WASHINGTON — Scandal-scarred former first son Hunter Biden lamented former Vice President Kamala Harris’ “personally painful” badmouthing of his father in her new memoir and book tour.
The younger Biden, 55, chalked up Harris’ bluntness about his father to a desire to be more authentic — and strongly insinuated that her race played a key role in his father’s decision to tap her as vice president.
“I didn’t read it. I really didn’t. I’m just really disappointed. I’ve just heard some of the things. I tried to block it out,” the budding artist told journalist Tommy Christopher during a rare three-hour interview on his Substack platform.
“I’d have to admit, it’s personally painful,” he continued, “for her to, in a book, to try to distance herself and take what I would call the really easy path to distance herself to what I guess she thinks … the biggest complaint about the vice president has always been is that — which I never believe, and I really mean it — is that she is not authentic.”
Harris, 61, rolled out her new memoir, “107 Days,” last month, detailing her historically short stint atop the Democratic ticket for the presidency.
The former veep had strenuously avoided distancing herself from former President Joe Biden, 82, during the 2024 campaign cycle, much to the chagrin of some prominent Democratic strategists.
But in the book, she gave her seemingly unvarnished takes on him, calling his decision to seek a second term in the White House “recklessness.”
She detailed a stunning call she received from the 46th president just before her debate against President Trump, in which he pressed her over rumors she had been trashing him to donors.
“My head had to be right. I had to be completely in the game,” Harris wrote. “I just couldn’t understand why he would call me, right now, and make it all about himself.”
Harris also opened up about the rift between her staff and Biden’s, a dynamic that had been widely reported during their time in the White House.
During her book tour, Harris distanced herself from some of the Biden administration’s decisions, including the snubbing of tech mogul Elon Musk during a White House electric vehicle event.
Following her book release, Harris revealed that she had a conversation with the former president about her memoir, but didn’t detail what he said to her.
Despite his frustration with Harris’ candidness, Hunter defended his father’s decision to tap her as VP.
“I love what she represented, and I love the fact that my dad made the decision,” he explained.
“Let me tell you about loyalty,” Hunter went on. “The reason that he picked Kamala Harris is because of the fact that he believes, and I certainly believe, the most powerful force within the Democratic Party is and always has been the African American women.”
In early 2020, just after his once-struggling campaign began making a comeback, Joe had committed to making history by tapping a woman as his vice president. He only limited his selection process by gender, not by race.
Hunter called African American women the “heart and soul and the conscience of the Democratic party.”
“He chose her out of loyalty,” the younger Biden grumbled. “I guess I don’t understand why someone would choose the expedient path as it relates to that relationship, their own political expediency.”
The Post reached out to Harris spokespeople for comment.
