{"id":3307,"date":"2026-06-07T15:02:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=3307"},"modified":"2026-06-07T15:02:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T15:02:44","slug":"hunter-biden-in-viral-social-media-posts-reclaims-his-narrative","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.cedritech.com\/?p=3307","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden, in viral social media posts, reclaims his narrative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hunter Biden\u00a0was once considered\u00a0the free-wheeling &#8220;Black sheep&#8221;\u00a0of his famous first family: the lost laptop-owning, crack cocaine-using, womanizing recipient of a preemptive presidential pardon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And Biden seemingly considered\u00a0<em>all\u00a0<\/em>of that when publishing a series of X-rated social media posts on X (formerly Twitter) that poke fun at his past scandals. In doing so, the &#8220;Beautiful Things&#8221; memoirist is now a public-facing advocate for the arts and sobriety after battling drug and alcohol addiction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His social media success comes during the same week his stepmother, former first lady Jill Biden, receives mixed reviews for a post-White House memoir,\u00a0&#8220;View from the East Wing,&#8221;\u00a0released June 2, and\u00a0President Donald Trump\u00a0faces higher disapproval ratings.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rounded-lg\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/f6f0acf49db639f85f3709747beeab2d8723ac2332566b05c3f02d3ffe85bd69\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fusa_today_news_641%2Fbe12adb78bc8e2d984e686131c7ec3d8\" alt=\"Hunter Biden is in the midst of a public rebrand with a series of viral posts.\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" data-nimg=\"1\" \/><button class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" aria-label=\"View larger image\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\" data-rapid_p=\"49\" data-y-link-id=\"1dd199d0dus00j0qf97h\" data-v9y=\"1\"><\/button><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div>Hunter Biden is in the midst of a public rebrand with a series of viral posts.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Jill Biden says she wasn&#8217;t told about\u00a0<\/strong>Joe Biden&#8217;s health before 2024 debate<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Biden voyaged in recent months to reclaim his public narrative from Trump. Last month, he joined conservative Candace Owens for a wide-ranging interview\u00a0on the new Trump foe&#8217;s hit podcast\u00a0and appeared for a three-hour sit-down last year on host Andrew Callaghan&#8217;s &#8220;Channel 5&#8221; online series. None of his previous attempts at candor have garnered the same public response as the intimacy \u2013 and immediacy \u2013 of his online posts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When a reporter for Playboy magazine publicly requested a Q&amp;A, Biden wrote jokingly that &#8220;I am not posing nude&#8221; because those days are gone. Biden posted a selfie of himself &#8220;taken at a super 8 motel off I95&#8221; in Connecticut in response to a Brooklyn attorney who said he was part of the &#8220;elite oligarch class.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"-mx-4 mb-5 max-w-[750px] md:mx-0\">\n<div class=\"relative md:overflow-hidden md:rounded-lg\">\n<div class=\"absolute left-3 top-1\/2 z-1 -translate-y-1\/2 md:left-6\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"_r_8r_\" class=\"no-scrollbar flex snap-x snap-mandatory overflow-y-hidden overflow-x-scroll\">\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"true\">\n<div class=\"snap-start snap-always\" data-slide-index=\"0\">\n<div class=\"snap-start snap-always\" data-slide-index=\"0\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 blur-3xl\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object-contain object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/25281fa2849849355d7ab8b729837d8e0fd4499022e52b0857134a764d95dd2b\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w976;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fusa_today_slideshows_242%2F3ff58d1b5ec391f14d474e4a64253256\" alt=\"Jill Biden\u2019s path from classroom to White House\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm sr-only pr-2.5 text-tertiary\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Jill Biden is seen in a July 17, 1977 portrait in Wilmington, DE. Former first lady Jill Biden announced that she will release her White House memoir, &#8220;View from the East Wing,&#8221; on June 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Delaware News Journal via USA TODAY Network)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\">\n<div class=\"snap-start snap-always\" data-slide-index=\"1\">\n<div class=\"snap-start snap-always\" data-slide-index=\"1\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 blur-3xl\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object-contain object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/44e0861bcd4e810b26ebd1b5a4cceb46d0209e34bcfbec7600091e1752007980\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w976;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fusa_today_slideshows_242%2Fcf8d8f9e6ca27fe2c18d340f5f944d61\" alt=\"Jill Biden\u2019s path from classroom to White House\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm sr-only pr-2.5 text-tertiary\">\n<div>\n<div>Joe Biden, from left, Beau Biden, Jill Biden, and Hunter Biden sit for a portrait in 1978.<\/div>\n<p>(Jerry Habraken, Delaware News Journal via USA TODAY Network)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"size-full shrink-0\" data-inview=\"false\">\n<div class=\"snap-start snap-always\" data-slide-index=\"16\">\n<div class=\"snap-start snap-always\" data-slide-index=\"16\">\n<div class=\"relative overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"absolute inset-0 blur-3xl\"><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"object-contain object-center\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/d9f85db9f576658c126ddacf09331d4716caffc509f3a5272a6a785663b7d98c\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w976;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fusa_today_slideshows_242%2F3be705ca82f30b303260c94629a790f7\" alt=\"Jill Biden\u2019s path from classroom to White House\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm sr-only pr-2.5 text-tertiary\">\n<div>\n<div>First Lady Jill Biden talks with students and pre-kindergarten teacher Bridget Quinn at Maxwell Air Force Base Elementary\/Middle School in Montgomery, Ala., on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.<\/div>\n<p>(Jake Crandall, The Montgomery Advertiser via USA TODAY Network)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute right-3 top-1\/2 z-1 -translate-y-1\/2 md:right-6\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mx-4 md:mx-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<h2 class=\"text-base font-bold text-primary\">Jill Biden\u2019s path from classroom to White House<\/h2>\n<div class=\"whitespace-nowrap text-sm\"><span class=\"ml-1 font-normal text-primary\"><span class=\"font-bold text-brand\">1<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a017<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative text-sm line-clamp-2 pr-2.5 text-tertiary\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Jill Biden is seen in a July 17, 1977 portrait in Wilmington, DE. Former first lady Jill Biden announced that she will release her White House memoir, &#8220;View from the East Wing,&#8221; on June 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>(Delaware News Journal via USA TODAY Network)<button class=\"bg-primary text-sm text-link ml-2 absolute bottom-0 right-0 before:content-['...']\" data-ylk=\"elm:loadmore;itc:1;sec:content-canvas;slk:more;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;expand&quot;}\" data-y-link-id=\"0bwmu9503bx26d1nm9t3\" data-rapid_p=\"64\" data-v9y=\"1\">More<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Biden, a painter who considers himself a &#8220;contemporary artist,&#8221; clarified that he meant to call Trump immigration czar Stephen Miller a &#8220;sadistic, infantile ugly&#8221; expletive, not to be confused with just &#8220;ugly,&#8221; in another viral post. Biden also wrote that &#8220;I&#8217;ve never stolen an erection in my life&#8221; after one user misspelt election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He also made clear that crack cocaine was his drug of choice, not meth. &#8220;I know this may sound petty, but I can&#8217;t stand it when people &#8230; photoshop a meth pipe in my mouth,&#8221; Biden responded to one AI-generated graphic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;A crack pipe doesn&#8217;t have that little bowl at the end,&#8221; he explained, later wading into cultural debates about artificial intelligence. &#8220;This is why we can&#8217;t trust AI. Please make the appropriate edit.&#8221; He ended the sarcastic diatribe by borrowing Trump&#8217;s own tagline, &#8220;Thank you for your attention to this matter.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Hunter Biden has slammed CNN critic Jake Tapper<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Biden has utilized his growing following, featuring more than half a million X accounts, to defend his family. He slammed CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper, a critic of his father, days after the\u00a0anchor published a negative review\u00a0of Jill Biden&#8217;s new tell-all, in which she waved off concerns about former President\u00a0Joe Biden&#8217;s mental state and fitness for office.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mb-4\">\n<div id=\"recirc-e0c35406-7daa-3677-b60e-6255171e07a3\" class=\"mb-4\">\n<div class=\"mb-3.5 flex items-center gap-2\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid gap-4 lg:grid-cols-2 lg:grid-rows-[auto_auto_1fr]\">\n<div class=\"relative w-full\">\n<div id=\"_r_a3_\" class=\"absolute inset-0 rounded-[4px] focus-within:ring-2 focus-within:ring-link\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Neilia Hunter Biden, the biological mother of Hunter Biden,\u00a0died in a Delaware car accident\u00a0at age 30 on Dec. 18, 1972. Hunter&#8217;s sister, 13-month-old Naomi, the namesake of his 32-year-old eldest daughter, was also killed in the crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Shortly before leaving office,\u00a0former President Biden\u00a0announced that he had pardoned his son, who was convicted of\u00a0three federal gun felonies\u00a0and\u00a0federal tax charges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mb-4\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=YahooNews&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2062574276083888267&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.yahoo.com%2Fnews%2F&amp;sessionId=6f71c5f90b7988af1dc85a3a545cf267f46ee98c&amp;siteScreenName=YahooNews&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2062574276083888267\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The younger Biden said in a post-pardon statement that he took &#8220;responsibility for my mistakes during the darkest days of my addiction \u2013 mistakes that have been exploited to publicly humiliate and shame me and my family for political sport.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<div class=\"py-2 text-center text-xs uppercase\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;In recovery, we can be given the opportunity to make amends where possible and rebuild our lives if we never take for granted the mercy that we have been afforded,&#8221; 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