Former President Joe Biden has once again managed to make a fool of himself after sharing a family photo on his social media accounts on Christmas Eve. The photo featured the Biden family with the former president barely visible and his troubled son Hunter Biden took center stage. In the photo, which is receiving massive backlash across the internet, the Bidens pose in front of a fully decorated Christmas tree, with the patriarch stuck behind his wife, Jill, whose head is partially obstructing her husband’s face.
In the caption for the picture included in the post, Biden wrote, “Wishing you a peaceful and joyful Christmas Eve filled with joy.” The post offered no explanation for the strange framing of the photograph. Various media outlets reached out to representatives of the Biden family, but as of this writing, have not received any response to questions concerning the post.
As the image began making its way across social media, users commented on the positioning of the family members who were in what was supposed to be a snapshot in time designed to capture a warm memory exuding Christmas spirit. One commenter posted a screenshot of a close-up of the former president’s face, saying, “Took me a while to find ya, champ.”
According to a report from Fox News, another user replied, “I think it’s disrespectful to put the eldest family member in the back of a photo taken for the former president’s social media.” A third commenter compared the Biden Christmas photo to a picture from the popular children’s book series, Where’s Waldo? saying, “Where’s Joe?”
Wishing you a peaceful and joyful Christmas Eve filled with love. pic.twitter.com/OB5GouvxTJ
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 25, 2025
Yet another user asked the former president in the comment section, “Why are you in the back, blocked by Jill?” Others wondered why the black sheep of the family, Hunter Biden, was positioned so prominently, focusing on his precise placement and what kind of signal or message it might be pushing out into the world. A person wrote, “Hunter is the alpha now.”
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Other posts responding to the picture featured some creative alterations, including one that featured Hunter shirtless. Several others featured the former first son with a white substance under his nose, alluding to his long battle with cocaine and various illegal substances. “Wishing you and your entire family (specially your son) a white Christmas,” one user joked with more than a little edge. However, not all of the comments on the post were negative.
Another post said, “Wishing you and your family a peaceful and joyful Christmas. Your strength and love inspire us all.” Someone else wrote, “Wishing you a peaceful Christmas Eve too, Mr. President. Let’s hope the spirit of goodwill extends into the new year and helps bridge some of the divides we’ve seen. The image is a nice reminder of simpler times.” The post was a reference to the division in our country along political lines and ideology that was amplified following the assassination of conservative icon Charlie Kirk. Several other individuals shared similar positive sentiments, including one that said, “Merry Christmas to the whole Biden family.”