A former friend of Hunter Biden is describing him as President Joe Bidenâs âclosest adviser.â
The source described Hunter as such in a New York Post article.
Joe Biden has referred to Hunter as the âsmartest guy I knowâ for years, at times defending his son in response to frequent negative publicity.
The Post obtained an audio recording in which Hunter bragged about his influence over Joe Biden.
âHeâs going to talk about drug reform and any other thing that I want him to. thinks Iâm a god,â said Hunter.
The younger Biden made the claim in a recording of a 2018 conversation that was mixed with the sounds of clinking glasses and a burning crack pipe, according to the Post.
âMy dad respects me more than he respects anyone in the world, and I know that to be certain, so itâs not going to be about whether it Âaffects his Politics.â
More of Hunterâs remarks paint of picture of Joe Biden enabling the personal indiscretions of his now 52-year-old son.
âIâm better than my dad ⌠because my dad tells me Iâm better than him since I was 2 years old.â
âAll those fears you think that I have of people not liking me or that I donât love myselfâŚâ
âI donât fear that because the man I most admire in the world that is God to me thinks Iâm a god.â
Hunter reportedly discusses Ukraine policy and Joe Bidenâs political agenda with his father during the presidentâs frequent weekend getaways to Delaware.
Hunter could be described as an unconventional adviser to a president.
The presidentâs younger son has described his lifelong struggle with drug addiction in detail.
He was kicked out of the Naval Reserve in 2014 after a positive drug test for cocaine.
Hunterâs adverse discharge from the military would normally make it difficult to get another federal job, but his personal connection to the president overshadows standard procedures, it seems.
Hunter isnât an official White House employee, and itâs likely heâs an adviser to the president in a more informal capacity.
This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.