Hunter Biden, son of former President Joe Biden, says his father took the sleep medication Ambien before the debate with Trump. This led to the disastrous debate with Trump that ultimately led to Biden ending his 2024 reelection bid. Besides that, he also unleashed expletive attacks on actor George Clooney. In this article, we will dive deep into both stories and learn more about them.
Hunter Biden Raised the Issue of his Father’s Use of Ambien
Biden’s son raises the issue of his father using Ambien, which was not previously reported. This is during the over three-hour interview on the YouTube show Channel 5 with Andrew Callaghan airing on July 21. Besides that, he also unleashed several expletives on Democratic strategists James Carville and David Axelrod, actor George Clooney, and other popular democrats who publicly wanted Biden to drop out of the race after the debate.
Hunter Biden Speaks at the Interview
In the YouTube interview, Hunter Biden said the following: “I know exactly what happened in that debate.” “He flew around the world ‒ the mileage that he could have flown around the world three times. He’s 81 years old. He’s tired as s–t. They give him Ambien to be able to sleep. He gets up on the stage, and he looks like he’s a deer in the headlights, and it feeds into every f—ing story that anybody wants to tell.”
What Can Ambien Treat?
Ambien, known by its generic name zolpidem, can treat Insomnia by helping people fall asleep faster and stay that way. Joe Biden, 82, and his former White House aides blamed the President’s busy schedule that led to his poor June 27, 2024, debate performance against Trump. But they did not publicly mention the use of Ambien during any of that.
Spokesperson for Former President Refused to Comment on Hunter Biden’s Ambien Remarks
A spokesperson for Joe Biden declined to comment on Hunter Biden’s Ambien remarks in his one debate with Trump in 2024. Then-President Biden struggled to finish his remarks, mixed up his words, and made many embarrassing mistakes.
Over the next few days and weeks, Democratic politicians and party officials tried to get Biden to drop out of the race, but he kept saying he wouldn’t. Biden eventually pulled out, and less than four weeks later, on July 21, 2024, he endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, as the Democratic nominee.
Hunter Biden Rips into George Clooney and Other Democrats Who Doubted Dad
In the lengthy interview that aired July 21st on YouTube, Hunter Biden ripped into Clooney. The legendary Hollywood actor and donor for Democrats previously wrote a New York Times op-ed last year urging Biden to withdraw due to concerns over his age and fitness. Hunter said the following on Clooney, dismissing the actor as a “brand’ and not an actor: “What do you have to do with anything?”
Biden’s son also slammed Carville, a prominent Democratic operator who told Joe Biden to drop out, saying Carville “hasn’t won a race” in 40 years. He expressed his fury over every comment made about his father that pushed him to end his presidential campaign. After that, he took on Axelrod, who previously raised questions on Biden’s age long before the disappointing debate with Trump.
He also targeted former Biden White House adviser Anita Dunn, accusing her of earning $40 to $50 million off the Democratic Party. Dunn played a significant role in Joe Biden’s inner circle, unlike Hunter Biden’s other targets, and he never advised the president to withdraw from the election.
Joe Biden Returned to Europe for a G-7 Summit Before a Disastrous Debate with Trump
Before the infamous debate with Trump, Biden returned to Europe for a G-7 Summit in Italy. This is after he was in France some days earlier, honoring Allied veterans in France on the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Biden went back to the US between his trips to Europe to be at home in Wilmington, Delaware, for the decision in Hunter Biden’s gun case.
After returning, Biden Flew Across the Country for a Glamorous fundraiser in Los Angeles
Joe Biden flew across the country to a fundraiser in Los Angeles filled with numerous stars after returning to the U.S. from Italy. The event was co-hosted by Clooney and actress Julia Roberts. The president then flew to the Camp David presidential retreat in Maryland, where he spent six days getting ready for the debate with his senior advisers.
Before he left for the White House, Biden in 2024 issued a full and unconditional pardon clearing his son of three federal gun felonies and tax charges. The pardon was so wide that it also offered the president’s son a blanket pardon for any further crimes he “committed or may have committed” between January 1, 2014, and the end of 2024.
Side Effects of Ambien
The side effects of Ambien include vomiting, nausea, diarrhoea, and muscle cramps. The FDA-approved label notes that the drug might potentially trigger strange thoughts and behavior changes. “Some of these changes may be characterized by decreased inhibition similar to effects produced by alcohol.”
Side effects might include confusion and aggression. The label goes on to say, “People have reported visual and auditory hallucinations, as well as changes in behavior like strange behavior, agitation, and depersonalization.”
What Others Said About Ambien?
Barr said, “Ambien tweeting,” which made Sanofi, the company that makes Ambien, tweet back, “While all pharmaceutical treatments have side effects, racism is not a known side effect of any Sanofi medication.” Police also found Ambien in Tiger Woods’ system when they found him sleeping in his car on the highway.
People who have taken Ambien have said that it has caused a lot of bad things, like sleepwalking, binge eating, and even driving at night without knowing or remembering what happened.
According to an updated complaint in the lawsuit filed in the Southern District of New York, Janet Makinen, one of the main plaintiffs in a 2006 class-action lawsuit against Ambien maker Sanofi-Aventis’ U.S. division, said she “ate hundreds of calories of food, including raw eggs, uncooked yellow rice, cans of vegetables, loaves of bread, bags of chips, and bags of candy” while taking the drug.
Lawsuit Alleges fellow plaintiff Christina Brothers Recalled Taking Ambien
The lawsuit also says that Christina Brothers, a financial analyst and co-plaintiff, recalled taking Ambien one night in May 2005 and waking up “on the concrete floor of a jail cell.”
In 2007, the parties agreed to dismiss the case through a stipulation because the women’s injuries and discrepancies in the facts prevented them from certifying it as a class-action lawsuit for other Ambien users.
Final Words
Hunter Biden’s shocking claims about his father’s Ambien use before the Trump debate have brought back up questions about Joe Biden’s health and the reasons he dropped out of the 2024 race. His impassioned defense of his father, along with harsh comments on leading Democrats and celebrities, shows how chaotic the party was at that time. The combination of politics, health, and public scrutiny continues to generate national debate as new information comes to light.
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