reuters.com/legal/judge-tosses-trump-documents-case-ruling-prosecutor-unlawfully-appointed-2024-07-15/
- https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-court-dismisses-appeal-trump-classified-documents-case-2024-11-26/
[8] Biden vacation/home criticism / Trump time at Trump-owned properties CNN/WRAL fact-checked Trump’s claims about Biden’s homes and vacationing; The National Desk and The Washington Post reported Trump’s own extensive time on personal trips and at Trump-owned properties.
- https://www.wral.com/story/fact-check-trump-falsely-claims-biden-has-homes-in-four-vacation-destinations-and-more-homes-than-i-do/21518487/
- https://thenationaldesk.com/news/fact-check-team/fact-check-team-examining-president-joe-bidens-vacation-time-in-comparison-to-predecessors-donald-trump-mar-a-lago-george-w-bush-barack-obama-delaware-rehoboth-beach-personal-business-rnc-pool-reports
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/ballrooms-candles-and-luxury-cottages-during-trumps-term-millions-of-government-and-gop-dollars-have-flowed-to-his-propertiesmar-a-lago-charged-the-government-3-apiece-for-glasses-of-water-for-trump-and-the-japanese-leader/2020/10/27/186f20a2-1469-11eb-bc10-40b25382f1be_story.html
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2017/12/27/trumps-year-at-trump-brand-properties/