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Adam Gabbatt in New York

Hunter Biden’s funny, honest X posts win fans – even Republicans

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Hunter Biden outside court in Wilmington, Delaware, in June 2024. Photograph: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

It’s been quite the journey for Hunter Biden. In the space of a few weeks, the former first son has gone from a man seen as a political liability to an unlikely galvanizing force within the Democratic party, through his emergence on social media as a mental health advocate, razzer of Republicans, and working-class whisperer.

In the process Biden has switched from the GOP’s bete noire to, actually, someone that a fair number of Republican voters seem to like.

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