Candace Owens apologizes to Hunter Biden, says ‘I feel guilty’ in emotional interview

WASHINGTON, DC: Political commentator Candace Owens offered a public apology to Hunter Biden during an emotional interview on her podcast, telling him she felt “guilty” for contributing to years of public scrutiny surrounding his addiction struggles.

The conversation on ‘The Candace Owens Show’ focused on addiction, politics, religion, and the impact of internet culture on public perception. During the discussion, Hunter Biden reflected on how years of controversy and media attention forced him to confront his personal mistakes in full public view.

Candace Owens apologizes for mocking Hunter Biden’s addiction struggles

During the exchange, Owens admitted she had previously viewed Biden more as a political figure than as a person dealing with addiction and personal hardship.

“Like I wouldn’t be here, we couldn’t have this honest conversation. I couldn’t get to know you as a human being if every single thing didn’t occur behind it,” Biden said.

“And it’s that piece of life that like the only way I got it is when they just tore off all my clothes, tart and feathered me, and put me in the center of town and said, ‘Look at him.’ And I survived.”

Hunter Biden has remained a major figure in political debate for years, particularly during and after the presidency of his father, Joe Biden.

Owens later expressed regret over her past comments about Biden, saying she now viewed some of her reactions as “gross.”

“I feel like I have to say, like I’m really sorry that I contributed to that. Like I just feel really sh*tty. Like, I feel guilty because like hearing you talk about I mean, basically, having the worst moments of your life.”

Hunter Biden says public humiliation changed his perspective

Biden said the years of controversy surrounding his addiction, family, and business dealings forced him to confront his problems publicly instead of privately.

He explained that constant criticism changed how he viewed politics, accountability, and personal growth.

He also spoke about the emotional difficulty of seeing deeply personal moments become part of national political debates.

Despite that, Biden said he eventually stopped trying to hide from his past mistakes and learned to live with the public fallout.

Owens also reflected on how social media culture has made it easier for people to endlessly revisit someone’s mistakes online.

“Like I always speak about on my show, how a lot of these kids growing up aren’t going to even know what it was like before social media, where you could just make a mistake and like have that be over, and you got to grow up.”

Owens also told Biden that social media culture has made it easier for people to endlessly replay someone’s mistakes online.

She said she now viewed parts of the coverage differently after reflecting on how aggressively political commentators and internet users discussed his personal struggles.

“And now it’s like they’re digging and they’re finding people’s tweets from when they’re 17. They’re an idiot.”

“I just saw you as a caricature, and it was definitely, like I said, like feeling gaslit by the political machine, convinced that it was just the left that partook in this political machine.”