saying, quote, it s despicable, simply despicable. biden also referred to trump s comments on fox earlier this week, when the former president was asked whether he wants to become an american dictator. here is what trump told fox. under no circumstances, you are promising america tonight, you would never abuse power as retribution against anybody. except for day one. except for? he s going crazy. except for day one. meaning? i want to close the border, and i want to drill, drill, drill. that s that s not now, if there was any doubt about what trump meant, the host, sean hannity, gave him a few chances to step back from those extreme words, but trump did not. we love this guy. he saysays, you re not going to a dictator, are you, i said, no, no, no. except day one. we re closing the border, and we re drilling, drilling, drilling. trump has repeatedly promised to seek vengeance against his political enemies, promising to vastly expand presidential powers.
hello again, everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield in new york today. so with just weeks before voters head to the polls at key 2024 election contests, president biden is hitting the campaign trail amid new legal distractions hovering over his son. on friday the president kicked off a campaign swing out west just hours after his son hunter s latest indictment. hunter biden is now facing new federal tax evasion charges. prosecutors accuse him of a four-year tax evasion scheme, and spending millions of dollars on things like drugs, escorts and exotic cars. if convicted on all nine criminal counts, he could face up to 17 years in prison. cnn s senior white house reporter kevin liptak is in los angeles where the president is fundraising. kevin, has the president said anything about these indictments? reporter: no, he hasn t, fredricka. he seea few times but the president is fairly tight lipped on this. what the white house says is that the presiden