Hunter Biden isn’t holding back. In a fiery and unfiltered interview, the ex-president’s son unloaded on Hollywood stars, Democratic Party insiders, and longtime strategists — all of whom he blames for torpedoing his father’s 2024 reelection bid.
The three-hour chat with Channel 5’s Andrew Callaghan, full of raw emotion and explicit language, painted a picture of frustration and fury as Hunter spoke about what he sees as betrayal from within his own party.
Top of the list? George Clooney, who went from headlining Biden’s mega-fundraiser to calling for him to drop out of the race in a New York Times op-ed after his rocky debate with Donald Trump.
“What right do you have to step on a man who’s given 52 years of his f—ing life to this country?” Hunter snapped. “You, George Clooney, go take out basically a full-page ad in the f—ing New York Times to undermine the president.”
Clooney has stayed quiet. No word back from his reps.
Hunter didn’t stop at Hollywood. He went full scorched-earth on Democratic strategists and advisers he says have cashed in on their reputations while failing to help the party actually win.
Among the targets:
Anita Dunn, a longtime Biden adviser, who he claimed made “$40 to $50 million” off the party.
James Carville, Clinton-era consultant — “hasn’t run a race in 40 f—ing years.”
David Axelrod, former Obama strategist — “His one success was Obama. And that was because of Obama.”
And the “Pod Save America” crew? “Four white millionaires still coasting on Obama’s name from 16 years ago.”
Axelrod offered a polite but telling “no comment.” One of the Pod Save America hosts, Tommy Vietor, took a shot back, suggesting Hunter should look inward and reflect on how the family’s “arrogant” approach helped lead to a disaster in 2024.
Hunter also waded into what derailed Biden’s now-infamous debate with Trump — suggesting the president was recovering from a jet lag cocktail of Ambien after globe-trotting to Europe and back ahead of the event.
“He’s 81 years old, he’s tired as shit,” Hunter said bluntly. “They give him Ambien to sleep. And he gets on stage looking like a deer in the headlights.”
Joe Biden’s team had no comment on Hunter’s outburst — and that silence may speak volumes.
While Biden eventually bowed out of the race, endorsing then-Vice President Kamala Harris (who lost to Trump), Hunter’s comments reflect a deep sense of anger and disillusionment not just with how his dad was treated, but with how the Democratic machine operates. His tirade shows that the wounds from 2024 are still raw, and the party’s internal divisions are far from healed.
With input from The AP News
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