{"id":2643615,"date":"2026-08-12T12:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whats-hunter-biden-up-to-hes-doing-what-bidens-always-do\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:09:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T16:09:24","slug":"whats-hunter-biden-up-to-hes-doing-what-bidens-always-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/whats-hunter-biden-up-to-hes-doing-what-bidens-always-do\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Hunter Biden up to? He&#8217;s doing what Bidens always do"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fwhats-hunter-biden-up-to-hes-doing-what-bidens-always-do%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=2643615&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>This article from Washington Secrets discusses Hunter Biden&#8217;s recent media outreach, highlighting his active social media presence and interviews, including one with Tucker Carlson. It details Hunter&#8217;s candidness about his past struggles with addiction, legal issues, and controversial decisions like working with Ukrainian energy company Burisma. Hunter emphasizes his effort to reclaim his narrative by owning his experiences and plans to use his platform to connect with others affected by addiction, primarily through writing on substack. Despite his efforts, he <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >faces significant financial challenges<\/a>, owing millions to his lawyers, and is leveraging his experiences for personal gain rather than politics. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally,the piece presents polling data suggesting that socialists currently have more popularity than MAGA Republicans among certain voters,with a hypothetical 2028 presidential matchup favoring a Democratic Socialist over a MAGA Republican. The data indicates that vilifying socialists may be less effective than expected, especially among parents with young children. The article concludes with brief mentions of current political and cultural developments, including corporate leadership changes and government spending on 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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Welcome to Wednesday\u2019s Washington Secrets. No, we don\u2019t know what last night\u2019s election results mean either. Today, we focus on Hunter Biden and his media blitz. If you are wondering what his strategy is, well, he said it all out loud to Tucker Carlson. Plus, we have polling that suggests Republicans are going to have to work harder to turn voters off the socialists \u2026<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What\u2019s going on with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hunter-biden\/\">Hunter Biden<\/a>? In the past three months, he has become a prolific social media poster and a ubiquitous presence on podcasts \u2014 the sort of podcasts where Democrats fear to tread.<\/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\/washington-secrets\/4684243\/hunter-biden-doing-what-bidens-always-do\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>What\u2019s Hunter Biden up to? He\u2019s doing what Bidens always do<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4682493\/rot-us-organ-transplant-system\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>The rot in our organ transplant system goes way beyond donors waking up on operating tables<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4680731\/cuba-expert-trump-more-likely-tighten-screws-than-send-troops\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Cuba expert: Trump more likely to tighten screws than send in troops \u2026 for now<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This week, it was <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tucker-carlson\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tucker-carlson\/\">Tucker Carlson<\/a>. Sitting beneath the broadcaster\u2019s antler chandelier, they bonded over the idea that people should be free to condemn Israel\u2019s government without being labeled an antisemite, shared their feelings about being hammered in the pages of the <em>New York Post<\/em>, and agreed that Donald Trump was \u201cone of the most transformational individuals in our political history,\u201d if not exactly for positive reasons.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The result has been a slew of headlines asking what\u2019s up with Hunter. What does he want? What is he doing?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It all marks a profound change from the 2020 election campaign when Trump used a \u201cWhere\u2019s Hunter?\u201d line to turn focus on his challenger\u2019s low-profile son, while he was battling drug addiction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then came the \u201claptop from hell\u201d and assorted legal battles that kept Hunter\u2019s name in the headlines even as he tried to stay out of range of photographers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He manages to laugh about all of that now. When Carlson says that, for all the criticism he is getting for breaking with Trump, no one would ever want to see naked pictures of him, Biden gives a wry chuckle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWell, I didn\u2019t think so either, but apparently they do,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other interviews, he has rounded on Democrats he believed contributed to his father\u2019s downfall.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4680142\/hunter-biden-pardon-not-good-father-legacy\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4680142\/hunter-biden-pardon-not-good-father-legacy\/\">HUNTER BIDEN ADMITS PARDON WAS \u2018NOT GOOD\u2019 FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And through it all, he has been candid about his struggles with addiction, his legal battles, and the embarrassment of having naked pictures banded across tabloids on an almost daily basis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He even admits the folly of taking a job with Ukrainian energy firm Burisma when his father was vice president.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was a stupid thing to do, you know, because I wasn\u2019t fully aware of what a swamp it was and the narrative that would be able to be spun,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PR experts will tell you that this is a classic comeback strategy. Get everything out of the way, tackle the difficult topics that most people hide, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4609611\/hunter-biden-public-image-viral-media-campaign\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4609611\/hunter-biden-public-image-viral-media-campaign\/\">reclaim your own narrative.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe only way out was through \u2014 owning the things that were true and speaking truth to the things that were false,\u201d he tells Carlson when discussing his motivations.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So what is he coming back for? Not politics, he claims, despite spending much of the podcast discussing the trouble with social media, the power of cryptocurrency, and the problems of our polarized society.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not running for anything. You gave me a platform. I\u2019m going to use it, and not only am I going to use it to benefit myself and my family, but hopefully benefit people along the way,\u201d he says, describing how he hopes to connect with a million people affected by addiction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What helped save him, he continues, was realizing that he wasn\u2019t alone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to write about it, and I\u2019m going to put it on Substack, and part of it\u2019s free, and part of it\u2019s subscription, and I want to continue to practice my art, and ultimately, at the end of the day, is that like anybody else \u2026 I want to have the financial security to be able to not constantly feel as if I have to make choices that I don\u2019t want to have to make.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">How close is he to financial security? A million miles away, he admits. \u201cSeveral million miles away,\u201d he continues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI don\u2019t know exactly what it is. I think it\u2019s between four and six million,\u201d that he owes his lawyers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For all the speculation about his strategy and rehabilitation and what comes next, the answer was in clear sight at the end of Biden\u2019s two-hour chat with Carlson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is leveraging his experiences to sell his art and his writing as he tries to find financial security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is doing what Bidens always do: working out how he can turn the past few years into a few bucks.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-poll-socialists-are-more-popular-than-maga-republicans\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Poll: Socialists are more popular than MAGA Republicans<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What to make of last night\u2019s primaries? Progressives and<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-socialists-of-america\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-socialists-of-america\/\"> socialists<\/a> are on the rise! <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4684090\/progressives-primary-midwest-hong-crowley-flanagan\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4684090\/progressives-primary-midwest-hong-crowley-flanagan\/\">Except where they\u2019re not!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expect pundits and strategists to see what they want and put forth evidence that backs up their long-standing views.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Against that confusing backdrop, interesting polling data reaches <em>Secrets<\/em> from our friends at John Zogby Strategies. They gamed out hypothetical matchups to see how a \u201cDemocratic Socialist\u201d might fare in a 2028 presidential race. The results may reveal interesting lessons for Republicans as they work out how to take on this leftist populist movement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When 1,000 likely voters were asked which generic candidate they would prefer in each of four matchups if the election were tomorrow, the results were as follows:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic Socialist \u2013 45%<br \/>MAGA Republican \u2013 33%<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Establishment Democrat \u2013 50%<br \/>MAGA Republican \u2013 32%<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democratic Socialist \u2013 42%<br \/>Establishment Republican \u2013 39%<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Establishment Democrat \u2013 46%<br \/>Establishment Republican \u2013 37%<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It suggests that vilifying Democratic Socialists, comparing them with the abuses of 20th-century Communists, for example, may not be as easy as Republicans think.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeremy Zogby told <em>Secrets<\/em>: \u201cHistory teaches us two things about Socialism, one, it never works. Two, it thrives when the average voter feels their slice of the pie is shrinking.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat means the only way to stop its proliferation is to stay ahead of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zogby also suggested keeping an eye on one voting bloc in particular: parents with young children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBecause they\u2019re fighting a two-front war \u2013 one in the present and another in the future,\u201d he said. \u201cWhile they approve of Trump\u2019s job [performance] 51% to 47%, our 2028 generic series reveals this group could be a toss-up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can hear discussion of the results on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/democratic-socialist-45-maga-republican-33-startling-new-poll\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/johnzogbystrategies.com\/democratic-socialist-45-maga-republican-33-startling-new-poll\/\">their website here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-lunchtime-reading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lunchtime reading<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/hospitality\/cracker-barrel-new-ceo-change-6cbef50b?st=zC81Po&#038;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/business\/hospitality\/cracker-barrel-new-ceo-change-6cbef50b?st=zC81Po&#038;reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink\"><strong>Cracker Barrel\u2019s CEO was plotting a turnaround\u2014but opened the door to her own exit<\/strong><\/a>: Julie Masino was the face of the company\u2019s culture-war-fuelled controversy, and eventually tired of battling critics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/wapo.st\/4xe1GJT\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wapo.st\/4xe1GJT\"><strong>Trump administration set to spend at least $900 million on White House construction<\/strong><\/a>: Instead of securing money directly from Congress, the records show, the administration has pieced together funding from other agencies and private donors and directed it to a little-known account that typically holds a few million dollars for routine maintenance of the executive mansion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>You are reading <\/em>Washington Secrets<em>, a guide to power and politics in D.C. and beyond. 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