President Joe Biden revealed on Sunday that Hunter, his son’s forthcoming book, had given him hope that he was ‘son’s back’ after a long battle with drug abuse.
The president became emotional in an interview with CBS News that aired Sunday before the Super Bowl when the conversation turned to Hunter’s upcoming memoirs.
“The honesty with which he stepped forward and talked about the issue. And the hope that it gave me hope to read it,” Biden said.
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Hunter Biden (51) plans to publish his memoir entitled “Beautiful Things” on April 6 through Gallery Books, a print by Simon & Schuster.
The book was acquired in the fall of 2019, Associated Press reports, and will focus on Hunter’s public battle with drug abuse dating back to his 2014 dismissal from the Navy Reserve due to a positive cocaine test. His finances are currently being investigated by the Department of Justice.
This cover image released by Gallery Books shows a memoir of ‘Beautiful Things’ by Hunter Biden. Biden, the son of President Joe Biden and an ongoing target for conservatives, has a memoir that appears on April 6th.
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Biden said the story of his son is more common than many believe.
“You know, I’m betting there’s no family you know who does not have someone in the family who has had drug or alcohol problems,” he told Norah O’Donnell.
Hunter’s scandals have long been a target of former President Trump. His foreign business dealings were under the biggest focus last year, and this raised important questions for his father’s presidential bid.
The president came to his son’s defense during a presidential debate with Trump last season, claiming that “My son, like many people, like many people you know at home, had a drug problem. He passed it. “He worked on it,” Biden said, “and I’m proud of him. I’m proud of my son.”
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In a snippet released by Gallery, the younger Biden writes in his book, “I come from a family forged by tragedies and bound by a remarkable, unbreakable love.”
Sources tell the Daily Mail that Hunter is likely to receive an advance of up to $ 2 million and could earn millions more if he allows his life story to be filmed.