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SocialDemocrat61

(8,395 posts)
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 07:54 AM Jun 17

Hunter Biden responds to Chris Cillizza




Dear Chris,

I can start by telling you who my audience is not.

It is NOT you.

It is NOT the pundit class that rarely leaves the safety of its Georgetown cocktail parties.

It is NOT the chattering class who gets paid to pretend it knows the mind of the American people.

It is NOT for anyone who looks at everything through the lens of politics.

The people I am talking to are tired of the bullshit.

The people I want to speak with are the 50 million Americans still sick and suffering. The families fighting for the lives of the those they love.

Whether they are people living in the shame and fear of being canceled, or consumed by grief after the loss of someone they love, they are just looking for a slight glimmer of hope that they too can get back up again.

My audience is the people who feel unheard, unseen, and uninvited, just like me.

My audience also includes my perceived enemies, those pitted against me by you and your colleagues in the media. I want to meet them where they are and help build a bridge. A bridge built of that which connects all of us. That’s where we begin to actually heal.

And it’s not as if my intent is difficult to understand or discern. Just read and listen to what I have said on this platform, and the 18+ hours of unscripted pod casts I have done.

I think your shock as to why anyone would care says far more about you than it does about me. Take a look at the comments to your post.

And I also know this: people are tired of the bullshit. They’re tired of you and the chattering classes’ obsession with my family as Rome burns.

So instead of wondering why people care about what I have to say, Chris, maybe you should concern yourself with why no one cares anymore about what you and everyone you represent has to say.
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Hunter Biden responds to Chris Cillizza (Original Post) SocialDemocrat61 Jun 17 OP
Hunter Biden is all out of fucks................ Lovie777 Jun 17 #1
chris who? niyad Jun 17 #2
You are correct, Chris Nobody. dem4decades Jun 17 #4
Distant kin to David Nobody displacedvermoter Jun 17 #9
A distant cousin of Scott Asshole on CNN. dem4decades Jun 17 #28
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 17 #51
Came here to say just this relayerbob Jun 17 #14
Exactly, the same question should be put to himself. Bev54 Jun 17 #24
Ditto! KPN Jun 17 #43
Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 17 #50
I can't believe Cizilla asked this question Bluetus Jun 17 #32
Thank You Hunter Biden!! markie Jun 17 #3
I'd like to think that was a major butt hurt... Wuddles440 Jun 17 #5
Cilizza seems to have a chip on his shoulder nuxvomica Jun 17 #6
Not just the Bidens SocialDemocrat61 Jun 17 #10
But no problem with a Cha Jun 17 #39
Never cared about Hunter Biden... buzzycrumbhunger Jun 17 #7
Don't forget that he lost his mother and sister in a car accident when he was young. niyad Jun 17 #19
I would not characterize Hunter as a privileged asshole Skittles Jun 17 #55
Hunter certainly has a way with words PatSeg Jun 17 #8
Agree with you about hiis memoir. niyad Jun 17 #17
And now we can see that he is truly PatSeg Jun 17 #25
Wholeheartedly agree!!!! happy feet Jun 17 #47
He really blew me away PatSeg Jun 17 #54
Whoa! Go Hunter! Joinfortmill Jun 17 #11
Chris Cillizza is just butthurt because more people want to hear from Hunter Biden than from Chris Cillizza. (nt) thesquanderer Jun 17 #12
Hunter speaks for me ABC123Easy Jun 17 #13
Does Cillizza admonish Don Jr. whenever he posts one of his stupidities? sop Jun 17 #15
Of course not. niyad Jun 17 #18
Gargantuan K & R democrank Jun 17 #16
Brilliant LuvLoogie Jun 17 #20
A Theme Most Beautiful: Redemption. HuntedAndFound lostnfound Jun 17 #21
Chris has always reminded me of a pathetic kid City Lights Jun 17 #22
Hunter Biden is AMAZING. Love what he's doing. His book is also great. LymphocyteLover Jun 17 #23
This man relogic Jun 17 #26
Well said dlk Jun 17 #27
MAN! Hunter Biden can bring it! I'm here for it. Carry on Hunter. joanbarnes Jun 17 #29
Chris Cillizza deserved every word of that verbal trashing Quiet Em Jun 17 #30
Why the fuck would Cillizza say something like that? SpankMe Jun 17 #31
because it really, REALLY chaps their hide Skittles Jun 17 #38
Funny I'd totally forgotten chris cillizza... Faux pas Jun 17 #33
Same here n/t BaronChocula Jun 17 #35
Cizilla: "I don't want it, therefore no one wants it." Beartracks Jun 17 #34
Why does he even care? BaronChocula Jun 17 #36
PREACH IT, BROTHER HUNTER Skittles Jun 17 #37
Dear Chris: Fuck off. Sincerely, the Democratic Party AZLD4Candidate Jun 17 #40
I'll always have a soft spot for Jandsome Joe, but ... 11 Bravo Jun 17 #41
SocialDemocrat61............. Upthevibe Jun 17 #42
I had literally never heard of Cillizza until now. cab67 Jun 17 #44
I am so happy that Hunter Biden is speaking out and especially madibella Jun 17 #45
Chris Cilliza just got ETHERED by Hunter. spudspud Jun 17 #46
JFC! I hope Hunter is writing his own stuff. Buddyzbuddy Jun 17 #48
This message was self-deleted by its author Buddyzbuddy Jun 17 #49
Chris Cillizza is one of the few political podcasters who doesn't pander to anybody. everyonematters Jun 17 #52
Makes me wish I still had Twitter so I could like Hunter's post and read the replies! 50 Shades Of Blue Jun 17 #53
That was an excellent, well thought out response canetoad Jun 17 #56
Who's Chris Cillizza? Bluepinky Jun 18 #57
I'm over Hunter Biden iemanja Jun 18 #58

Lovie777

(24,518 posts)
1. Hunter Biden is all out of fucks................
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 08:00 AM
Jun 17

GQP tormented the Biden family for years and still doing so.....................

The dick pictures was over the top.

dem4decades

(14,661 posts)
4. You are correct, Chris Nobody.
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 08:16 AM
Jun 17

He is related to Bill Nobody that has a show on Friday nights.

Response to dem4decades (Reply #4)

Bev54

(13,557 posts)
24. Exactly, the same question should be put to himself.
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 10:35 AM
Jun 17

Who cares about his re-emergence? Nobody. I would much rather hear from Hunter than him, never liked him when he was on CNN, don't like him now.

Response to KPN (Reply #43)

Bluetus

(3,312 posts)
32. I can't believe Cizilla asked this question
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 12:09 PM
Jun 17

I mean, he's a whole lot less relevant to notional news than Hunter Biden is.

Probably 50% of the country can say who Hunter Biden is.

It couldn't be 1 in 1000 who has ever heard of this Cizilla character.

Wuddles440

(2,169 posts)
5. I'd like to think that was a major butt hurt...
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 08:16 AM
Jun 17

for Chrisie Poo, but he most likely lost him after "Dear Chris".

nuxvomica

(14,384 posts)
6. Cilizza seems to have a chip on his shoulder
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 08:22 AM
Jun 17

He was one of the chattering class that was vehement about Biden stepping down in 2024 and doesn't want to hear anything from the Bidens. So what's bothering him? Maybe all the negative opinion press at that time helped Trump defeat Harris. Maybe he feels a little bit responsible for all that has happened since.

SocialDemocrat61

(8,395 posts)
10. Not just the Bidens
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 08:58 AM
Jun 17

He has a real problem with Democrats. He was fired from the Washington Post for a sexist video attacking Hillary Clinton.

Cha

(321,559 posts)
39. But no problem with a
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 02:28 PM
Jun 17

Homicidal maniacal-Pedophile?

Someone has to be really dense to ask an insulting question like that on a world platform.

Just thought he'd pile on the anti-Hunter Biden bandwagon?

TY!

buzzycrumbhunger

(2,395 posts)
7. Never cared about Hunter Biden...
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 08:23 AM
Jun 17

Just another privileged white dude who was rich enough to buy drugs and whatever because of the family he was born into.

But *this* Hunter Biden? I’m really digging the shitposter. ‘Bout time someone fearlessly stood up to the fascists and their enablers. A+

niyad

(135,333 posts)
19. Don't forget that he lost his mother and sister in a car accident when he was young.
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 09:52 AM
Jun 17

Both he and Beau were injured. We do not know what kind of marks that left.

Skittles

(173,633 posts)
55. I would not characterize Hunter as a privileged asshole
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 11:32 PM
Jun 17

when he was two he lost his mother and his sister, and he was always plagued by self-doubt.....I know this because I read his book - I think it is admirable he owned up to his addiction and the toll it took on his family and has come out on top (with the never-wavering support of his wonderful family)

PatSeg

(54,040 posts)
8. Hunter certainly has a way with words
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 08:29 AM
Jun 17

His memoir "Beautiful Things" was remarkable and heart wrenching. Nothing I have ever read captured the experience of being an addict quite like Hunter did. It took a lot of tissue to get through it though.

PatSeg

(54,040 posts)
25. And now we can see that he is truly
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 10:35 AM
Jun 17

a very talented writer and he is using his skill very effectively.

PatSeg

(54,040 posts)
54. He really blew me away
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 09:16 PM
Jun 17

And now I'm so glad to see him out there being outspoken. He is really hard to ignore.

thesquanderer

(13,171 posts)
12. Chris Cillizza is just butthurt because more people want to hear from Hunter Biden than from Chris Cillizza. (nt)
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 09:05 AM
Jun 17

democrank

(12,735 posts)
16. Gargantuan K & R
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 09:48 AM
Jun 17

Three cheers for Hunter and his plain talk honesty. I’m so fed up with the Beltway point of view.

lostnfound

(17,711 posts)
21. A Theme Most Beautiful: Redemption. HuntedAndFound
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 09:53 AM
Jun 17

It’s ironic how ready these right wingers are to toss people permanently on the trash heap of history, regardless of what they’ve been through or how far they’ve come.

Arrogance breaks laws and hearts —crimes against others — but it also disconnects us from the deep waters of our own humanity, a crime against oneself. To see one’s flaws is humbling. To see someone who was so lost rediscover the path — to decency, to joy, to their own humanity — is a cause for rejoicing.

City Lights

(26,175 posts)
22. Chris has always reminded me of a pathetic kid
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 09:54 AM
Jun 17

in HS always longing to sit with the "popular kids" at lunch.

relogic

(388 posts)
26. This man
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 10:44 AM
Jun 17

gets my vote for the definition of redemption-not the evangelical type that overlooks only the evils of their own klan while crucifying the people not them.

I like those who are really captured by the fervor of speaking truth to power. You go, Hunter. You speak for me.

dlk

(13,446 posts)
27. Well said
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 10:45 AM
Jun 17

Cilllizza is the classic supercilious pundit endemic of the rot in Washington that is tearing apart our country.

Bravo to Hunter for speaking up on his own behalf and on the behalf of millions of Americans who are routinely marginalized and ignored by Cillizza and his ilk.

Quiet Em

(3,243 posts)
30. Chris Cillizza deserved every word of that verbal trashing
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 11:07 AM
Jun 17

I thought Chris got fired from CNN. Why is this guy even still around. Chris has always been nothing but a shit stirrer.

SpankMe

(3,807 posts)
31. Why the fuck would Cillizza say something like that?
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 12:09 PM
Jun 17

It's an utterly pointless statement. People can go online and say anything they want. One doesn't have to be asked for their opinions before they proffer them.

"Who asked for this? Who wants it?" What an asshole. I'd like Cillizza to answer the question of who asked for his opinions.

Skittles

(173,633 posts)
38. because it really, REALLY chaps their hide
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 02:07 PM
Jun 17

Hunter has been a political football punted around by rightwing assholes for years - they expected him to hide in the shadow in shame - instead, he did the right thing - bided his time, wrote a book and then when MAGAt world started its inevitable derailment, he POUNCED......not only is it excellent timing, he's GREAT at what he is doing. LOVE IT.

Faux pas

(16,608 posts)
33. Funny I'd totally forgotten chris cillizza...
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 01:20 PM
Jun 17

why is he crawling out from under his rock now? I'll forget him again, right after I hit post.

Beartracks

(14,742 posts)
34. Cizilla: "I don't want it, therefore no one wants it."
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 01:28 PM
Jun 17

Trump: "I didn't know Puerto Rico was an island, therefore no one knew Puerto Rico was an island."

It's a pattern among Republicans.

==============

BaronChocula

(4,975 posts)
36. Why does he even care?
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 01:38 PM
Jun 17

Maybe it's because Cillizza's been demoted to blogger and needs to rustle up some attention by creating drama by cynically misrepresenting the motivations of someone who has done a lot of work on redeeming themselves after being dragged in the media for the damage he's done mostly to himself. No one in any future election cycle is going to figure Hunter Biden into their vote. What people are concerned about are things Cillizza isn't talking about in this bitchy little clip. But Chris probably has no new take on any of that so he throws Hunter in the mix to try to stand out. Just strange.

11 Bravo

(24,373 posts)
41. I'll always have a soft spot for Jandsome Joe, but ...
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 04:30 PM
Jun 17

Hunter is well on the way to becoming my favorite Biden.

madibella

(211 posts)
45. I am so happy that Hunter Biden is speaking out and especially
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 05:49 PM
Jun 17

That he is defending his father.
I love that he is unburdened and speaks his mind and gives his father the recognition and praise that he so deserves.
He’s exactly right.

Buddyzbuddy

(3,047 posts)
48. JFC! I hope Hunter is writing his own stuff.
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 06:43 PM
Jun 17

Drugs or not, that is somebody I can get behind. Please, please, please be real and don't ever use that crap again. Here's your chance, hold on like your life depends on it. Because it might. I give credit to Joe and Jill for the good stuff. Both hands man, hold on with both hands.

Response to SocialDemocrat61 (Original post)

everyonematters

(4,313 posts)
52. Chris Cillizza is one of the few political podcasters who doesn't pander to anybody.
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 07:48 PM
Jun 17

Why he is picking a beef with Hunter Biden, I don't know.

canetoad

(21,217 posts)
56. That was an excellent, well thought out response
Wed Jun 17, 2026, 11:44 PM
Jun 17

To a snappy, snarky, sound-bite type post. I like the way Hunter takes the time to expound on his thoughts - something that is becoming very rare these days.

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