President Biden stood by his son Hunter Tuesday, telling reporters he was “very proud” of the 53-year-old hours after he struck a deal with the Justice Department to plead guilty to federal tax charges.

“I’m very proud of my son,” the 80-year-old Biden said at a San Francisco event in response to a shouted query about whether he had spoken to Hunter that day.

The president was publicly professing his son’s innocence as recently as six weeks ago in an interview with MSNBC.

“My son has done nothing wrong. I trust him,” Biden told Stephanie Ruhle in the rare sit-down interview May 5, after “The 11th Hour” host had asked how the first son’s business dealings — and the subsequent federal probe into them — had impacted his presidency.

“I have faith in him,” the elder Biden went on, “and it impacts my presidency by making me feel proud of him.”

Earlier Tuesday, after news of the plea deal broke, the White House counsel’s office issued a terse statement that said: “The President and First Lady love their son and support him as he continues to rebuild his life.”

Hunter Biden is set to plead guilty to two misdemeanor charges of failing to pay federal income tax and has agreed to enroll in a pretrial diversion agreement on a felony charge of illegally possessing a firearm while a drug user, according to a Delaware court filing.

According to prosecutors, Hunter received taxable income in excess of $1.5 million in 2017 and 2018, but he failed to pay taxes on the money — despite owing in excess of $100,000.

The gun charge states that the first son lied on a federal gun purchase form in October 2018 about his drug addiction.

The deal, made public on Tuesday, seemingly ends a five-year Justice Department probe into Biden’s son that focused on money Hunter received from overseas business interests.

“It is my understanding that the five-year investigation into Hunter is resolved,” said his attorney Christopher Clark. “I know Hunter believes it is important to take responsibility for these mistakes he made during a period of turmoil and addiction in his life. He looks forward to continuing his recovery and moving forward.”

Republicans were quick to rip both the charges and the deal.

Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), chairman of the House Oversight Committee, said the younger Biden was “getting away with a slap on the wrist.”

“Let’s be clear: The Department of Justice’s charges against President Biden’s son Hunter reveals a two-tiered system of justice,” Comer said in a statement.

Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump lashed out on Truth Social, writing: “The corrupt Biden DOJ just cleared up hundreds of years of criminal liability by giving Hunter Biden a mere ‘traffic ticket.’ Our system is BROKEN!”