Renaissance man....
Hunter Biden’s funny, honest X posts win fans – even Republicans
Self-deprecating jokes and mental health advocacy have gone viral, and his political commentary is proving popular
It’s been quite the journey for
Hunter Biden. In the space of a few weeks, the former first son has gone from a man seen as a political liability to an unlikely galvanizing force within the Democratic party, through his emergence on social media as a mental health advocate, razzer of Republicans, and working-class whisperer.
In the process Biden has switched from the GOP’s bete noire to, actually, someone that a fair number of Republican voters seem to like.
His self-deprecating posts, including one where he
told Playboy magazine he would not pose nude for them, and another where he engaged in some campy wordplay over a phallic misspelling of the word “election”, are mixed in with serious messages about addiction recovery. And his populist posts about politics even have some calling for him to run for US president in 2028.
Frequently, his honest, human responses to trolling have seemed to win over critics.
Self-deprecating jokes and mental health advocacy have gone viral, and his political commentary is proving popular
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