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Hunter Biden Gives Candid Interview with Candace Owens

Published 28 May 2026

Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, sat for a nearly two-hour interview with conservative commentator Candace Owens, a conversation released on Thursday that marked a stark departure from years of public acrimony. The discussion, filmed at Owens’s home studio in Nashville, covered topics including addiction, political controversies, and personal faith, and was characterized by moments of unexpected candor and reconciliation.

The interview opened with Owens directly asking Biden about cocaine discovered in the White House in 2023. Biden denied it was his, stating he had been sober since 2019 and was not present in the area where the substance was found. The conversation then turned to Biden’s struggles with addiction, which he addressed with notable bluntness. He acknowledged Owens’s past attacks, telling her, “I’ve heard you call me a crackhead many times. And the truth of it is I was a crackhead.” He described consuming a handle of vodka daily alongside crack cocaine during his lowest period, which he linked to the death of his brother Beau in 2015.

In a striking moment, Owens apologized for her role in publicly mocking his addiction. “I feel terrible,” she said,...

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