Overview
- Hunter Biden told Jonathan Karl he almost jumped onstage to tell Barack Obama, “Don’t ever f‑‑king do that to the president of the United States again — ever.”
- The account appears in an excerpt from Karl’s upcoming book, reported by Axios, describing Hunter’s reaction to the June 2024 fundraiser clip.
- Hunter said he feared the footage would become a meme and argued his father had been pausing to acknowledge the crowd when Obama took his hand.
- The video from the Peacock Theater event went viral and was cited alongside other episodes that intensified scrutiny of Joe Biden’s age and fitness, which the White House previously pushed back on as narrowly framed.
- Hunter has separately criticized figures aligned with Obama’s circle, including George Clooney and former Obama aides, reflecting broader tensions over how the episode was portrayed.