Column By Mike Bibb
“We need vibrant immigration. But we don’t want immigrants that are coming here illegally, draining us of resources, and being prioritized above people that are actual, literal heroes, that are still recovering from 21, 20 years of endless war — or anybody else in our society.”
— Hunter Biden speaking on the Shawn Ryan Show, Dec. 22, 2025.
In a lengthy interview with podcaster Shawn Ryan, 55-year-old Hunter Biden unexpectedly announced his dad really did mess up several important decisions during his term as President. Principally, his open borders chaos and the Afghanistan military withdrawal fiasco.
Both will remain forever two of the most botched decisions made during Joe Biden’s bumbling Presidency.
There were many others, of course, but in terms of absolute incompetency, the four years of unchecked damage inflicted upon the nation by willfully allowing millions of undocumented immigrants — from every part of the globe — to randomly cross our southern boundary and proceed to wherever they wished, will be a lasting hallmark of Joe’s pathetic administration.
The breakdown of military protocols during the Afghanistan departure, directed by Joe in his role as Commander-in-Chief, was astounding and a vivid example of a lack of leadership and Presidential expertise.
In both the border and Afghan pullouts, Joe was way over his head and, as we’ve now seen, exhibited total confusion and failed skills, resulting in our current efforts to clean up the piles of crap he’s left behind.
There was the multi-billion-dollar Ukrainian war-support policy he was constantly pushing, the mystery of his COVID-19 health appointees and their incredibly stupid management directives, the subsequent rise in inflation to its highest level in several decades, and a nonchalant attitude towards other social and economic issues.
Not to mention his family’s alleged involvement in foreign intrigues, resulting in millions of tax-sheltered, unreported dollars.
And let’s not forget his administration’s intentional hounding of Donald J. Trump, in which Joe’s Department of Justice deployed the FBI to raid Trump’s home in Florida, followed by numerous accusations and lawsuits.
For what, as an example of Joe’s contorted sense of legal fairness and Presidential power? Then, as later, he was clueless about what was going on within his own justice department.
Remember, he barely made it out of law school, graduating near the bottom of his class. To be suddenly elevated to the pinnacle of elective authority must have challenged Joe’s understanding.
Yet, Trump was reelected President, and Joe’s gone home after a single term. Thanks, in large part, to the Democratic National Committee pulling him from the 2024 campaign because of his apparent mental deterioration and fouled-up effectiveness as President.
To that extent, his own son is now publicly announcing that Joe made numerous mistakes and wasn’t always at the top of his game.
Actually, it hasn’t been factually established that Joe was ever in the game.
Not exactly headline news to anyone who’s been watching him for the past several years — or several decades. Since being elected President in 2020 — the zenith of his 50-year career in politics — it’s been a steady decline into near oblivion.
Sadly, his various mental and physical health issues were intentionally withheld from public scrutiny, even when he was campaigning for a second term.
However, the cat was let out of the bag when his disastrous televised debate with Donald Trump went viral. His mumbling and stumbling were exposed to the whole world.
Amazingly, liberal Hollywood had to admit it was time for Joe to enjoy the fruits of his retirement. An opinion piece by actor George Clooney in the New York Times greatly influenced party supporters, who believed Joe’s time in D.C. was winding down. He needed to be replaced before the ’24 November election.
Many people recognized something was wrong, but the White House would never admit to it. Until, finally, the obvious could no longer be suppressed: Joe needed help, not reelection.
To fill the void, Vice President Kamala Harris was hurried to the head of the line of Democratic Presidential contenders—a hasty choice with a disappointing ending.
His final act as President was pardoning hundreds of people of alleged and proven
offenses, including those involving members of his own family, opened the eyes of many people to the self-serving interests and corruption of the Bidens.
Hunter’s hypocrisy is an excellent example. During the Shawn Ryan interview, Hunter admitted he was millions of dollars in debt and had no idea how he would repay it.
Strange. Isn’t this the same guy who was selling his dopy paintings for thousands of dollars apiece not too long ago? Was heralded as a rising star in the exclusive artistry arena? A public example of how a once down-and-out dope dude could shake off the chains of addiction, recenter his life more purposefully, and show the world he really didn’t need dad’s political influence to make it on his own?
A true rags-to-riches-to-rags American success story. And, it worked — at least until dad was no longer President.
It’s reasonable to assume a “GoFundMe” account could be an option in the near future.
Not sure how IRS regs apply. Then again, maybe Hunter’s pardon covers that, too!
The opinions expressed in this editorial are those of the author.
