Overview
- The nearly two‑hour interview, which aired Thursday, was filmed in Owens’s Nashville home studio and featured extended, on‑camera exchanges between two longtime critics.
- Biden spoke candidly about past crack cocaine use, said he has been sober since June 1, 2019 and told Owens that probation drug testing 'verifiably' confirmed his sobriety.
- He denied that the cocaine found at the White House in 2023 was his, noting he said he was not near the visitors entrance where it was discovered.
- Owens apologized for years of public attacks on Biden, expressed regret over how she covered his addiction and the laptop story, and the pair shared skepticism about the official account of Charlie Kirk’s killing.
- Coverage across outlets has been sharply divided and the interview ties to longer controversies about Hunter’s laptop, legal troubles and his 2024 pardon while raising questions about how both figures may recast their public images.