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==Biden-Ukraine scandal==

==Biden-Ukraine scandal==

Early polls in August 2015 showed Biden's favorability ratings beating both [[Sec. Hillary Clinton]] and [[Bernie Sanders]]. When ''[[The New York Times]]'' began investigating the [[Biden-Ukraine scandal]], Biden dropped out of the race in October 2015.<ref>https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/21/politics/joe-biden-not-running-2016-election/index.html</ref> ''The New York Times'' reported details of the scandal in December 2015.<ref>https://archive.is/EyhQ7</ref>

Joe Biden's son Beau died in May 2015, causing him to postpone his decision on whether to run in the 2016 presidential race. His polling numbers against [[Sec. Hillary Clinton]] were weak in August. On October 21st he announced that he would not run for president. <ref>https://www.cnn.com/2015/10/21/politics/joe-biden-not-running-2016-election/index.html</ref> ''The New York Times'' reported details of the scandal in December 2015.<ref>https://archive.is/EyhQ7</ref>

Joe Biden was the Obama administration’s point-person on policy towards Ukraine. Biden traveled to Ukraine 17 times during his tenure as vice president. Biden steered $1.8 billion in aid to the Ukrainian government. Four months later while his son, [[Hunter Biden]] got a sweetheart deal with [[Burisma]], an energy company.  In a 14-month period Burisima paid $3.1 million into an account where Hunter Biden was getting paid. U.S. banking records show Hunter Biden's firm, Rosemont Seneca Partners LLC, received regular transfers — usually more than $166,000 a month — from Burisma from spring 2014 through fall 2015, during a period when Joe Biden was the main U.S. official dealing with Ukraine. Biden used U.S. taxpayer government resources for the personal gain of his family.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/03/exclusive-peter-schweizer-joe-biden-steered-1-8-billion-to-ukraine-while-his-son-bagged-sweetheart-deal-from-their-government/#</ref>

Joe Biden was the Obama administration’s point-person on policy towards Ukraine. Biden traveled to Ukraine 17 times during his tenure as vice president. Biden steered $1.8 billion in aid to the Ukrainian government. Four months later while his son, [[Hunter Biden]] got a sweetheart deal with [[Burisma]], an energy company.  In a 14-month period Burisima paid $3.1 million into an account where Hunter Biden was getting paid. U.S. banking records show Hunter Biden's firm, Rosemont Seneca Partners LLC, received regular transfers — usually more than $166,000 a month — from Burisma from spring 2014 through fall 2015, during a period when Joe Biden was the main U.S. official dealing with Ukraine. Biden used U.S. taxpayer government resources for the personal gain of his family.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2019/04/03/exclusive-peter-schweizer-joe-biden-steered-1-8-billion-to-ukraine-while-his-son-bagged-sweetheart-deal-from-their-government/#</ref>