Hunter Biden for president? Stranger things have happened | Arwa Mahdawi

Once Republicans' favourite punchline, Joe Biden's son is now building an online following by trolling JD Vance, taunting Trump and embracing the absurdity of US politics

What sort of longshot candidate do we reckon is going to run for US president in 2028? The Rock? Kim Kardashian? Kermit the Frog? US politics has become so debased that being rich, famous and a natural-born citizen (sorry, Zohran Mamdani) now seem to be the only qualifications required for a job in the White House.

Which is why you shouldn't entirely write off murmurings that Hunter Biden might be interested in following in his daddy's presidential footsteps. When asked by a Fox News reporter about Hunter's 2028 odds last month, Donald Trump suggested Joe Biden's prodigal son might do well". If other basket case[s]" in the Democratic party could do well, Trump added, then Hunter probably had a shot. Various analysts appear to agree. Could Hunter Biden run for office? Don't rule it out," a recent Times headline blared. The article quotes a Biden biographer saying: With a character like Hunter Biden in a populist, social media-driven political environment, you have to never say never."