{"id":2264109,"date":"2024-06-10T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T18:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-media-claims-hunter-has-never-really-faced-repercussions-for-his-drug-antics\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T14:37:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T18:37:48","slug":"despite-media-claims-hunter-has-never-really-faced-repercussions-for-his-drug-antics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-media-claims-hunter-has-never-really-faced-repercussions-for-his-drug-antics\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Reports Aside, Hunter Has Largely Avoided Consequences for His Drug Behavior"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdespite-media-claims-hunter-has-never-really-faced-repercussions-for-his-drug-antics%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2264109&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the media&#8217;s portrayal\u200b of Hunter Biden&#8217;s history of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-views-ana-navarro-claims-republicans-want-to-push-hunter-biden-back-into-addiction\/\" title=\"Ana Navarro of The View alleges GOP aims to reignite Hunter Biden's addiction\">drug addiction amid<\/a> his legal troubles regarding alleged dishonesty on a federal\u200d form about his substance \u200babuse. Corporate media, along with some Democrats,\u2064 are seen as \u2063framing Hunter&#8217;s drug issues as relatable to the broader national \u2063drug epidemic,\u200d a\u200c tactic\u200b criticized\u2063 as manipulative and protective of President Joe Biden\u2019s family. The press appears to minimize the severe consequences that ordinary Americans\u200c face with similar addiction issues, in contrast to Hunter, \u200bwho seemingly hasn&#8217;t faced significant repercussions. Despite his addiction, Hunter Biden continued engaging in high-stake business\u2063 dealings and maintained significant resources and \u2064support, avoiding the hardships typical \u200dof \u2063everyday addicts. This coverage\u200d is presented as a push by \u2064the media and political allies\u200d to reshape Hunter&#8217;s \u2063public image amidst \u200bcontroversy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>Corporate media have embarked on a mission to make Hunter Biden\u2019s long history of drug addiction relatable as the trial over his alleged lying about illegal substance abuse on a federal form moves ahead. The idea that Hunter\u2019s story will resonate with millions of Americans affected by the national drug epidemic represents nothing more than a disgusting ploy by Democrats and their allies in the propaganda press to cover for President Joe Biden\u2019s son <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/02\/28\/heres-how-the-media-are-lying-right-now-associated-press-rehabs-hunter-biden-edition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">again<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Associated Press lamented that the entire Biden family had to undergo such a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hunter-biden-trial-election-president-first-lady-cbaa8bad6c41e2ed0cc3aa61ae7de407\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cpublic and expansive airing\u201d<\/a> of <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2022\/07\/13\/the-bidens-shouldnt-be-in-government-they-should-be-in-counseling\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">their dirty laundry<\/a> after accounts of Hunter\u2019s drug-addled behavior made an appearance during witness testimonies. <\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2-long d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-15251243\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1379703300879-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-acb9a37c6d8110eb5a0dda979603667c fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-acb9a37c6d8110eb5a0dda979603667c\"><\/div>\n<p>MSNBC Political Analyst Molly Jong-Fast claimed \u201cThe disease that Hunter Biden has is the same disease that I have.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the same disease that, you know, almost 20 percent of the country has,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <span class=\"QDIEwBYUnNv92qFCyJlDIiOV2lAajH4tjvUV3gkTGf0b56MPhx8cyoFE80TZMb7WK1drA7Q3WtLg9hxpS\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MSNBC\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MollyJongFast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mollyjongfast<\/a>: \u201cThe disease that Hunter Biden has is the same disease that I have. It\u2019s the same disease that, you know, almost 20 percent of the country has.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/80XnoObGUm\">pic.twitter.com\/80XnoObGUm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tomselliott\/status\/1800151677040812326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/06\/06\/health\/hunter-biden-drug-addiction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New York Times<\/a> joined the sympathetic dogpile with the headline \u201cHunter Biden\u2019s Addiction Upended His Family. Has Your Family Had Similar Woes?\u201d <\/p>\n<p>There are certainly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatewayfoundation.org\/about-gateway-foundation\/faqs\/effects-of-drug-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">physical, mental, emotional, financial, and relational<\/a> consequences that come with substance abuse. Contrary to corporate media coverage of the younger Biden and his family\u2019s experience with his problem, however, Hunter has hardly endured any of the real-world repercussions the average American addict suffers when they use illicit drugs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-567e4125f16782139f6442f43da4b549 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-567e4125f16782139f6442f43da4b549\"><\/div>\n<p>People with habitual drug problems often face charges and jail time for their crimes, which can lead to the government\u2019s seizure of their assets and even children. Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/06\/10\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-hunter-bidens-motion-to-dismiss-criminal-gun-charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hunter\u2019s legal team<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/03\/25\/report-secret-service-tried-to-clean-up-biden-family-mess-in-hunters-missing-gun-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biden\u2019s Secret Service<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/09\/14\/hunter-biden-slapped-with-three-felony-gun-charges-after-lying-on-background-check-in-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weaponized Department of Justice<\/a> exploited every inch of our nation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/06\/06\/the-hunter-biden-trial-prosecutors-tried-not-to-bring-is-more-proof-our-justice-system-is-a-joke\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">two<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-reps-denied-entry-to-dc-jail-holding-jan-6-defendants\/\" title=\"Republicans Reps Denied Entry To DC Jail Holding Jan. 6 Defendants\">-tiered justice system<\/a><\/a> to try and keep the president\u2019s son and <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realtoriabrooke\/status\/1798408524281843770\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">his trusty crack pipe<\/a> out of hot water. The only kid Hunter ever lost out on was the one <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/07\/23\/biden-grandchild-no-7-magnifies-the-male-privilege-of-joe-and-his-boy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">he deliberately distanced himself from<\/a> after fathering her out of wedlock.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of losing out, CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent Tracy Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R5KAfaKk0UA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">insisted<\/a> in 2021 that Hunter\u2019s snorting problem deprived him of \u201cclients,\u201d \u201cbusiness,\u201d and his position at the World Food Program. Despite the younger Biden\u2019s discharge from the Navy Reserve over prohibited cocaine use, something his father <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/LT4J_nSZgBs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claimed \u201cwasn\u2019t true\u201d<\/a> from the 2020 debate stage, Hunter was never <em>really<\/em> out of work due to drug addiction.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, during the peak of his <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2023\/12\/08\/what-hunter-biden-spent-money-on-instead-of-his-fair-share-of-taxes-alimony-and-child-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">expensive, crack-fueled<\/a>, and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/federal-investigators-floated-sex-trafficking-charges-against-hunter-biden-doc-shows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-bidens-shouldnt-be-in-government-they-should-be-in-counseling\/\" title=\"The Bidens Shouldn\u2019t Be In Government, They Should Be In Counseling\">possibly criminal sexual escapades<\/a><\/a>, Hunter was flying around the world <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/08\/30\/house-oversight-panel-demands-files-on-hunter-bidens-use-of-air-force-two\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">(sometimes on Air Force Two)<\/a> engaging in multimillion-dollar international influence peddling schemes that hinged on his dad\u2019s name and position in the U.S. government. <\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no doubt that Hunter\u2019s behavior brought all sorts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/06\/07\/hunter-biden-ex-wife-anguish-exiled-joe-jill\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201canguish\u201d<\/a> to his family, but not even a <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hunter-biden-ukraine-firm-memoir-beautiful-things-40d98f7edf2e72f84ba2f12856327c5e#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201clifelong\u201d<\/a> struggle with substance abuse kept them from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1553150\/revealed-hunter-biden-possession-of-controlled-substance-charge-kept-under-wraps-while-father-led-drug-war-from-senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">enabling<\/a> him. When he wasn\u2019t in and out of hooker-filled hotel rooms and <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/10\/08\/hunter-biden-begged-hallie-for-cash-to-go-to-rehab-before-gun-buy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">rehab<\/a> paid for by friends and family, he always had <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/13\/hunter-biden-lived-at-delaware-home-where-classified-docs-were-kept\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a place to stay<\/a>. Joe specifically, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=R5KAfaKk0UA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cnever, not once\u201d<\/a> let the consequences of his son\u2019s actions mar his belief that Hunter is not only <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/05\/06\/biden-hunter-done-nothing-wrong\/70190647007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">innocent<\/a> but also <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/06\/03\/ahead-of-gun-trial-joe-biden-frames-sappy-pro-hunter-statement-as-impartial-no-comment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">someone to be perpetually proud of.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c9c02a83c67d061d7fd05fbfed16f3f5 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c9c02a83c67d061d7fd05fbfed16f3f5\"><\/div>\n<p>Hunter\u2019s eventual decision to allegedly drop drugs didn\u2019t leave him building back his life, as many former addicts do. Instead, he secured a book deal that the media shamelessly promoted to tamp down concerns over his family\u2019s overseas pay-to-play scheme.<\/p>\n<p>Contrary to the message you\u2019ll find about Hunter in corporate media<strong> <\/strong>coverage, the Biden son was not one of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uclahealth.org\/news\/release\/about-22-high-school-age-adolescents-died-each-week#:~:text=An%20average%20of%2022%20adolescents,counterfeit%20pills%2C%20new%20research%20finds.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> thousands of teenage children<\/a> who suddenly stumbled into the cruel and unrelenting world of illicit substances and became forever victims. Hunter repeatedly made drug and alcohol addiction his personality. <\/p>\n<p>In a text to his then-girlfriend\u00a0Zoe Kestan, the adult Biden admitted that even when he\u2019s supposedly sober, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/live-blog\/hunter-biden-trial-live-updates-rcna155515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cI\u2019ll always be an addict.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hunter didn\u2019t simply engage in self-destructive behaviors. He chose to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/news\/2024\/06\/hallie-biden-testifies-hunter-introduced-her-to-crack-im-embarrassed-and-ashamed.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bring other people<\/a> like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/white-house\/live-blog\/hunter-biden-trial-live-updates-rcna155515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">girlfriends<\/a> and his late brother\u2019s widow-turned-lover into the freak fold. His <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DschlopesIsBack\/status\/1655204659559104513\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weird, sad bragging<\/a> about confusing parmesan cheese crumbs for crack and doing drugs <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2021\/05\/28\/hunter-biden-bragged-about-smoking-crack-with-d-c-mayor-marion-barry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">with politicians<\/a> suggests he\u2019s not very serious or sorry about his hophead past.<\/p>\n<p>Millions of Americans are actively recovering from the substance abuse that kills <a href=\"https:\/\/nida.nih.gov\/research-topics\/trends-statistics\/overdose-death-rates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a growing number of people each year<\/a>. Their paths to recovery, no matter how hard the corrupt press suggests, likely look nothing like Hunter\u2019s, which was handed to him on a silver platter multiple times before he allegedly decided to take advantage of it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-899fb622af6f6c726a5df75b57457637 fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-899fb622af6f6c726a5df75b57457637\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">    \t\t\t\t\t   \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corporate media is portraying Hunter Biden&#8217;s history of drug addiction as relatable amid his trial for allegedly lying about substance abuse on a federal form. This narrative aims to resonate with Americans impacted by the national drug epidemic, yet it may oversimplify the broader issue<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":490,"featured_media":2264110,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Untitled-design.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2264109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Untitled-design.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/490"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2264109"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264109\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2264110"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2264109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2264109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2264109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}