By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2026-06-12 16:31:15 | Updated at 2026-06-13 01:31:17
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Hunter Biden, the troubled son of former President Joe Biden, appeared in a tell-all interview on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s podcast.
Biden spoke on a range of characters in the political world, from Tucker Carlson to President Trump.
Biden also defended Graham Platner, the Democrat nominee for a Maine senate seat, who is under fire for allegations of toxic, dishonest relationships with women and having a Nazi tattoo.
Biden also defended Graham Platner, the Democrat nominee for a Maine senate seat, who is under fire for allegations of toxic, dishonest relationships with women and having a Nazi tattoo. X/GavinNewsomHe told Newsom that few Americans would survive the “show me your phone” test and be elected to office.
“If that’s the standard by which we are going to judge people, particularly people in elected office, then I don’t think we’re going to have many people in elected office,” Biden told Newsom.
Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, appeared in a tell-all interview on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s podcast. X/GavinNewsomHe also joked with the governor about a presidential run, telling the governor: “Here’s the deal. I’ll run, but only as your VP.”
The podcast appearance has set off some critics who poked fun at Newsom’s decision to host Biden, who’s had a controversial history.
He’s faced a litany of alleged events, from drug addiction and prostitutes to tax evasion and giving political trouble to his father with a “laptop from hell.”
