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Hunter Biden was furious with former President Barack Obama for bossing then-President Joe Biden behind the scenes at a June 2024 fundraiser, according to a new book by ABC News’ Jonathan Karl.
An excerpt from the book, obtained by Axios, details how the younger Biden believed Obama had disrespected and embarrassed the president.
“I almost jumped on stage and said, ‘Don’t you ever do that to the President of the United States again, ever,'” Hunter told Karl in an interview.
“The younger Biden insisted that his father was simply taking a little time to acknowledge the crowd. ‘I knew it was going to be a meme,’ Hunter recalled. ‘It really, really, really, really pissed me off,'” the book reads.
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President Obama takes President Biden by the wrist during a fundraising event before guiding him off stage. (Christopher Gardner via Storyful)
The incident was one of several that contributed to criticism that Biden was too old to hold office, a view shared by the vast majority of voters, according to polls at the time.
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The clip was just one of several from the final months of Biden’s presidency that showed an ally, aide or family member stepping in to apparently direct or guide Biden off a stage or during an event.
Former President Obama with his arm on President Biden’s back as they leave Los Angeles for a fundraiser. (Christopher Gardner via Storyful)
Obama’s incident came just days after Biden had to be redirected by another world leader at a G7 event in Italy. The former president was surrounded by other world leaders as he appeared to take a few steps away from the group.
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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni then walked over to the president, touched his right arm and redirected him to the group of world leaders.
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni leads President Biden at the G7 event. (Fox News/POOL)
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The White House at the time rejected the clip because of its “artificially narrow framing” that only made it appear as if Biden was distancing himself from the crowd.
Emma Colton of Fox News contributed to this report.
