Hunter Biden Calls Jake Tapper ‘A Complete and Utter A**hole’ Who Is ‘Full of F*cking Sh*t’

Former first son Hunter Biden called CNN’s Jake Tapper “a complete and utter a**hole” who is “full of f*cking sh*t” in Wednesday’s edition of The Don Lemon Show.

Biden joined former CNN star Don Lemon’s podcast to discuss a plethora of topics, including his father, former President Joe Biden. In 2025, along with Axios’ Alex Thompson, Tapper co-authored Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again.

“Were you friends with Jake Tapper?” Lemon asked the younger Biden on Wednesday.

“No,” he responded, while acknowledging he’s known Tapper “for 25 years.”

When Lemon questioned his feelings about Original Sin, Biden didn’t mince words, explaining:

Look, here’s what I’d like to say about that, is I think that, um, Jake is, um, a complete and utter, uh, a**hole. I think that he is, um, a really poor journalist, and beyond that, I don’t think he’s a very decent human being. As a person, I don’t like Jake. And so, I guess, what normally someone when asked a question like that, like me, is supposed to say is like, “Oh, well, you know, here’s how I feel about it.” I think he’s full of f*cking sh*t. That’s what I think.

“You think Jake Tapper’s full of sh*t?” Lemon clarified.

“I think he’s the Brick Tamland of his generation, yeah,” Biden doubled down, referencing a character from Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.

He went on, “What Jake espoused and has continued, and the way that he has spoken about me, the way he has spoken about my mother, the way that he has spoken about my father, the idea that I would tell you — and be full of sh*t like everybody else usually is, and say, ‘Well, you know, I’d like to respect Jake’s long career in journalism and, you know, he’s done good things before’ — you know what? I don’t have to say that. I’m not running for anything.”

In a statement to Mediaite, a CNN spokesperson said, “Jake Tapper is a respected journalist and his work speaks for itself. For decades, he has challenged and scrutinized those in power, regardless of party, ideology, or title. That’s the job, and he’s done it exceptionally well. These comments are frankly ridiculous and shouldn’t warrant news coverage.”

Watch the full clip above via @TheDonLemonShow on YouTube.

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