Hunter Biden says his GOP critics are trying to 'kill' him to destroy his father’s presidency

The president’s son sat down for a rare interview on a podcast hosted by the musician Moby, whom he became friends with while both were recovering from addiction.

WASHINGTON — Hunter Biden said in a rare interview released Friday that Republicans are trying to "kill" him, suggesting that his critics are engaging in a public campaign to lure him into a substance abuse relapse in an effort to damage his father's presidency.

"They are trying to, in their most illegitimate ... but rational way, they’re trying to destroy a presidency," Hunter Biden said on the podcast "Moby Pod," hosted by the musician Moby.

“What they’re trying to do is, they’re trying to kill me knowing it will be a pain greater than my father could be able to handle," Hunter Biden said. "I realized that it’s not about me. And then the second thing that I realized is that these people are just sad. Very, very sick people that have most likely just faced traumas in their lives."

The president's son insisted that he’s going to “survive” the public campaign against him. “I’m gonna survive it clean and sober, is because I am not gonna let these motherf------, OK, use me as just another example of why people in recovery are never gonna be OK, never to be trusted, they’re all degenerates — I’m just not gonna let that happen,” he said.

Moby and his co-host, Lindsay Hicks, interviewed Biden at his painting studio in Malibu, California. The musician said that he and Biden have been friends for several years, meeting through their efforts to recover from addiction.