Biden Warned Brother Frank on Business Deals - Reports

By Staff, Agencies

While he was in the middle of campaigning for the White House, US President Joe Biden had a conversation with his brother Frank, to warn him over one of his possible business deals, Politico reported on Thursday.

“For Christ’s sake, watch yourself,” Biden told his brother, according to a person with knowledge of the conversation. “Don’t get sucked into something that would, first of all, hurt you.”

According to the report, the goal of the conversation was to protect the younger Frank Biden from “being hurt and vilified” in the event that big brother "Joey" makes his way to the Oval Office.

Politico said that the person described Biden's tone as both “jocular and serious,” as he appeared to well understand that the business dealings of anyone in his family would be in the spotlight should he become the US president.

One can assume that Joe Biden is indeed insightful, as in January his brother Frank appeared to tout their brotherhood in an ad for a law firm he advises.

“My brother is a model for how to go about doing this work,” Frank Biden said in the ad. “One of his central tenets is that one should never question another man’s or woman’s motives or assign blame to them. That way, you avoid creating a disparity that prevents any kind of coming together. You can of course question someone’s judgement, and that’s what we’re doing by bringing this to court.”

After the story was covered by media, particularly CNBC, Frank Biden emailed a statement to the outlet, saying that he has "never used my brother to obtain clients for my firm."

"Our firm has long been involved [with] this lawsuit. Social justice is something I have been involved in for years,” Frank Biden said. “I will never be employed by any lobbyist or lobbying firm.”