The crank and the crackhead
Candace Owens's recent interview with Hunter Biden has been criticized as an attempt to rehabilitate their public images. The discussion is marked by revisionist narratives and a portrayal of both figures as victims rather than acknowledging their controversial pasts. The interview has sparked backlash for its perceived dishonesty and lack of accountability.
- ▪The interview was released on Owens's YouTube channel and lasts 109 minutes.
- ▪Owens refrained from asking Biden to criticize his father, claiming it would be 'demonic'.
- ▪Hunter Biden presented himself as a victim of the political elite, portraying his father as a saintly figure.
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The crank and the crackhead Candace Owens’s Hunter Biden interview is a grotesque attempt to launder both of their reputations. i Picture by: YouTube. dataLayer.push({ event: 'author', author: "Jenny Holland" }) Jenny Holland 22nd May 2026 i Picture by: YouTube. Share Topics Politics USA Want unlimited, ad-free access? Become a spiked supporter. Imagine, if you will, that the last five years never happened. That instead of the twisted, malignant podcast-influencer ecosystem we live in, we all still had trustworthy newscasters. Imagine that a bright, young African American woman rose to prominence simply by giving sharp and interesting takes. Imagine, too, that the political climate were like it was, say, in the 1990s – just Democrats and Republicans arguing over taxes vs spending.
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