{"id":2462407,"date":"2025-07-16T11:21:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-lashes-out-at-cnns-jake-tapper-over-chief-of-staff-claim\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T11:21:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:21:55","slug":"hunter-biden-lashes-out-at-cnns-jake-tapper-over-chief-of-staff-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-lashes-out-at-cnns-jake-tapper-over-chief-of-staff-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden Lashes Out at CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper Over &#8216;Chief of Staff&#8217; Claim"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fhunter-biden-lashes-out-at-cnns-jake-tapper-over-chief-of-staff-claim%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=2462407&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>Hunter Biden recently criticized CNN host Jake Tapper during an interview,rejecting TapperS claim that he served as a &#8220;chief of staff&#8221; to his father,President Joe Biden. Hunter stated he was only in the White House briefly adn had no influence over decisions, expressing frustration over suggestions that he impacted White House policy. Tapper had made thes claims while promoting his book &#8220;Original Sin,&#8221; alleging Hunter was deeply involved in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-money-how-the-worlds-first-trans-billionaire-could-impact-tennessees-fight-to-protect-children\/\" title=\"Big Money: How The World\u2019s First Trans Billionaire Could Impact Tennessee\u2019s Fight To Protect Children\">family decision-making<\/a>.Additionally, Tapper criticized Hunter&#8217;s character and personal conduct. Hunter Biden has faced legal troubles, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >including federal gun<\/a> and tax charge convictions, and was eventually pardoned by his father after the 2024 election-a move previously denied as possible by the White House.  <\/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><\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden lashed out at Jake Tapper during a recent interview over comments the CNN host made earlier this year about him.<\/p>\n<p>In an excerpt from an upcoming interview with former Democratic National Committee Chair Jaime Harrison, Biden denied <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jake-tapper-gets-brutal-news-show-amid-aggressive-book-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tapper&rsquo;s<\/a> claim that he acted as a &ldquo;chief of staff&rdquo; to his father, former President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You think Jake Tapper&rsquo;s telling the truth when he says that I was the acting chief of staff of the president&rsquo;s?&rdquo; Biden said during the podcast &ldquo;At Our Table,&rdquo; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/5402606-hunter-biden-jake-tapper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I was in that White House 12 days over the course of the last two years of the administration. Clearly, because I had other things going on, OK?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ouch-hunter-biden-just-got-sued-attorneys\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The younger Biden<\/a> did not hide his frustration with the implication that he had influence over White House decisions.<\/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;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You ask one person to go on the record that would ever tell you that I was in any way making a single decision about anything, anything in that White House,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I stayed as far away as I possibly could. Which, by the way, broke my heart,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>Tapper made the claim that the first son influenced White House policy in May while promoting his book &ldquo;Original Sin&rdquo; during an interview with Katie Couric.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think Hunter was driving the decision-making for the family in a way that people &mdash; he was almost like a chief of staff,&rdquo; Tapper said.<\/p>\n<p>Tapper did not stop there.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: CNN&#8217;s Jake Tapper says Hunter Biden &#8220;was driving the decision-making for the family.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He was almost like a chief of staff.&#8221; &#128064; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hZVP9ACt73\">pic.twitter.com\/hZVP9ACt73<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Breaking911 (@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1924946954238275932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s bizarre because I think he is provably, demonstrably unethical, sleazy, and prone to horrible decisions,&rdquo; Tapper told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/katie-couric-says-biden-trouble-admits-trump-surprised\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Couric<\/a>. &ldquo;After his brother died, he cheated on his wife with his brother&rsquo;s widow, and then got her addicted to crack.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hunter Biden was convicted on three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-mayor-of-rochester-husband-face-new-federal-gun-charges\/\" title=\"Democrat mayor of Rochester &amp; husband face new federal gun ...\">federal gun charges<\/a> last June.<\/p>\n<p>He also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/outrage-erupts-hunter-biden-seen-living-high-profile-white-house-event-2-days-agreeing-plead-guilty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pleaded guilty<\/a> to federal tax charges in California, including three felonies related to failure to file and pay taxes.<\/p>\n<p>He was set to face sentencing for both sets of charges before his father issued a sweeping pardon for him after the 2024 election.<\/p>\n<p>That decision contradicted what the White House had previously told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>In July 2023, then-press secretary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidenworld-civil-war-insiders-unleash-karine-jean-pierre-ditches-democratic-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Karine Jean-Pierre<\/a> was asked if a pardon for Hunter Biden was possible.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Karine Jean-Pierre says there is no possibility that President Biden will pardon his son Hunter.<\/p>\n<p>Reporter: &#8220;Is there any possibility that the president would end up pardoning his son?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>KJP: &#8220;No&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Why would Hunter Biden need to be pardoned when the Department of&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iO9ZiGsVYY\">pic.twitter.com\/iO9ZiGsVYY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1684642847117697025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 27, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>She replied bluntly, &ldquo;No.&rdquo;<\/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; 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