{"id":2610783,"date":"2026-06-04T17:50:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hunter-biden-could-do-well-in-2028\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T17:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T21:52:23","slug":"trump-says-hunter-biden-could-do-well-in-2028","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-hunter-biden-could-do-well-in-2028\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says Hunter Biden &#8216;could do well&#8217; in 2028"},"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\">18<\/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%2Ftrump-says-hunter-biden-could-do-well-in-2028%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=2610783&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>President Donald Trump said Thursday that Hunter Biden \u201ccoudl do well\u201d in a hypothetical 2028 presidential run, if he chose to enter the race. When asked by Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy in the oval Office,Trump initially questioned whether Biden\u2019s \u201cpast\u201d would help him win,pointing to past controversies connected to Joe Biden\u2019s son.<\/p>\n<p>Trump referenced the allegations adn scandals that surfaced in the lead-up to the 2020 election, including the laptop-related controversy and separate federal gun and tax charges.He also noted that Hunter Biden was pardoned in December 2024. Trump then compared Hunter Biden to Democratic politicians in other states-citing Maine Democrat Graham Platner and Texas state Rep. James Talarico-arguing that if those candidates could perform well in their respective contests, Hunter might as well, though he said it would be \u201cpretty close.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The article also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mentions current political context<\/a> around Trump\u2019s criticism of Talarico and the scrutiny Platner has faced recently over alleged sexual texts, while both remain positioned to appear in upcoming primaries.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> said on Thursday that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"437\">Hunter Biden<\/a> \u201ccould do well\u201d in a 2028 presidential campaign if he chose to run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After Fox News correspondent Peter Doocy posed a question on the topic in the Oval Office, Trump initially doubted the efficacy of Biden\u2019s hypothetical presidential bid due to his \u201cpast.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4587074\/donald-trump-jr-2028-campaign\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Could Donald Trump Jr. launch a 2028 presidential campaign?<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4589742\/judge-unseals-doj-fulton-county-fight-2020-election-worker-information\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Judge unseals DOJ fight with Fulton County over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/could-donald-trump-jr-launch-a-2028-presidential-campaign\/\" title=\"Could Donald ... Jr. launch a ...?\">2020 election worker information<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4587320\/gretchen-whitmer-2028-prospects-dim\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Once a rising star, Gretchen Whitmer\u2019s 2028 prospects dim<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou would think that, you know, [the] past has something to do with winning an election, and I would say his past is not the greatest,\u201d he said, alluding to the many scandals and controversies surrounding the son of former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"471\">Joe Biden<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the weeks leading up to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2020-elections\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"228\">2020 election<\/a>, the younger Biden became mired in a scandal regarding the contents of his laptop, which sparked widespread allegations of improper foreign influence peddling. Separately, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ryan-routh-facing-gun-charges-after-trump-assassination-attempt-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Ryan Routh facing gun charges after ... assassination attempt - Washington Examiner\">faced federal gun<\/a> and tax charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunter Biden was later pardoned by his father in December 2024 before the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-people-who-live-rent-free-in-the-minds-of-the-left\/\" title=\"Five People Who Live Rent Free In The Minds Of The Left\">president left office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRemember, \u2018Where\u2019s Hunter?&#8217;\u201d Trump asked. \u201cIt became the No. 1 shirt anywhere in the world for about three weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s 2020 presidential campaign originally launched the parody shirt, which quickly became popular within conservative circles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president compared Hunter Biden to Maine Democrat <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/graham-platner\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"22643\">Graham Platner<\/a> and Texas Democratic state Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-talarico\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17710\">James Talarico<\/a>, saying he could perform well in a Democratic primary if both Senate candidates succeed in their respective campaigns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf the guy from Maine can do well, I guess Hunter could do well too because the guy from Maine is a basket case, and I would say worse than him is the one from Texas,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI would say that if [Talarico] can do well, maybe Hunter can do well,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019m not sure. It\u2019d be pretty close as far as I\u2019m concerned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4585251\/democrats-lash-out-bidens-after-jill-relitigates-past\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4585251\/democrats-lash-out-bidens-after-jill-relitigates-past\/\">DEMOCRATS LASH OUT AT BIDENS AS FORMER FIRST LADY RELITIGATES THE PAST: \u2018THEY SUCK\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has been ramping up his criticism of Talarico, attacking his political views on transgenderism as a progressive Christian. The state lawmaker is preparing to face Texas Attorney General <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4370\">Ken Paxton<\/a> (R) in November. Paxton secured Trump\u2019s endorsement one week before he defeated incumbent Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-cornyn\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"965\">John Cornyn<\/a> (R-TX) in the runoff election last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Platner has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-fed-nominee-suffers-from-selective-amnesia-more-than-35-times-in-response-to-senate-republicans\/\" title=\"Biden Fed Nominee Suffers from &#039;Selective Amnesia&#039; More than 35 Times in Response to Senate Republicans\">faced intense scrutiny<\/a> in the past week regarding sexual texts he sent to several women. His wife was aware of those messages and told his campaign about them. Platner is not suspending his campaign at the moment and will be on the ballot for the statewide primary on June 9.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump: Hunter Biden \u201ccould do well\u201d in a 2028 campaign<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2610784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25349561518583.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32319,32528,5894],"class_list":["post-2610783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-donald-trump","tag-hunter-biden","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP25349561518583.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610783","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\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2610783"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610783\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2610787,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2610783\/revisions\/2610787"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2610784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2610783"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2610783"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2610783"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}