There are moments in politics when the spin machine finally overheats, smoke starts pouring out, and someone forgets to stay on message—and this time, that someone was Hunter Biden. In a sprawling, five-hour sit-down on the Shawn Ryan Show, the president’s son did the unthinkable: he told the truth. Not the carefully manicured, press-release version of truth. The blunt, unsanitized kind. Hunter didn’t just nibble around the edges—he flatly called his father’s Afghanistan withdrawal an “obvious f—ing failure,” which is political shorthand for everything conservatives said turned out to be right.
Afghanistan: The Disaster Everyone Was Told Not to Notice
Hunter’s comments landed like a sledgehammer because they validated what Gold Star families, veterans, and critics were saying from day one: the withdrawal from Afghanistan wasn’t merely imperfect—it was catastrophically botched. Thirteen U.S. service members were killed at Abbey Gate. More than 180 Afghans lost their lives. Billions in U.S. military equipment fell into Taliban hands. And the world watched America stumble off the global stage in real time. Hunter tried to cushion the blow by blaming “the way it was executed” and gesturing vaguely at generals, but then accidentally committed a political sin—he admitted that “the buck stops with him,” meaning Joe Biden. Accountability, it turns out, exists—just several years too late to matter.
Accountability, Eventually… After the Damage Is Done
That’s the recurring theme here: delayed honesty. Hunter Biden didn’t discover the Afghanistan disaster yesterday. He didn’t wake up suddenly shocked that Marines died or that the Taliban ended up better armed than some NATO allies. This was all painfully obvious in 2021. But back then, criticism was dismissed as partisan hysteria, unpatriotic noise, or misinformation. Now that elections have passed, reputations are in ruins, and history is writing its verdict, now we’re allowed to call it what it was. Conservatives don’t need validation—but it’s remarkable how often it arrives after the body count is finalized.
Even the Border Gets a Rare Moment of Honesty
As if that weren’t enough, Hunter wandered even further off the approved talking points and took a swipe at his father’s immigration record. He acknowledged that illegal immigration drains resources and unfairly prioritizes non-citizens over Americans—particularly veterans still recovering from two decades of war. Read that again slowly: the president’s son just described the border crisis using language Republicans have been shouted down for using years. Suddenly, it’s “common sense” when it comes from a Biden. Funny how that works. The same policies that were once defended as compassionate are now being quietly admitted as destructive—just not by the people who enacted them.
“Leaving Was Right”—Sure, If You Ignore Reality
Hunter tried to salvage the narrative by insisting that leaving Afghanistan was the correct decision, even if the execution failed. That argument might land better if “execution” didn’t include abandoning allies, evacuating under fire, and turning a withdrawal into a global humiliation. Saying “it was the right decision, just done horribly” is like insisting the plane was supposed to crash—just not into a mountain. Conservatives aren’t arguing for endless war; they’re arguing for competence, planning, and respect for American lives. The Biden administration delivered none of the above, and Hunter’s comments unintentionally confirm it.
The Democrats’ Favorite Move: Blame Everyone Else
Of course, Hunter couldn’t resist sprinkling in the usual deflection, suggesting generals and advisors bore responsibility, even while acknowledging his father accepted ultimate blame. That’s the Biden-era pattern in miniature: responsibility is acknowledged rhetorically, while consequences are outsourced indefinitely. No resignations. No firings. No accountability beyond press conferences and carefully worded regrets. The families of the fallen didn’t get answers—they got silence. And now, years later, they get Hunter Biden saying what everyone already knew, minus any actual reckoning.
The Contrast Nobody Can Ignore
Compare this slow-drip confession tour to how disasters are handled when Republicans are in charge. The media demands accountability within minutes, congressional hearings within hours, and resignations by dinner. Yet Biden’s failures were insulated by friendly coverage, selective outrage, and a media class that treated questions as attacks. It’s telling that some of the sharpest critiques of Biden’s presidency are now coming from inside his own family tree—long after the press moved on.
Too Late for the Fallen, But Not for the Record
Hunter Biden’s remarks won’t bring back the Marines killed at Abbey Gate. They won’t restore credibility lost overseas or undo the chaos unleashed at the border. But they do something else: they lock in the historical record. The withdrawal was a failure. The border policies were reckless. And the administration knew it—even if they refused to admit it when it mattered most. Conservatives warned about all of this in real time. Being proven right years later is cold comfort, but it’s still the truth.
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