{"id":14415,"date":"2026-07-23T08:24:39","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T03:24:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14415"},"modified":"2026-07-23T08:24:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T03:24:39","slug":"hunter-biden-calls-jake-tapper-complete-and-utter-ahole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=14415","title":{"rendered":"Hunter Biden Calls Jake Tapper \u2018Complete and Utter A**hole\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hunter Biden UNFILTERED on His Father, MAGA &amp; All the Secrets Behind the Scenes!\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gw4WMj0veE0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Former first son <strong>Hunter Biden<\/strong> called CNN\u2019s <strong>Jake Tapper<\/strong> \u201ca complete and utter a**hole\u201d who is \u201cfull of f*cking sh*t\u201d in Wednesday\u2019s edition of <em>The Don Lemon Show<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Biden joined former CNN star <strong>Don Lemon\u2019s<\/strong> podcast to discuss a plethora of topics, including his father, former President <strong>Joe Biden<\/strong>. In 2025, along with Axios\u2019 <strong>Alex Thompson<\/strong>, Tapper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/media\/podcasts\/jake-tapper-and-alex-thompson-on-explosive-biden-book-media-cover-up-and-why-the-view-wont-have-them-on-air\/\">co-authored<\/a> <em>Original Sin: President Biden\u2019s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWere you friends with Jake Tapper?\u201d Lemon asked the younger Biden on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d he responded, while acknowledging he\u2019s known Tapper \u201cfor 25 years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Lemon questioned his feelings about <em>Original Sin<\/em>, Biden didn\u2019t mince words, explaining:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Look, here\u2019s what I\u2019d like to say about that, is I think that, um, Jake is, um, a complete and utter, uh, a**hole. I think that he is, um, a really poor journalist, and beyond that, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s a very decent human being. As a person, I don\u2019t like Jake. And so, I guess, what normally someone when asked a question like that, like me, is supposed to say is like, \u201cOh, well, you know, here\u2019s how I feel about it.\u201d I think he\u2019s full of f*cking sh*t. That\u2019s what I think.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYou think Jake Tapper\u2019s full of sh*t?\u201d Lemon clarified.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think he\u2019s the Brick Tamland of his generation, yeah,\u201d Biden doubled down, referencing a character from <em>Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He went on, \u201cWhat Jake espoused and has continued, and the way that he has spoken about me, the way he has spoken about my mother, the way that he has spoken about my father, the idea that I would tell you \u2014 and be full of sh*t like everybody else usually is, and say, \u2018Well, you know, I\u2019d like to respect Jake\u2019s long career in journalism and, you know, he\u2019s done good things before\u2019 \u2014 you know what? I don\u2019t have to say that. I\u2019m not running for anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement to Mediaite, a CNN spokesperson said, \u201cJake Tapper is a respected journalist and his work speaks for itself. For decades, he has challenged and scrutinized those in power, regardless of party, ideology, or title. That\u2019s the job, and he\u2019s done it exceptionally well. These comments are frankly ridiculous and shouldn\u2019t warrant news coverage.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Watch the full clip above <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Gw4WMj0veE0?t=1794\">via<\/a> @TheDonLemonShow on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>New: The Mediaite One-Sheet &#8220;Newsletter of Newsletters&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediaite.com\/subscribe\">Subscribe now!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\nn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\ndocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former first son Hunter Biden called CNN\u2019s Jake Tapper \u201ca complete and utter a**hole\u201d who is \u201cfull of f*cking sh*t\u201d in Wednesday\u2019s edition of The Don Lemon Show. 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