Biden aides reportedly instructed to ignore his 7th grandchild, the one he has never met whose father is Hunter Biden

President Joe Biden's staff are reportedly instructed to say that he has only six grandchildren — despite the fact that the president has seven biological grandchildren.

The New York Times published an exposé on Saturday revealing details about the complicated relationship between the Biden family, Lunden Roberts, and the 4-year-old daughter whom Roberts shares with Hunter Biden.

The story, in many ways, is heartbreaking. According to the newspaper, the young girl "is aware" that her father is Hunter Biden and her paternal grandfather is the president. She "speaks about both of them often," the Times explained — "but she has not met them."

Even more tragic, the Times reported that Biden maintains his image as a devoted family man while not including his granddaughter in the official count of Biden grandchildren.

And then there is President Biden. His public image is centered around his devotion to his family — including to Hunter, his only surviving son. In strategy meetings in recent years, aides have been told that the Bidens have six, not seven, grandchildren, according to two people familiar with the discussions.

Despite receiving the cold shoulder from the Bidens, Roberts told the Times that her daughter is "proud" of her paternal family.

"She's very proud of who her grandfather is and who her dad is," she said. "That is something that I would never allow her to think otherwise."

The story came days after Roberts and Hunter Biden settled their child-support dispute.

Biden had been paying Roberts $20,000 per month. But Biden sought to reduce his payments, arguing he could no longer afford the large monthly sum. Now, Biden will reportedly pay Roberts just $5,000 per month.

As part of the deal, Biden's daughter will also receive some of his paintings and Biden agreed to discuss starting an education fund for his daughter. As per the agreement, Roberts will also drop her effort to have her daughter receive the Biden family name.

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