Overview
- Hunter Biden told Jonathan Karl he almost jumped onstage to tell Barack Obama to never do that to the president again after the June 2024 moment.
- The incident occurred at the Peacock Theater in Hollywood following a conversation with Jimmy Kimmel, when Obama took Joe Biden’s hand and they walked off together.
- The clip went viral and was widely presented as reinforcing questions about Joe Biden’s acuity and stamina.
- Karl’s account appears in his upcoming book, “Retribution: Donald Trump and the Campaign That Changed America,” which is slated for release next Tuesday.
- Hunter Biden said he knew the moment would become a meme and that it “really, really, really, really” angered him, while former press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre’s new book says she observed no decline in Biden.