Hunter Biden Calls on White House Press Corps to Confront Donald Trump’s Attacks

During a recent appearance on The Jim Acosta Show, Hunter Biden criticized White House reporters for failing to challenge former President Donald Trump when the latter disparages journalists. Biden asked why no correspondent has ever told Trump “Go f*ck yourself, Mr. President!” after Trump called Bloomberg White House correspondent Catherine Lucey “Piggy” on Air Force One. Biden framed the silence as “depressing” and “unacceptable,” urging the press to defend their colleagues.

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The interview followed news that Hunter Biden was awarded $1.7 million in punitive damages in his defamation lawsuit against former Overstock.com CEO Patrick Byrne. Since then, Biden has amplified his presence on X/Twitter and launched a Substack titled “Where’s Hunter?”, platforms he uses to comment on political and personal matters. The Mediaite piece presenting his remarks is an opinion-driven commentary rather than straight news reporting.

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Hunter Biden’s interview centered on three points: (1) the need for journalists to confront Trump’s misogynistic remarks; (2) his disappointment with the press corps’ “rolled-over” attitude; and (3) a personal anecdote comparing Trump’s behavior to the more respectful treatment of the press by former Vice President Joe Biden. Jim Acosta echoed Biden’s frustration, describing the situation as “one of the most depressing things” he has witnessed in his career and noting his own reluctance to publicly rebuke Trump despite personal offense.

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• “HUNTER BIDEN: Why is it that none of your former colleagues turned to him and said “Go f*ck yourself, Mr.” — Hunter Biden

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• “JIM ACOSTA: No, but I’ve come close to saying that, Hunter, I will tell you that I think it’s one of the most depressing things that I’ve seen in my entire career, the way that some in the press have just rolled over for him and they won’t stand up to him.” — Jim Acosta

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• “But if somebody, if I were on Air Force One and Donald Trump had called one of my colleagues “Piggy,” I don’t know if I would have been able to contain myself.” — Jim Acosta

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