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Hunter Biden is likely to make a successful bid for the White House despite his shaky past, given the recent support of other congressional candidates by Democrats, President Donald Trump said Thursday.
Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump was asked by Fox News White House reporter Peter Doocy about Biden – the son of former President Joe Biden – running for president in 2028. This happened after the younger Biden responded to a parody account on X calling him the 2028 Democratic presidential nominee.
“You would think that the past has something to do with winning an election. And I would say that the past is not a big deal,” Trump said.
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Hunter Biden and former President Donald Trump are shown in separate photos. On Thursday, Trump said that Biden could mount a successful campaign for the presidency given the candidates for Congress supported by Democrats. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images and Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“Well, if the guy from Maine can do well, I think Hunter can do well, too, because the guy from Maine is a basket case,” Trump said, referring to Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner. “And I would say the worst of him is someone from Texas like Alfred E. Neuman,” referring to Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico.
Platner, a Marine veteran who has emerged as one of the group’s fastest-rising politicians, has come under fire for controversies ranging from sexually graphic messages and offensive posts on social media to Nazi-linked graffiti and campaign staff unrest.
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The candidate for the Democratic Alliance who wants to resign Sen. Susan Collins in Maine admitted to having sex with multiple women after marrying her husband two years ago, according to a report. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Despite the criticism, Platner has retained the support of prominent Democrats, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sens. Bernie Sanders, Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
In Texas, Talarico has drawn backlash from conservative opponents for his use of a religious background, such as when he said “God is not a binary person” during a 2021 debate in the Texas Legislature. In addition, he has previously stated that there are six biological sexes and talked about the radicalization of white men in an old social media post.
The face of Alfred E. Neuman, left, greets attendees at Comic-Con International at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif., in July 2017. At right is state representative James Talarico, a Texas Democrat running for US Senate. (Kevin Sullivan/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images; Mark Felix/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Hunter Biden’s controversies include his foreign business dealings, convictions for tax evasion and illegal possession of a weapon, and drug addiction.
Fox News Digital’s Amanda Macias contributed to this report.
