Warning: This article contains discussion of drug addiction which some readers may find distressing.
Hunter Biden has responded to online critics after some attempted to connect him to the widely discussed bag of cocaine discovered at the White House.
The former president Joe Biden’s son recently shared a personal update, posting a video on Monday (June 2) to mark seven years of sobriety after years of public scrutiny surrounding his addiction.
“I’m more proud of that than anything I’ve ever done in my life,” he said in the clip, adding: “Seven years, clean and sober.”
While plenty of viewers congratulated him, others used the moment to revive old accusations.
One social media user bluntly replied: “Bulls***. That was your bag of coke in the White House.”
Hunter answered directly, denying the claim and then leaning into humor.
“It most definitely was not,” he shot back, before joking: “I would never have forgotten my drugs.”
He later added another tongue-in-cheek remark: “I would never have wasted cocaine by putting it up my nose,” which appeared to amuse the person who had accused him.
The exchange referenced the small bag of cocaine found in the West Wing in July 2023. The Secret Service opened an investigation at the time, but no individual was publicly named as responsible.
Hunter Biden has frequently been used as a political target, particularly during his father’s presidency and in the run-up to the 2020 election, with critics often trying to weaponize his history of addiction for broader attacks.
And the attention on him has extended well beyond online sniping.
In December 2024, Joe Biden drew criticism from across the political aisle after granting his son a pardon, saying Hunter had been “selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted” by the Department of Justice.
Earlier in 2024, Hunter was convicted on federal gun charges in June. He later pleaded guilty to nine federal tax charges in September.
Around the same period, former First Lady Jill Biden also addressed the family’s experience publicly. Speaking on The View only days before Hunter’s sobriety message gained traction, she reflected on what they chose not to share while in the White House.
“I’m sorry that I didn’t talk about it a little bit more.”
She said she hopes speaking more openly may offer support to others facing similar situations, describing addiction as “such a tough, tough thing to deal with”.
In her memoir, View from the East Wing, Jill Biden wrote that she and Joe Biden largely avoided discussing Hunter’s addiction publicly at the time.
“I think we were partly in denial,” she wrote, also questioning how someone with a supportive family, resources, and help available could still become trapped in drug use.
Despite years of controversy, Hunter’s latest video indicates his attention is on maintaining recovery—and his comments suggest he’s still willing to meet criticism with a sharp sense of humor.
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