Hunter Biden blames Joe's debate performance on Ambien
In a podcast interview released Monday, the onetime first son said former President Joe Biden was likely exhausted from the rigors of world travel ahead of the June clash that led to his pulling the plug on his reelection campaign.
'He flew around the world. He's 81 years old. He's tired,' Hunter Biden said. 'They give him Ambien to be able to sleep, and he gets up on the stage and looks like a deer in the headlights.'
Joe Biden's doctors never listed Ambien, a common sleep aid, as a medication he was given.
The interview with YouTube personality Andrew Callaghan was released on the one-year anniversary of Joe Biden ending his bid to win four more years in the White House, a decision that came amid disastrous political fallout from the debate.
Hunter Biden also denied any involvement in the discovery of a baggie of cocaine that was left in a White House security cubby in 2023, insisting he has been sober since 2019 after a well-documented battle with cocaine and other substance abuse.
'I have not touched a drop of alcohol or a drug, and I'm incredibly proud of that,' he said.
FBI Director Kash Patel has named the incident as one of several Biden-era investigations that he intends to revisit.
President Trump publicly said he suspected Hunter Biden could be responsible, although no evidence has ever surfaced.
Hunter Biden was pardoned by his father last December, just a few weeks before Joe Biden left the White House in January.
He was facing prison time after being convicted on federal gun charges related to his drug use in June 2024 and later pleading guilty to tax charges.
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