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Hunter Biden says that he's still down to fight Donald Trump Jr. in a cage match—as long as it's not at the White House.
The challenge from the son of former President Joe Biden came as he responded to podcaster Joe Rogan's critiques of those who opposed the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fight at the White House as part of the celebrations to commemorate the nation's 250th anniversary. The UFC fight drew scrutiny from Democrats and legal challenges over its use of public spaces.
Trump Jr. has not responded to Biden's challenge, but such a fight would pit the sons of two presidents against each other in an unprecedented event.
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Newsweek reached out to the Trump Organization via email and Rogan via his press contact form for comment.
Hunter Biden Doubles Down on Challenge
In April, Biden said he was "100 percent in" for a potential "cage match" against President Donald Trump's eldest sons, Eric and Donald Trump Jr.
Biden reupped the invitation in a lengthy X post aimed at Rogan on Friday, in which he explained: “why so many of us were offended by the UFC fight on the South Lawn of the White House."
“My problem is that I believe some of our public spaces are sacred. And unlike many of the great powers that came before us, these American monuments belong to all of us. Not to whoever happens to hold power at the moment,” Biden wrote.
At the same time, Biden praised the UFC as a “bona fide American success story” and said his critiques “had nothing to do with the UFC or who showed up for the fights.”
The White House, he said, “does not belong to Donald Trump.”
“To treat it as Caesar treated the Colosseum is antithetical to everything our founding fathers fought for. This is not Rome. Presidents are not emperors doling out bread and circuses for the peasants,” he wrote.
He concluded the post by challenging Trump Jr. to a “cage match.”
“P.S. Cage match between me and Don Jr.? Your call on the venue. Anywhere but the South Lawn,” he told Rogan.
The post went viral on X, garnering over 5.3 million views by Friday afternoon.
Biden issued the initial challenge in a video posted on Andrew Callaghan's Channel 5 Instagram account earlier this spring. The former first son said he received a call from Callaghan, a social media commentator and YouTube creator, who told him he was organizing the cage match, prompting Biden to agree on the video.
“I told him I’d do it—100 percent in if he can pull it off. And if he can’t, I’m still coming,” Biden said.
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Hunter Biden's Second Act
Biden was, for years, viewed as a political liability for Democrats due to his legal and personal issues, but has recently become a viral sensation online. He reemerged on X in late May, posting viral messages targeting critics and Trump while addressing his own past.
He also appeared in a nearly two-hour podcast interview with conservative commentator Candace Owens, which was released on May 21. He candidly discussed his drug addiction and controversies, while finding common ground with Owens, who had been critical of him for years.
Now, his posts regularly garner millions of views.
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