US President Donald Trump‘s son, Donald Trump Jr, is not happy being compared to former US President Joe Biden‘s son, Hunter Biden and he’s making that very clear.After a Business Insider article headlined “Don Jr. Is the New Hunter Biden” linked both men’s business dealings to their powerful fathers, the president’s eldest son hit back online, saying there is no similarity between them. In a post on X, Trump Jr. wrote, “The difference between me and Hunter Biden? I’ve been a businessman and serial investor my entire adult life. He became a ‘businessman’ after his dad got elected.”Trump Jr. also added, “I joined a Venture Capital Firm that invests in private American companies — Nothing to do with the government. He sat on foreign boards and was peddling influence to the highest bidder to change government policy.” Finishing off his post, he said: “Oh, and he’s also a felon crackhead and I’m not. Thanks for playing, guys!”The comments were in response to the Business Insider piece that raised questions about Trump Jr.’s sudden rise in the venture capital world. He joined a small firm called 1789 Capital shortly after his father, Donald Trump, was re-elected in November. At the time, the firm had raised under $200 million and was mostly investing in media projects.But within just a few months of Donald Trump returning to the White House, 1789 Capital’s portfolio expanded quickly, raising over $500 million and targeting a $1 billion goal by mid-2025. The firm now also aims to collect more than $3 billion next year.It has shifted its focus to investing heavily in defence contractors, many of which are now receiving large government contracts. Among them are Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI, which reportedly received a $5.9 billion contract from the US Space Force. A Trump Jr. spokesperson dismissed the comparisons as “laughable,” accusing Hunter Biden of “sitting on foreign boards and selling access to his dad’s office,” reports Breitbart News. Still, critics say Trump Jr. may be doing something similar. 1789 Capital is reportedly launching an invite-only club called the Executive Branch in Washington’s Georgetown neighbourhood. For $500,000 a year, the club will allegedly offer business and tech elites access to top Trump administration insiders.“What they’re doing is selling access to the president via the back door,” a Trump associate told Business Insider. “Imagine for one second if Hunter Biden had opened this club while Joe Biden was president. The Republicans would be screaming not just for his head, but for a complete and total dismemberment of his body. It’s beyond hypocritical.”Hunter Biden has long been scrutinised over his foreign business ties and was recently convicted on federal gun charges, before being pardoned by his father just before leaving office. He has also spoken openly about his past drug use.
