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Hunter Biden Jokes About Being Gavin Newsom's 2028 Running Mate

Hunter Biden later said the remark was a joke after clips spread on social media and some outlets treated it as a serious 2028 campaign signal.

  • Hunter Biden joked on California Gov Gavin Newsom's podcast on Friday that he would run in 2028 only as vice president, quipping the White House residence is "a lot cooler."
  • Newsom released a teaser clip Thursday before the full episode aired, leading social media users to interpret Biden's jocular remark as a genuine 2028 campaign announcement that Polymarket and other platforms amplified.
  • After the full episode aired Friday, Biden clarified on social media that his comment was intended as a joke, telling one user: "Jeez man have a sense of humor."
  • The New York Post and TMZ reported the clip; the former labeled Biden's remark a joke while other users on social media mocked the hypothetical ticket idea.
  • Biden joked that "no Democrat has won the White House this century without a Biden on the ticket," emphasizing the non-serious nature of his hypothetical 2028 campaign proposal.
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TMZ broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
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