Hunter Biden criticizes CNN anchor Tapper over Jill memoir

Hunter Biden, the son of former President Joe Biden, publicly criticized CNN anchor Jake Tapper on Wednesday, accusing him of unfairly targeting former First Lady Jill Biden while ignoring controversies involving the family of former President Donald Trump. The dispute followed Tapper's critical analysis of Jill Biden's new memoir, "View from the East Wing."

In a post on the social media platform X, Hunter Biden wrote that Tapper was focused on attacking his mother. He contrasted this focus with a list of allegations concerning Trump family members, including claims that Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are involved in a development project on protected land in Albania, that Donald Trump Jr. married the daughter of a banker linked to Jeffrey Epstein, and that a startup backed by a fund associated with him received a substantial Pentagon loan. He also mentioned Eric Trump in connection with an Israeli drone company.

The confrontation was sparked by Tapper's review of Jill Biden's book, published on CNN's platforms. In the memoir, the former first lady writes that her husband would have stepped down if he were incapable of performing his duties and that neither she nor his staff...