{"id":2432667,"date":"2025-05-08T21:45:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T01:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-family-desperate-for-a-new-source-of-income-after-the-spigot-is-turned-off-report\/"},"modified":"2025-05-08T21:47:48","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T01:47:48","slug":"biden-family-desperate-for-a-new-source-of-income-after-the-spigot-is-turned-off-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-family-desperate-for-a-new-source-of-income-after-the-spigot-is-turned-off-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Family Desperate for a New Source of Income After &#8216;the Spigot Is Turned Off&#8217;: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fbiden-family-desperate-for-a-new-source-of-income-after-the-spigot-is-turned-off-report%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=2432667&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 current public appearances and activities of former President Joe Biden following his party&#8217;s electoral defeat in November.Biden has begun to engage with the media, receiving advice from a prominent former Pentagon spokesman. He recently participated in interviews, including one with the BBC where he criticized President Donald Trump while defending his management&#8217;s record. Tho, his appearances are described as unsuccessful attempts to restore his legacy.<\/p>\n<p>Veteran journalist Mark Halperin suggests that Biden&#8217;s public engagements may stem from financial necessity, as he claims that &#8220;Biden Inc.&#8221;\u2014the family&#8217;s buisness that once provided ample income\u2014has collapsed. This has caused concern among Biden&#8217;s family, who are accustomed to a lavish lifestyle. Despite Biden&#8217;s status as a former president,the article claims he is struggling to generate income through typical avenues like speaking engagements and book deals.<\/p>\n<p>Halperin and his co-hosts on a podcast expressed skepticism about biden&#8217;s future earning potential, highlighting difficulties in finding new income sources. They argue that given Biden&#8217;s age and circumstances, the challenges may signal a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >difficult period ahead<\/a> for him and his family, contrasting with the previous public perception of wealth associated with the Biden name.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>With former President Joe Biden emerging from a the darkness after the Democratic defeat in November, Americans might have to get used to seeing the octogenarian meandering out in public for a while yet to come.<\/p>\n<p>Now getting media advice from a high-powered former spokesman for the Pentagon, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/05\/08\/biden-defend-reputation-operative-00334233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>, Biden did an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-issues-blistering-response-bidens-first-interview-since-leaving-office-feels-like-abuse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview with the BBC<\/a> published Wednesday that was basically an attack on President Donald Trump and a defense of his own sorry record.<\/p>\n<p>He sat for a meeting Thursday with the shrews from &ldquo;The View,&rdquo; in an appearance that even the <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/columns\/joe-biden-the-view-interview-failed-legacy-1236391058\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywood trade mag Variety<\/a> called a &ldquo;botched attempt to restore his legacy.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And, according to veteran journalist Mark Halperin, who cited a source he described as &ldquo;very familiar with the Bidens,&rdquo; he could be doing it all because his family needs the money.<\/p>\n<p>Halperin made the remarks Thursday on &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLkGGN1RDaWfe92x4e8qyo5mhnheqys1aX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Morning Meeting<\/a>,&rdquo; a podcast he co-hosts on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.2way.tv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2Way<\/a> social media network with former Trump White House press secretary Sean Spicer and Dan Turrentine, a Democratic operative who served as national finance committee chairman for Hillary Clinton while she was marking time in the Senate before running for president in 2008.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return; 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the family business that generated millions of dollars in revenue to support their lifestyle, has dried up. &ldquo;The trough is empty, the spigot is turned off,&rdquo; says Mark. &ldquo;Biden Inc. needs a source of&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/T1CVgO7p4Z\">pic.twitter.com\/T1CVgO7p4Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; 2WAY (@2waytvapp) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2waytvapp\/status\/1920474343705817582?\">May 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It might sound rich to claim the Bidens are broke, considering that Biden himself is a former United States president.<\/p>\n<p>It might puzzle those who remember that notorious first son Hunter Biden is a world-class grifter who used a late-life turn toward &ldquo;arts&rdquo; to sell paintings <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hunter-biden-sells-paintings-200k-never-forget-obamas-ethics-chief-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for obscene amounts<\/a> of money that had nothing to do with his talents.<\/p>\n<p>And for those Americans who know that House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer&rsquo;s investigation documented that multiple members of the former president&rsquo;s extended family were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/damning-direct-line-chinese-money-bidens-bank-account-drawn-future-blackmail\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on the receiving end<\/a> of an influence-peddling scheme that netted millions of dollars from Biden&rsquo;s &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dont-allow-democrats-to-alter-joe-bidens-story\/\" title=\"Don&#039;t Allow Democrats to Alter ... ...&#039;s Story\">public service&#038;rdquo<\/a>; as Barack Obama&rsquo;s vice president, it might seem baffling.<\/p>\n<p>But, Halperin noted, &ldquo;Biden Inc. has collapsed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All those Biden grandkids had a lavish lifestyle, which they very much liked,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hunter made hundreds of thousands of dollars, millions of dollars. Joe, as a former president, is not in position to get the same kind of paid speeches, corporate boards, book deal &hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Biden Inc. needs a source of revenue,&rdquo; Halperin said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And Hunter, even though he was pardoned and is not going to go to prison, Hunter does not have great earning capacity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>(As an aside, to say &ldquo;Hunter Biden does not have great earning capacity&rdquo; is an understatement on the scale of, &ldquo;The Donner Party didn&rsquo;t have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-scalise-blasts-biden-order-allowing-covid-vaccine-to-illegal-immigrants\/\" title=\"Steve Scalise Blasts ... Order Allowing Covid Vaccine To Illegal Immigrants\">great plan<\/a> for the Sierra Nevadas.&rdquo; His &ldquo;professional&rdquo; experience was paved by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hunter-biden-admits-name-gold-ukrainian-company-controversially-hired\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his father&rsquo;s name<\/a>, his paintings were a joke from the get-go &mdash; no matter what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hunter-biden-now-saying-courageous-new-occupation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times pretended<\/a>. He probably couldn&rsquo;t sell a sex tape these days, since anyone interested could have seen it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-dems-lose-mtg-begins-displaying-images-hunter-bidens-laptop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">all on his laptop<\/a> by now.)<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The trough is empty. The spigot has shut down,&rdquo; Halperin said.&nbsp;&ldquo;They need a way to get back in the game to make big money.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Halperin&rsquo;s co-hosts agreed with the potential premise, with Turrentine noting that at Biden&rsquo;s advanced age of 82 (and an old 82 at that), any kind of new gig is going to be questionable.<\/p>\n<p>Spicer, meanwhile, started his comments with a succinct summation: &ldquo;The grift is over.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t see where the new source [of money] is,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;&ldquo;No. 1, no one wants to know what he thinks. No. 2, he doesn&rsquo;t know what he thinks, and that&rsquo;s a bigger problem.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>After the furious activity of Trump&rsquo;s first 100 days in office, and no signs that that activity is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-announces-first-full-comprehensive-trade-deal-tariff-era\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">going to be slacking<\/a> in the next 100 days, it might already feel to most Americans that the long, national nightmare of the Biden presidency is much further behind the country.<\/p>\n<p>But for the Biden family itself, if Halperin and his source are to be trusted, the nightmare might only be just beginning.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Recently, he has been receiving media guidance from a prominent ex-Pentagon spokesperson. In a BBC interview published Wednesday, Biden criticized President Donald Trump while defending his own record. He also appeared on &#8220;The View&#8221; on Thursday, an event that Variety described as a &#8220;failed attempt to restore his legacy.&#8221; Veteran journalist Mark Halperin mentioned on his podcast that Biden&#8217;s public appearances might be motivated by financial needs within his family. According to Halperin&#8217;s source familiar with the Bidens, their family business has run dry and they require new income sources. 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