Hunter Biden Has a Valid Point
He is the target to get at his dad, President Biden
Hunter Biden is angry and communicated it in a USA Today op-ed about the clear, strategic "political weaponization" of his addiction. He says critics continue to use his errors, battles and failings for their own benefit.
"My struggles and my mistakes,” Hunter Biden says, “have been fodder for a vile and sustained disinformation campaign against (my dad, President Biden) and an all-out annihilation of my reputation.”
While he has contributed to his reputation woes, it can be debated that he also has a reasonable argument.
“Republicans have accused Joe Biden of partaking in an influence-peddling scheme with his son,” writes Ashley Oliver, writing in the Washington Examiner. “While Joe Biden was vice president and overseeing foreign policy, Hunter Biden traveled the world engaging in lucrative foreign business deals and wielding his family name. The GOP has not at this stage proven Joe Biden committed impeachable offenses but is still in the process of vetting claims of bribery and abuse of power.
“Hunter Biden, who himself is under investigation by the Department of Justice for tax crimes, wrote that the ‘high-pitched’ congressional inquiry focusing on him and his family was ‘fruitless,’” Oliver adds in her article.
This Reputation Intelligence piece may seem biased yet it is apolitical, instead focused on the reputation angle of Hunter Biden’s claims in his op-ed.
He communicated that he is hurt and offended that his addiction and recovery process have been used for political attacks and the media coverage and the communication of political figures have acted as a "demonization" of his struggles.
"It is already a near-impossible decision for addicts to get sober and the avalanche of negativity and assault of my personal privacy may only make it harder for those considering it," Hunter Biden wrote.
He makes a point to detail what the current, sustained reality is, despite contrary beliefs. He says he is "accountable" for his "choices and mistakes.” Hunter Biden claims he has been sober for more than four years.
He says there is a far better, more productive, honorable approach.
"The effort of recovery is something that should be celebrated, and I hope that despite my role as the punchline and punching bag for some, others will also make the effort I have made, one day at a time, and get honest with themselves and the people who love and rely upon them,” Hunter Biden says.
The bottom line is that he can’t displace his contribution to his upset and misery and how it has impacted his dad, President Biden too, yet at the same time, as two things can be true in this situation, what he is saying should be respected because there is evidence supporting his claims.
Michael Toebe is a reputation consultant, advisor and communications specialist at Reputation Quality, assisting individuals and organizations with further building reputation as an asset or ethically protecting, restoring or reconstructing it.
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