In a newly released interview dated 21 July 2025, Hunter Biden gave his most detailed public account to date of his struggle with crack-cocaine addiction. The U.S. president’s son said his dependency escalated in 2016 after he left a rehabilitation program and encountered a former acquaintance in Washington’s Lincoln Park who supplied him with the drug. He described learning to manufacture crack himself and recounted episodes in which dealers and other users exploited his access to hotel rooms and resources while he remained intoxicated. Biden stressed that he does not view himself as a victim, stating, “I was a crack addict,” and accepted responsibility for the consequences of his actions. He also responded for the first time to the unidentified white powder found at the White House in 2023, declining to elaborate on the matter but saying he understood public concern given his history. The remarks add new personal detail to an addiction narrative that has featured prominently in investigations and political debate surrounding the Biden family.