Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, just dropped a bombshell by publicly tearing into his father’s administration over two of America’s most divisive issues.
The New York Post reported that during a candid podcast interview on "The Shawn Ryan Show," released Monday, the 55-year-old Hunter Biden called both the immigration policy and the Afghanistan withdrawal under his father’s leadership catastrophic blunders.
First up, the border mess: Hunter pointed to eye-popping stats showing about 2.4 million immigrants entering the U.S. yearly during Joe Biden’s term, per the Congressional Budget Office.
Goldman Sachs reports 60% of these were unauthorized crossings, a number that grates on conservatives tired of lax enforcement.
Hunter conceded, “We need vibrant immigration,” but jabbed, “But we don’t want immigrants that are coming here illegally, draining us of resources,” hitting a nerve many on the right feel deeply.
Adding to the border saga, Hunter claimed the White House lined up bipartisan support for a bill crafted by Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.), Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.), and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.).
Yet, he blamed Donald Trump for tanking Republican backing, implying the former president kept the crisis alive for political leverage—a move that smells like election-year gamesmanship.
While Biden’s team insists only Congress can fix the border, Trump’s executive action approach during his terms remains a preferred model for many conservatives.
Turning to foreign policy, Hunter didn’t shy away from blasting the Afghanistan withdrawal as an “obvious failure,” even if he supported the idea of leaving.
The botched operation ended in horror with an ISIS-K suicide bombing at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport, killing 13 U.S. service members aiding Afghans fleeing the Taliban.
Hunter stated, “I think leaving Afghanistan was the right thing to do,” but slammed the execution, a sentiment echoing the frustration of those who saw a decades-long effort collapse in chaos.
While Hunter admitted ultimate responsibility rests with his father, he also pointed fingers at generals and others for the withdrawal’s poor planning.
This deflection might not satisfy those who argue true leadership owns the outcome, especially when American heroes paid the ultimate price.
Still, Hunter’s public critique, however imperfect, cracks open a door for accountability—a rarity in today’s spin-heavy politics that conservatives often crave, even if solutions remain out of reach.
