by Steven Nelson at New York Post
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti won approval from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Wednesday to be President Biden’s ambassador to India — months after Garcetti controversially attended first son Hunter Biden’s Hollywood art show.
The Garcetti pick was voted out of committee along with a larger batch of nominees and now goes before the full Senate.
Biden nominated Garcetti, 50, in July. He drew negative headlines in October after promoting the novice art career of Biden’s son, which ethics experts have slammed as a possible vehicle for influence-peddling.
Reporters pressed White House press secretary Jen Psaki at the time about whether Garcetti’s attendance at the art show validated concerns that the first son’s new career would create conflicts of interest with his dad’s job.
Hunter Biden earned $375,000 from the unknown buyers of five prints ahead of the West Coast show. He’s seeking as much as $500,000 for his debut works…
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