Hunter Biden charms his way back into public eye with social media spree 

Hunter Biden has burst back onto the political scene with a social media spree marked by crude responses to Republican critics and self-deprecating humor about his troubled personal life. 

The son of President Biden’s return to the public eye has quickly drawn the attention of hundreds of thousands of followers on the social platform X in a matter of weeks. 

After spending most of his father’s presidential term under a cloud of controversy, social media users are flocking to Hunter Biden’s posts about a myriad of subjects — from resources for addicts to cryptocurrency to attacks on the Trump administration. 

His sudden virality underscores the political world’s embrace of social media trolling and how the growing public appetite for unfiltered takes and crass commentary. Cooper Teboe, a Democratic strategist based in California, said his clout, even if temporary, is “a testament to how much folks are just craving authenticity right now.”

“At least as far as it looks, he’s very much, you get what you see, which I think folks have really desired in our political discourse, given that so many, not all, but so many are so manufactured,” Teboe said. 

Shortly after appearing on podcasts with right-wing influencer Candace Owens and independent journalist Andrew Callaghan, the younger Biden launched his X page on May 19, writing, “I’m Hunter Biden. You’ve never actually heard from me.” 

Biden quickly began posting about his recovery journey, a topic Republicans zeroed in on while his father was in office, telling users, “To anyone in the fight right now: it gets quieter. Not easier. Quieter. In the quiet, you find out who you actually are.” 

Biden said “thousands” wrote to him about their own recovery journeys since he started posting. 

He also started poking fun at himself about his addiction, quipping that the bag of cocaine found in the White House in 2023 was “most definitely not his,” adding, “I would have never forgotten my drugs.” When one social media account suggested he run for president in 2028, Biden said he would find the real owner of the bag “and return it to them.” 

Responding to a post encouraging him to use cocaine, Biden said, “Why does everyone keep saying this? I smoked crack. I would never have wasted cocaine by putting........

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