In a rare moment of candor, Hunter Biden has confirmed what many suspected but few dared say outright: he once angrily told CNN’s Jake Tapper to “go f—k” himself while enduring one of the darkest periods of his life—the death of his brother, Beau Biden.
Hunter, 55, didn’t shy away from the explosive revelation during a recent interview with Breaker, confirming a long-running feud with the liberal media figure, who has consistently denied harassing him.
“It would be impossible to forget or misremember something that upsetting and out of line during one of the toughest moments of my life,” Hunter said on Wednesday. “It happened. I was furious.”
The drama unfolded back in 2015 when Tapper reportedly bombarded Hunter with calls as his brother Beau was battling brain cancer at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. According to multiple sources cited by Breaker, Tapper even called from a blocked number, pushing Hunter to the edge. When Hunter finally answered, he unleashed the now infamous rebuke: “Go f—k yourself, Jake.”
For years, the feud simmered in whispers, until a tense face-to-face encounter at the 2018 Super Bowl in Minneapolis ignited rumors of an ongoing personal clash. Witnesses told Puck that Hunter put an arm around Tapper’s shoulders and warned him, “I would knock you out” if they weren’t in a public setting.
Tapper vehemently denies the early phone harassment, calling it a “patently false lie,” and claims he never had Hunter’s phone number or contacted the family during such a sensitive time.
“At no point in my life have I ever called Hunter Biden — I’ve never even had his phone number,” Tapper said. He acknowledged the Super Bowl incident but insists it was about coverage Hunter disliked concerning his personal troubles, including his divorce and drug use—not the family tragedy.
A spokesperson for Tapper went further, questioning the logic of the feud:
“The idea that Jake could do something so heartless — and yet the Bidens would subsequently offer him multiple sit-down interviews as well as agree to him moderating the debate, all without anyone hearing about it until now — completely defies logic.”
Yet, the tension between Hunter and Tapper reveals the complicated relationship between the Biden family and the left-leaning media. Just days before Hunter’s admission, Tapper co-authored a book with Axios’ Alex Thompson detailing President Joe Biden’s cognitive decline—and didn’t hold back on his harsh assessment of Hunter.
In an interview promoting the book, Tapper called Hunter “sleazy,” “demonstrably unethical,” and prone to “horrible decisions.” He criticized Hunter’s personal life, recounting scandals that have long plagued the Biden family, including allegations of drug use and infidelity.
“After his brother died, he cheated on his wife with his brother’s widow and then got her addicted to crack. That’s just one thing I could say,” Tapper said bluntly.
This raw, no-holds-barred glimpse into the Biden family drama shines a light on the messiness behind the polished political image. It also underscores the friction between the Bidens and their media handlers—especially when stories get too close to uncomfortable truths.
For conservatives watching this unfold, it’s a reminder that the Biden saga is as much about personal scandal and media spin as it is about policy. Hunter Biden’s explosive outburst and the ensuing media circus only deepen the distrust in the so-called “mainstream” press’s portrayal of the First Family.
In the end, it’s clear that behind the scenes, tensions run high—and even the most polished media personalities can’t escape the fallout.
