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Newsom Guests Hunter Biden, Calls Him Presidential Candidate

6/12/2026

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Governor Gavin Newsom hosted Hunter Biden on his “This Is Gavin Newsom” podcast and introduced him as a presidential candidate.
Biden joked he would run only as Newsom’s vice-presidential running mate, while critics mocked the interview as a “crack podcast.”
Hunter Biden, convicted in 2024 of lying on a gun-purchase form and pardoned by his father, marked seven years of sobriety with a social-media blitz.

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Governor Gavin Newsom hosted Hunter Biden on his “This Is Gavin Newsom” podcast and introduced him as a presidential candidate.
Biden joked he would run only as Newsom’s vice-presidential running mate, while critics mocked the interview as a “crack podcast.”
Hunter Biden, convicted in 2024 of lying on a gun-purchase form and pardoned by his father, marked seven years of sobriety with a social-media blitz.