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Hunter Biden’s Version of Sobriety Is Way Better Than Donald Trump’s

Yes, the younger Biden was notorious, and Trump has never touched a drop. But that’s not all sobriety is about.

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Jun 16, 2026
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Hunter Biden, the son President Joe Biden, is seen during an event to celebrate the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic teams on the South Lawn of the White House.
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by Virginia Heffernan

Hunter Biden is back, seven years drug-free, and spoiling for social media fights. He’s won kudos for his (only slightly creaky) clapbacks to his haters. “Hunter went from smoking crack to smoking MAGAs,” observed one fan last week. Last seen advising his father to defy common sense by staying in the 2024 pr…

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