By EMMA RICHTER, US SENIOR NEWS REPORTER Published: 05:13, 23 August 2026 | Updated: 05:21, 23 August 2026 Bill Maher stopped Hunter Biden in his tracks while they discussed the ongoing war in Iran - as the comedian dished the former first son a dose of reality about the conflict. Biden joined the late-night talk show host on Real Time with Bill Maher on Friday night, discussing his father, Joe Biden, the Iran war and his addiction recovery. At one point, Biden, 56, bashed President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner for his role in negotiations with Iran as the US Special Envoy for Peace. Hunter told Maher: '[Jared Kushner] is our unelected, unappointed emissary to the Middle East for a war that nobody asked for. It is absurd!' As he finished his sentence, Maher chimed in: 'Not nobody.' Biden quipped: 'Oh, that's true, that's true. Bibi Netanyahu asked for it.' The audience clapped as Maher took control of the conversation, looked Biden in the eyes, and said: 'Your father, among every other Democrat, excuse me. 'Every Democrat said Iran can't have nuclear weapons,' Maher stated as Biden continued to share his opinion. Hunter Biden shared his opinion on the ongoing war in Iran, but as he spoke, Bill Maher interjected, hitting out at Democrats Maher eventually agreed with Biden after he claimed that every president, except Donald Trump, didn't decide to go to war with Iran 'And every single Democrat and every president since Jimmy Carter refused what the Israelis wanted, which was to bomb Iran. Every single one of them! The only person who fell for it was Donald Trump,' Biden replied. 'True,' Maher simply responded to his guest. During the show, Maher also questioned Biden about possibly profiting off his father's name. Biden argued that he is often misunderstood by people, and that he didn't do 'any business' when his dad was in the White House. 'One of the things that people, I think, don't understand is that when my dad was president, I didn't do any business,' he told Maher. 'I sold paintings, and I sold paintings to people that then had to testify before Congress under oath. I made an average of $225,000 a year.' Maher then proceeded to bring up Biden's time on the board of directors for Burisma Holdings, a Ukranianian energy company. He held that position from 2014 to 2019, while his father was former President Barack Obama's vice president. During the show, Maher also questioned Biden about possibly profiting off his father's name. Hunter Biden and former President Joe Biden are pictured in November 2024 'But would have been working for an energy company out of Ukraine? Was that really the thing you studied in school?,' Maher asked Biden. 'I went to Yale Law School,' he replied as Maher kept on quizzing him. 'You got that job because [of your dad]. Just admit it,' Maher continued. Biden replied: 'Yeah, I just did. 100 percent,' before going to acknowledge his privilege as the son of a former president. 'I've said on a million interviews, is that, you know, I'm incredibly privileged. I mean, beyond anyone’s wildest imagination, not only because of who my dad was, but because of the father that he was. And so a lot of privilege comes from that, and I don’t deny that in any way,' he added. Biden's appearance comes just days after Trump sent Kushner into a surprise meeting with Hamas leaders in an attempt to get them to disarm Gaza, according to an Axios report. Kushner, the husband of Ivanka Trump, met with leaders of the Islamist terrorist group on Sunday in Egypt, two sources close to the conversation told the outlet. The following day, Kushner attended a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to talk about 'corresponding steps' Israel must take as part of a multi-point Gaza peace plan brought forward by the US, a source said. On Sunday, Trump sent Kushner into a surprise meeting with Hamas leaders in an attempt to get them to disarm Gaza Khalil al-Hayy, a Hamas political leader, Egyptian intelligence chief Hassan Rashad, Qatari diplomat Ali al-Thawadi and an unnamed senior Turkish official attended the sit-down in Egypt. These steps have been made in a bid to maintain the ceasefire in Gaza by transferring authority to the Palestinian technocratic government and making sure that Hamas has no future role in Gaza's governance, the report detailed. Hamas has been in power in the Gaza Strip for 19 years, but now the Board of Peace wants the organization to retire its weapons and military infrastructure so the International Stabilization Force can deploy the territory's reconstruction and recovery 'without theft or intimidation of Palestinians involved in the efforts,' the outlet said, per a source. The board also wants Israel to take part in 'corresponding withdrawals' in Gaza if Hamas agrees to disarm. The war between the US and Iran has been going on for 175 days after America and Israel pounded the Middle Eastern country with airstrikes and missiels on February 28. The US and Iran previously agreed to a temporary ceasefire in June, but the 60-day agreement has since expired as the deal remains in the balance. In the meantime, both countries have been threatening to take control over the Strait of Hormuz - a vital waterway that the world depends on for petrolium and natural gas transport. The war has sparked rising gas prices across the US, and on Saturday, Tehran's secuirty officer, Mohsen Rezaei, vowed to 'neautralize the economic war' with the US and threatened to halt oil flow out of the waterway, Iran's state-affiliated Pres TV reported. The war has sparked rising gas prices across the US, and on Saturday, Tehran's secuirty officer, Mohsen Rezaei, vowed to 'neautralize the economic war' with the US and threatened to halt oil flow out of the Strait of Hormuz 'America is backed into a corner. Either they honor their commitments or they will have to struggle to get out of that corner, which will make the situation worse, Rezaei said. As of now, Iran is allowing a number of Iraqi oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormus, but the if the threat takes action, all traffic will shut down. 'If they start such an action, we will not allow a single drop of oil to pass through the Persian Gulf. Oil will leave neither through the Strait of Hormuz nor through the Persian Gulf,' he said.
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