For some time, the Biden family standings were clear. Hunter, the ne'er-do-well son, resided in the basement. Joe, occasionally buffoonish but a successful and durable politician, sat in the middle. Jill, the community-college professor with a bright smile, was widely liked'even if some conservatives scoffed at her wanting to be addressed as 'doctor.' (Everyone agreed that Beau, the saintly oldest son who died of cancer at 46, had been the best of the bunch.) The Biden family is at its highest peak of attention since Joe left office in January 2025. Jill is on tour for her memoir View From the East Wing; Joe spoke Friday night at a Best Western in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Hunter is on X, Substack, and a podcast. Something strange has happened in the midst of this: As each of them has tried to publicly reconcile themselves with troubled recent history, Hunter has been oddly charming, while Jill has turned heel. The former president, for his part, is simply no longer relevant....
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