thehill | The former vice president was asked in an interview on the progressive political podcast "Pod Save America" released Saturday why he hasn't highlighted concerns that the Trump family is profiting off the presidency, a charge Trump has made against Biden's son.
"It's a specific decision, and I just think it's crass," Biden said.
"I'm running against Donald Trump, not his children, and the American people want to hear about their families, not about Trump's family or my family, although I'm very proud of my family," he said. "It's just not how I was raised. It's that basic. It's Donald Trump."
Critics have long raised concerns about Trump's family profiting off his presidency, with Democrats maintaining that his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner holding positions as senior White House advisers presents conflicts of interest with their businesses.
Ivanka Trump has brushed off such criticisms, saying last year that her father ran for office after making his money in real estate.
“His wealth, and our wealth, collectively and independently, was created prior to government service and prior to anyone in our lives having run for elected office,” she told The Associated Press then.
“Most people do create their wealth post service. We created ours prior,” she added.
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