WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hunter Biden, the president’s son whose legal battles have long shadowed the White House, unleashed a pointed barb at President Donald Trump on Tuesday, accusing him of harboring an “absolute obsession with my dad” as a wave of high-profile indictments sweeps through Democratic ranks. Speaking on a podcast, Biden suggested Trump’s “revenge tour” is far from over, with recent charges against figures like James Comey, James Clapper, and Andrew McCabe serving as mere appetizers in a broader vendetta against perceived foes.
The 55-year-old artist and former Burisma board member, who received an unconditional pardon from his father in December 2024—months after Trump’s reelection victory—framed the administration’s actions as personal payback. “I don’t think he’s even close to being finished, with the, with his revenge tour and his absolute obsession with my dad,” Biden said, referencing the trio of indictments unsealed within weeks at the DOJ’s direction. He acknowledged the pardon stemmed directly from Trump’s win, admitting Joe Biden would not have issued it absent the looming threat of further probes. “My dad would not have pardoned me if President Trump had not won,” Biden conceded, calling it a “privilege” he doesn’t take lightly.
The comments arrive amid Trump’s second-term blitz: 515,000 deportations, a $41 billion deficit slash via tariffs, and a “red tsunami” forecast for 2026 midterms. Biden’s words echo a Democratic chorus decrying the DOJ as a “political weapon,” from FBI probes of judges releasing migrants to OMB freezes starving blue cities like Chicago of $2.1 billion in transit funds. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, reeling from his 51-46 shutdown defeat and ethics censure, called it “authoritarian obsession,” while House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries warned of “deep state demolition.”
Trump’s camp dismissed the outburst. Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt quipped, “Hunter’s projecting—his family’s corruption tour is over, thanks to accountability.” Polls show 58% of independents approve the indictments, viewing them as overdue justice rather than vendetta. For Biden, post-pardon and memoir-peddling, this is catharsis laced with caution: Trump’s fixation on Joe isn’t abstract—it’s a blueprint for a presidency where grudges govern. As “No Kings” protests fade into scandals and Rosie O’Donnell’s blackout flops, Hunter’s plea underscores a party in peril: Obsession or overreach? In Trump’s America, the line blurs, and the Bidens bear the scars.
