Hunter Biden has never exactly been known for his political tact, but his latest round of comments may be one of the most damaging yet — not for Republicans, but for his own party, which is already reeling from post-election disarray, a deeply unpopular administration, and growing internal fractures. In a meandering but occasionally revealing interview, Hunter lashed out at Democrats, and specifically at former Vice President Kamala Harris, offering a glimpse into the Biden family’s frustration — and the dysfunction that’s now spilling out into the open.
The comments, aired in a conversation with Substack writer Tommy Christopher and later highlighted by Mediaite and Megyn Kelly’s program, may not have been crisp, but their core message landed: Hunter Biden feels betrayed. He accused Harris of taking “the expedient path” in her book by seemingly distancing herself from Joe Biden — without naming him outright, but clearly referencing the ongoing speculation about the former President’s cognitive decline.
“I don’t understand why someone would choose the expedient path,” Hunter said, adding that her move was “personally painful.” His most coherent and blunt point? Harris was picked, he said, because she was a Black woman. Period. The resume line came later, and felt like an afterthought — a perfunctory effort to patch over what he’d just admitted out loud.
“They did a massive disservice to people who are qualified…”
@MarkHalperin, @seanspicer, and @danturrentine on Hunter Biden admitting the truth about why Kamala was picked, while KJP keeps touting her identity only.Watch below, and subscribe:https://t.co/Y12z2uLeBJ pic.twitter.com/PM0FPpGHKF
— The Megyn Kelly Show (@MegynKellyShow) October 22, 2025
And while Democrats once might’ve brushed this off as “just Hunter being Hunter,” the timing couldn’t be worse. With former President Biden stepping aside after the failed 2024 campaign, and former Vice President Harris attempting to claw back credibility ahead of 2028, Hunter’s remarks serve as an unexpected body blow from within the tent.
Former Democrat operative Dan Turrentine, appearing on Megyn Kelly’s panel, was blunt: this is not helping. “We’ve not heard the last of this,” he said, referencing not just Hunter’s comments, but the upcoming Biden family book drops — one from Joe, one from Jill — and Kamala’s own politically calculated memoir. Every word written or spoken by a Biden now carries weight — and fallout.
The panel also highlighted the growing unease around press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre. Despite private grumbling about her performance, the administration has apparently been paralyzed by fears of offending key constituencies within the party. As Turrentine noted, identity politics now function as a political straitjacket for Democrats — and one that makes course correction nearly impossible, even when performance suffers.
Mark Halperin didn’t mince words either, calling Jean-Pierre “unambiguously unqualified,” and pointing to the quiet dysfunction in the White House’s inner workings as a deeper, structural failure. What we’re seeing now — with Hunter Biden speaking out, with Harris contradicting past loyalties, with party infighting bubbling into the press — is a Democratic establishment that no longer knows who’s steering the ship, or which direction it’s going.
Meanwhile, Republicans are watching — and governing. With President Trump regaining momentum and the GOP increasingly focused on policy and public safety, the contrast couldn’t be sharper. While Democrats splinter and snipe, Republicans are showing voters they’re serious about running the country again.
