Jake Tapper unloads on Hunter Biden as 'demonstrably unethical, sleazy and prone to horrible decisions'

CNN’s Jake Tapper had harsh words for Hunter Biden portion discussing the behind-the-scenes cover-up of erstwhile President Joe Biden's intelligence diminution with Katie Couric connected Tuesday.

Tapper appeared with Axios newsman Alex Thompson connected Couric’s podcast "Next Question" to chat astir their publication "Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again."

While talking astir the Biden family, Tapper said helium recovered that Hunter had an undue magnitude of power successful the White House, "almost similar a main of staff."

"It’s bizarre due to the fact that I deliberation helium is provably, demonstrably unethical, sleazy and prone to horrible decisions," Tapper said.

CNN big Jake Tapper discussed his caller publication "Original Sin" with Katie Couric connected Tuesday, which helium co-authored with Alex Thompson. (Screenshot/"Next Question with Katie Couric")

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"Tell maine however you truly feel," Couric remarked.

He continued, "Just look astatine the record: aft his member died, helium cheated connected his woman with his brother’s widow and past got her addicted to crack. That’s conscionable 1 happening I could say. I don’t person a batch of idiosyncratic respect for him…I hardly person ever met him. I’ve met him similar erstwhile oregon twice."

By contrast, Tapper said that helium had known Biden’s different lad Beau earlier his decease and considered him an upstanding citizen. Beau was the heir evident to the Biden governmental dynasty, serving arsenic Delaware's lawyer wide from 2007 until his decease from crab successful 2015, erstwhile helium was a campaigner for governor.

"But Hunter is not [everything Beau was], and the thought of letting him thrust the household car, arsenic it were, is conscionable really, truly questionable," Tapper said.

Tapper and Axios' Alex Thompson said Hunter had overwhelming power implicit decisions successful the Biden administration. (ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Both Tapper and Thompson remarked connected however protecting Hunter from ineligible consequences was apt 1 of the factors successful the determination for Biden to tally for a 2nd term. Thompson added that helium believed Hunter astatine times abused their relationship.

Tapper had initially been reluctant to code issues surrounding Hunter Biden earlier Biden’s archetypal term, calling immoderate of the allegations against him "too disgusting" to repeat connected CNN successful 2020.

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However, by 2023, Tapper had begun to aggressively onslaught the Biden medication regarding Hunter and his questionable overseas concern deals. 

Tapper began criticizing Hunter Biden's questionable overseas deals successful 2023 contempt calling allegations against Hunter Biden "too disgusting" to amusement connected CNN successful 2020. (Photo by Taylor Hill/WireImage | Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

"Look, I mean, Hunter Biden is who helium is. It's beauteous wide who helium is," Tapper said successful 2023. "In summation to being an addict, he's a feline who ethically has - determination person been questions raised astir his behavior, and I deliberation it's worthy covering."

He besides attacked Biden for lying astir his claims that helium would not pardon Hunter lone to bash truthful successful the last weeks of his term.

Fox News Digital reached retired to a typical for Hunter Biden for comment, but did not instantly perceive back. 

Hunter Biden separately blasted Tapper successful an interview with Breaker connected Wednesday, saying helium was "furious" with the CNN big for reaching retired to him repeatedly portion Beau was dying successful pursuit of a scoop astir the situation. Breaker besides reported that Tapper and Hunter Biden had an aggravated confrontation astatine the Super Bowl successful 2018.

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A spokesperson for Tapper denied helium had acted thoughtlessly astir Beau Biden's death, noting Tapper was subsequently offered interviews with the president and co-moderated the 2024 debate.