For years, conservatives have been sounding the alarm, not just about Joe Biden’s cognitive decline but about the entire Biden crime family operation. At the center of it all was Hunter Biden, whose shady foreign business deals and suspiciously lucrative positions made him the poster child for corruption and privilege. While Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson’s new book focuses on the media and political cover-up of Joe’s deteriorating mental state, Tapper may have unintentionally pulled back the curtain even further and said the quiet part out loud about who was really calling the shots inside the Biden dynasty.
In a surprisingly candid interview with Katie Couric, Jake Tapper confirmed what many on the right have long suspected. “I think Hunter was driving the decision-making for the family,” Tapper said. “He was almost like a chief of staff of the family.”
The scandal-ridden, drug-addicted son of the president wasn’t just a problem the Biden family was managing; he was managing them. Joe Biden may have been “the Big Guy” with the influence to sell, but Hunter Biden was the big cheese selling it and making sure that there was still influence to sell. And Tapper’s admission of this, whether he realized it or not, is a big deal.
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It explains why Biden sought reelection. Everyone around him knew he wasn’t up for the job, but without the presidency, the Biden crime family had no marketable product. Joe’s power and influence were the only things keeping their cash flowing into the Biden family’s shell companies.
This is why conservatives were right to raise alarm bells. They saw through the White House spin and recognized that the younger Biden’s influence was far more extensive than the left wanted to acknowledge. While the media painted him as a “private citizen” struggling with addiction, the reality is that Hunter was embedded in the power structure.
Even Couric seemed stunned. “Does that strike you as pretty bizarre?” she asked.
Tapper didn’t hold back: “It’s bizarre because I think he is, uh, provably, demonstrably, um, unethical, sleazy, and prone to horrible decisions.” He pointed to the widely reported affair Hunter had with his late brother’s widow, adding, “and then got her addicted to crack.”
Tapper, who had affection for Beau Biden, didn’t extend that sentiment to Hunter. “I don’t have a lot of personal regard for him,” he admitted. “But Hunter is not [Beau], and the idea of letting him drive the family car, as it were, is just really, really questionable.”
“Questionable” doesn’t begin to cover it.
WATCH: CNN's Jake Tapper says Hunter Biden "was driving the decision-making for the family."
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) May 20, 2025
"He was almost like a chief of staff." 👀 pic.twitter.com/hZVP9ACt73
If Hunter was acting as the Biden family’s “chief of staff,” then every major decision Joe Biden made — especially when it came to protecting Hunter from consequences — needs to be reexamined. Was Hunter whispering in his father’s ear when the DOJ offered that sham plea deal? Was he guiding strategy when Biden made public denials about their business ties? Was he dictating executive orders that were signed by an autopen?
Joe Biden may have been the figurehead, the one who showed up to work 60% of the time, but Hunter was the one steering the ship.
And I don’t even think Tapper realizes the significance of his admission.
