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  "publishedAt": "2026-04-10T09:30:24.000Z",
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    "Keir Starmer holds call with Donald Trump just hours after saying he was 'fed up' with US President",
    "Labour's Deputy Leader urges colleagues not to plunge party into 'nasty and bloody internal contest' as she warns of impending devastating losses",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\nHunter Biden has thrown down the gauntlet to President Donald Trump's two eldest sons, declaring himself fully committed to facing them in a cage fight.\n\nThe former first son issued his challenge through a video posted on Andrew Callaghan's Channel 5 Instagram account.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\"I told him I'd do it, 100 per cent in if he can pull it off. And if he can't, I'm still coming,\" the 56-year-old stated in the clip.\n\nMr Biden explained that Mr Callaghan, a YouTuber and social media commentator, had contacted him about organising the bout against Donald Jr and Eric Trump.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nTRENDING\n\nStories\n\nVideos\n\nYour Say\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nHe indicated he would be joining Mr Callaghan's multi-city tour across the American southwest, with stops planned in Phoenix, San Diego and Albuquerque later this month.\n\nThe challenge has generated considerable reaction across social media platforms.\n\nWhite House Communications Director Steven Cheung responded dismissively on X, writing: \"Hunter wouldn't even be able to pass a p*** test.\"\n\nThe Trump Organisation has not formally addressed the challenge.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nShould the bout come to fruition, it would represent an unprecedented spectacle as America prepares to mark its 250th year of independence.\n\nThe timing coincides with separate White House plans for a UFC event featuring professional fighters on June 14, forming part of the nation's semiquincentennial celebrations.\n\nWhether Mr Biden would receive payment for participating in the cage match or his appearances at Mr Callaghan's tour events remains unclear.\n\nNewsmax host Rob Schmitt suggested that agreeing to the fight would benefit Mr Biden financially, adding: \"This would be a huge gift to Hunter if the Trump brothers said yes. He needs the cash desperately. They don't.\"\n\n### LATEST DEVELOPMENTS\n\n\n\n\n  * Will Kingston warns Iran believes Donald Trump is ‘full of empty threats’ amid fragile ceasefire\n  * Keir Starmer holds call with Donald Trump just hours after saying he was 'fed up' with US President\n  * Labour's Deputy Leader urges colleagues not to plunge party into 'nasty and bloody internal contest' as she warns of impending devastating losses\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nThe challenge comes amid significant financial difficulties for the former first son, who court documents reveal now resides overseas.\n\nHis attorney Barry Coburn stated in a filing submitted on April 6 in Washington DC that Mr Biden is \"impecunious\" and cannot afford to pay his outstanding legal fees.\n\nLaw firm Winston and Strawn, which defended Mr Biden in his tax and gun crimes cases, is suing him for unpaid bills exceeding $50,000.\n\nMr Coburn acknowledged in the court papers that neither he nor his client knows the ultimate amount owed, adding that Mr Biden cannot even afford to pay his current lawyers.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nDuring a podcast appearance last year, Mr Biden himself admitted to being in $17million of debt relating to legal fees.\n\nHe previously relied on Hollywood attorney Kevin Morris, who loaned him more than $6.5million.\n\nThe proposed confrontation draws comparisons to the much-speculated 2023 challenge between Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla owner Elon Musk, which ultimately never came to fruition.\n\nAmerican political history has witnessed far more serious physical confrontations between prominent figures.\n\nThe most infamous example remains the 1804 duel in which Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shot former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton, an encounter that ended Mr Hamilton's life and destroyed Mr Burr's political career.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n###\n\n\n\n\nDemocratic strategists have weighed in on the potential outcome, with Chris D. Jackson posting on X that \"Hunter would beat the brakes off of them.\"\n\nFellow Democratic strategist Adam Parkhomenko expressed similar confidence, claiming Mr Biden \"could take them both at the same time.\"\n\nThe challenge remains in its early stages, with no confirmed date or venue announced.\n\n###\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n**Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter**",
  "title": "Joe Biden's son Hunter challenges Donald Jr and Eric Trump to cage fight"
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