Hunter Biden reveals he never wanted Joe Biden to run for re-election, but refused to tell him to stop
Hunter Biden revealed in an interview on Saturday that he never wanted his father, former President Joe Biden, to run for a second term.Over the past few months, Hunter has been on a podcast tour speaking out about what it was like to be Biden’s son during his presidency and offering his take on politics.Following the full federal pardon granted by his father in December 2024, Hunter has made use of his freedom to speak off-the-cuff. During the recent interview with NPR, Hunter was asked by the host of NPR’s "Newsmakers" whether he wanted his father to have run for re-election in the first place."No.
No," Hunter replied.EX-BIDEN STAFFER BLAMES BIDEN'S 'HUBRIS' FOR THE 'HELLSCAPE THAT WE LIVE IN': REPORTHunter Biden revealed that he was against his father, Joe Biden, running for re-election, but refused on principle to tell him not to run.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)When asked whether he had told then-President Joe Biden this, Hunter answered, "No.
I told him this, is that I would like I'd done my entire life, is that I supported whatever he thought was best as it related to what he wanted to do to serve.""There was nothing that was more important to me than getting my dad back, getting my family back," he added further."And the presidency does something that people I don't think fully comprehend.
A president — it's almost impossible for a president to be fully present in the lives of the people that he loves the most, because it is literally all-consuming.It is an all-consuming thing."Hunter rejected reports that he had egged his dad on to stay in the running, replying, "Literally nothing could be further from the truth, and I think that they know that."He then turned the question around on the media and asked, "But just from a logical perspective, what would I possibly have to gain to continue to be the target that I was?"JILL BIDEN SAYS FORMER PRESIDENT WILL LIVE WITH STAGE 4 CANCER 'FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE,' HAS SLOWED DOWNHunter Biden, son of former U.S.
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