Hunter Biden

And you realize is that... I used to... I, in the past, would think...

I think that a lot of addicts do this.

Like, I watch you, okay?

And I would put you on this pedestal, okay?

Somebody that I respected, somebody that served, somebody that put themselves physically in harm's way on behalf of other people.

Somebody who had the discipline and the courage to do the things that you did.

And so that's your outward persona.

And I would compare myself to you.

And I would think, I'm never going to live up to that.

And then something in your life happens, like...

they completely dehumanize you through, you know, I mean, by the way, imagine if I was a woman, imagine if I was Ivanka Trump, and I know that sounds really, but just say they released one, you know, nude selfie of, how crazy would people fucking go about the violation of privacy that is?

How insane would they go?

Rightfully so.

But I was the crack addict degenerate son of the former vice president of the United States, and I was fair game in the world.

And I had a decision that I had to make, is when I would think, I would become obsessed with the idea, like, how do I ever earn your respect again?

And then I realized,

And I don't know whether I, like, it was like a... There was no, like, lightbulb moment.

It wasn't like being struck by lightning.

But just, gradually, I just realized, like, every day that I got out of bed, and I put one foot in front of the other, and I sat down, and I painted, and I shared what I made in my creation with the people around me, and then a wider group of people,

And then pick up the phone and call somebody else that was sick and suffering and would try to be of service to somebody that was looking for a way out.