Donald Trump Jr. unironically says he wishes he was Hunter Biden so he could profit off his father’s name

Donald Trump Jr. is back and more self-unaware than ever.

Trump Jr., who has profited off his father's name by running the Trump real estate business, has made Hunter Biden his prime target in recent weeks as the Ukraine scandal roils on. He has specifically zeroed in on Biden's parental power, and on a Wednesday night Hannity appearance, said he wished he had Biden's name so he could "make millions off of my father's presidency."

After Fox News host and Trump ally Sean Hannity spelled out how he seems to think Biden got his job at a Ukrainian energy company, Trump Jr. came forward with a shocking confession. "I wish my name was Hunter Biden," Trump Jr. said, apparently unironically. "I could go abroad and make millions off my father's presidency."

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Trump Jr. fails to acknowledge a couple of things here. No. 1, Biden's father, former Vice President Joe Biden, is not the president, though Biden has acknowledged his father's name has gotten him places he wouldn't have ended up otherwise. And No. 2, Trump Jr., executive vice president of the Trump Organization, has built his entire career around his father's name.