Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, used the Fourth of July to fire a sharp critique at President Donald Trump and his family, accusing them of turning the White House into a family business that would make King George III blush.
In a post on X on Sunday, Hunter invoked the 250th anniversary of American independence to argue that the Trumps have blurred the line between public office and private enrichment. "I hope everyone had a great 4th of July," he wrote. "250 years ago we declared independence from a king who ran the colonies as a family business. In just 18 months the Trumps have made King George look like an amateur."
Hunter didn't just throw out a vague accusation. He listed specific examples: a $620 million Pentagon loan to a company backed by a firm owned by Donald Trump Jr., military contracts awarded to companies linked to Trump family members, a Kazakhstan mining project supported by U.S. government financing, and Jared Kushner's investment fund, which he said received billions from Gulf governments. He also criticized Trump-linked cryptocurrency ventures, claiming they generated billions while investors suffered losses. "The money didn't grow. It simply moved from the subjects pockets to the crown's coffers," he wrote.
Hunter contrasted his own legal scrutiny with what he described as a lack of investigations into the Trump family. "For six years they've asked Where's Hunter? What about the laptop? Wrong questions. The right one is 250 years old. Does America belong to a family?" He concluded with a sarcastic jab: "They've given their answer. Long live the King."
Hunter wasn't alone in his criticism. Democratic senators piled on. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) accused Trump of prioritizing his family's crypto business over lowering costs for Americans, linking his support for stablecoin legislation to the launch of USD1 by World Liberty Financial, which includes his sons as co-founders. Adam Schiff (D-Calif) mocked Trump over alleged misuse of taxpayer funds, sarcastically calling a reported $600 million government-linked benefit to a Trump family company a "wedding present" for Donald Trump Jr. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) alleged the Trump family earned billions from presidency-linked business activity, including crypto ventures, estimating those gains at roughly $4 billion.
The post has reignited debate over the intersection of politics and family business, a theme that's been central to both Biden and Trump narratives. Whether you see it as a fair critique or political theater, Hunter's message landed with the force of a firecracker on a holiday meant to celebrate independence from exactly the kind of dynastic rule he's warning about.
