Hunter Biden, to whom an antiques dealer once suggested he could be “one of the most influential artists of this century,” has shown himself to be serious about working with some inspiration from Morgan Freeman while continuing to distract himself from investigations into his finances.
A video — meant to be private and only for friends and family — showed the president’s son working on a piece earlier this week while clipping Morgan Freeman in the 2001 movie Along Came a Spider.
“I was born with a gift… and what you’re good at, you never take for granted,” Freeman says of Detective Alex Cross. “You don’t betray it.”
Biden, who wore a pair of Crocs to match his race, continues to act as Monica Potter in the film asks Freeman “What if I betray your gift?”
Freeman replies, “Then you betray yourself,” in clips that were supposedly added after and never played live. “This is a sad thing.”
The quote came from a part of the movie where Freeman’s Alex Cross was advising Potter’s Secret Service agent Jesse Flanigan as they tried to figure out how to get a senator’s daughter back from a kidnapper.
Hunter Biden continues to deflect from investigations into his finances by pursuing his career in painting, with a recent Instagram video showing him trying to get some artistic inspiration from Morgan Freeman.
Biden appears to be working with Manhattan art dealer George Burgess again, who has helped the first son stage shows in the past.
Burgess, who oversaw the sale of the Biden paintings, He said in February that the 53-year-old would become “one of the most important artists of this century”.
His comments came as the New York Post pressed him about whether he would comply with requests from the House Oversight Committee, which has asked to know the names of individuals who purchased Biden’s artwork and the price they paid for it.
The Republican committee investigation is part of an ongoing probe into the president’s son’s shadowy business dealings, which some allege led him to take advantage of his proximity to the White House for profit.
His artwork attracted attention after some of his paintings were listed for a whopping $500,000, but the identities of the buyers and the prices they actually paid were kept secret.
Oversight chief James Comer said Burgess had not responded to previous requests for information about sales in the past Congress, but with Republicans in the majority and the threat of subpoena, he expected a response this time.
When The Post asked Burgess whether or not he intends to collaborate, the art dealer declined to comment and instead brushed hairs about the heights of the Biden art prodigy.
“I represent Hunter Biden because I feel his art is not only worthy of my depiction, but because his personal narrative, which generates his art, is in great demand in the world,” he said.
A video — meant to be private and only for friends and family — showed the President’s son working on a piece earlier this week while clips of Morgan Freeman in the 2001 film Along Came a Spider were in play.
“I was born with a gift… and what you’re good at, you never take for granted,” Freeman says of Detective Alex Cross. “You don’t cheat on her”
George Burgess and Hunter Biden. Burgess has represented Biden throughout his career
Hunter Biden is hard at work on one of his many paintings. His manager said he could be one of the most important artists of the century
He has a story of tenacity. Hunter’s story reflects what I believe is the beauty of humanity, judged not by falling, but by having the strength to rise, by having the character required to change and the courage to do so.
Hunter Biden’s art reflects all of that and more. His art gives us hope. It reminds us that tomorrow brings a new day, a new beginning, and a new possibility.
Hunter Biden will become one of the most influential artists of this century because the world needs his art now more than ever. In a world that defeats us, we need art in our lives that reminds us of the unrelenting God within each and every one of us.
Burgess previously refused to turn over information on Biden’s clients, arguing that he was committed to anonymizing his clients’ identity, along with finding the next great artist at the time.
“Nearly 10 years ago, I opened a gallery that has a global perspective on the human experience and seeks to find artists who I feel will be important not only in the art world but in wider culture,” he said.
George Burgess holds a bouquet of flowers in his gallery where Biden’s art is on display
George Burgess poses inside his gallery in New York City during the Biden show
However, Kummer was not affected by this situation. On January 25, Burgess demanded that he turn over details of Biden’s sales, or face possible criminal charges.
“For more than a decade, the Biden family has benefited from Joe Biden’s positions as public official,” Kummer wrote. “Your arrangement with Hunter Biden raises serious ethical concerns and calls into question whether the Biden family is once again selling out access and influence.”
‘Although an apprentice artist, Hunter Biden has received vast sums of money for the sale of his artwork, the identities of the purchasers remain unknown, and you appear to be the sole record-keeper of these lucrative transactions,’ Kummer wrote to Burgess.
Burgess could also be forced to turn over evidence if the committee votes to subpoena her.
Hunter’s latest artwork has listed prices between $55,000 and $225,000, according to The Daily Beast.
Amid criticism of the art sales, the White House Counsel’s Office came up with a plan to prevent Hunter or anyone in the Biden administration from knowing the identity of those who purchased his work.
Burgess was instructed to keep the identities of the buyers to himself and to decline any offers that seemed suspiciously high.
Kummer highlighted the possibility of “foreign buyers” making purchases.
Hunter Biden sits among some of his paintings. His paintings have been listed for large sums
One of Hunter Biden’s paintings. During an exhibition at a gallery last year, one of his works was listed for $500,000
Hunter Biden painting in his gallery. The names of his purchasers have been kept confidential
Amid criticism of the art sales, the White House Counsel’s Office came up with a plan to prevent Hunter or anyone in the Biden administration from knowing the identity of those who purchased his work.
Hunter’s most recent artwork has reported prices between $55,000 and $225,000
During one of Biden’s exhibitions in 2021, two former White House ethics chiefs warned that buyers might try to sway the president by buying his son’s business for exorbitant sums.
“I think this is pretty appalling,” Obama White House ethics director Walter Schaub told Walter Schaub’s “Objections” podcast in August.
“It’s going to be very clear with people who know who’s buying Hunter Biden art,” Richard Painter, George W. Bush’s chief ethics officer, told Fox.
The question is, will the American people know? The White House must insist on full transparency.
The oversight committee has targeted much of its focus on the Biden family’s business dealings, specifically if Hunter Biden sold access to foreign officials and how much Joe Biden could have been involved.
New scrutiny arose after classified documents were found at President Biden’s home in Wilmington. They’ve been there since Biden was vice president, and Hunter Biden has listed the address as his residence in the years since.