Hunter Biden has been celebrating at the White House in recent days, posing for selfies with guests and giving his phone number to rapper Flavor Flav.
Hunter joined parents, President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden, during their final holiday season at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
The first family will spend Christmas there together before handing over the keys to Donald and Melania Trump in January.
Leading up to the actual holiday, the White House is teaming up with cocktail parties for staff, supporters, lawmakers and journalists.
Some big Democratic names were on hand to toast the season, including Govs. Tim Walz and Gretchen Whitmer.
But it’s Hunter Biden’s presence that has caused a social media sensation, with guests posting photos of him all over the internet.
And the combination of him and Flavor Flav created a viral sensation.
President Joe Biden, Flavor Flav and first lady Jill Biden at the White House
The rapper, who has several crimes to his name, was present at the party for social media makers on Monday evening.
He looked festive in a white suit, red bow tie, red pocket square and red baseball cap. He posed with the president. He hugged the first lady.
It was not his first meeting with a Biden.
He bonded with Jill Biden at the Summer Olympics in Paris. The rapper sponsors the women’s water polo team and the first lady was there to cheer them on.
At the White House, Flav wore a large gold medallion in the shape of an Olympic medal with the text ‘Paris 2024’ and the Olympic symbol.
Jill Biden was on hand to greet Flav when he arrived at the White House earlier in the day, where he was given a private tour.
“Can I tell you something, you have the best house in the world,” he told the first lady, according to the video posted online.
“Well, thanks,” she replied.
The hip-hop legend also got to meet President Biden.
The president, who was making comments to the guests, stumbled when he saw Flav say, “Sorry, he distracted me.”
Jill Biden walked off stage to give Flav a hug. “You look great,” she told him.
She also offered to introduce him to the president. The musician posted several videos from his time in the White House on his Tiktok channel.
And Flav posed for photos with Hunter, pointing a finger at him as they grinned at the camera.
Hunter Biden (with his back to the camera) talks to Flavor Flav
Jill Biden gives Flavor Flav a hug
Hunter Biden poses with a guest during a Hanukkah reception at the White House
Hunter also attended a Hanukkah reception at the White House this weekend, where he posed with guests who posted the selfies online.
He stayed close to his parents and joined them Tuesday in Wilmington for a Mass marking the 52nd anniversary of the death of Neilia Hunter Biden, the president’s first wife and Hunter’s mother.
Neilia and the president’s first daughter, 13-month-old Naomi, were killed in a car accident.
Hunter’s wife Melissa and their son Beau joined him.
Meanwhile, President Biden has been dealing with the fallout from pardoning Hunter, who was convicted on federal charges related to his gun purchase and his taxes.
Many Democrats are furious that he did this after publicly saying he wouldn’t — a promise he repeated several times before granting the pardon.
Even some of his former associates have gone public with their criticism.
Anita Dunn, whose counsel was so valuable to Biden that she advised for two stints, delivered the harsh dose of criticism.
“I absolutely agree with the president’s decision on this point. I don’t agree with the way it was done,” Dunn said of the pardon at a New York Times/DealBook event. “I don’t agree with the timing, and frankly I don’t agree with the attack on our justice system.”
“If this pardon had been granted at the end of this semester in the context of compassion, as many pardons will be done, then I’m sure — and there will be a lot of commutations made — then I think it would be a different story been,” she said. .
President Joe Biden shakes hands with Flavor Flav
Hunter Biden, Melissa Cohen Biden and Baby Beau Biden arrive at St. Joseph at Brandywine Catholic Church on the anniversary of the death of the president’s first wife and daughter who died in a car crash in 197
Baby Beau holds hands with President Biden, next to first lady Jill Biden, as they leave the church
Biden claimed that his son faced political persecution, arguing that he would not have been persecuted if his last name was not Biden.
“No reasonable person looking at the facts of Hunter’s cases could come to any conclusion other than that Hunter was singled out only because he is my son — and that is wrong,” he said at the time of the pardon.
It was an effective reflection of Donald Trump’s attacks on the justice system.
The president later announced 39 pardons and 1,500 commutations — all identified as violent offenders sent to home confinement during the pandemic, though some were convicted of crimes ranging from possession with intent to distribute drugs to Medicare fraud.
But many see Hunter’s pardon as a lasting stain on Joe Biden’s legacy as president.