President Joe Biden speaks to a crowd of children.
President Joe Biden speaks to children at the White House for "Take Your Child to Work Day," on April 27, 2023.
  • Hunter Biden had a daughter named Navy with Lunden Roberts, a former stripper, in 2018.
  • For years, President Joe Biden never acknowledged Navy, who is his seventh grandchild.
  • "Jill and I only want what is best for all of our grandchildren, including Navy," Biden told People.

President Joe Biden broke his silence on his 4-year-old granddaughter, Navy Joan Roberts, for the first time on Friday after facing backlash for failing to acknowledge his seventh grandchild.

The president told People magazine in a statement, "Jill and I only want what is best for all of our grandchildren, including Navy."