The Tudor Dixon Podcast: Hunter Biden Scandal, Media Cover-Ups & National Security Failures with Miranda Devine

Guest: Miranda Devine (New York Post)
Host: Tudor Dixon
Date: November 28, 2025 (The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show – iHeartPodcasts)

Overview

This episode features author and columnist Miranda Devine discussing the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, widespread media cover-ups, and recent national security failures — especially focusing on the attempted assassination of Donald Trump by Thomas Crooks. Dixon and Devine critique media ethics, the role of "deep state" actors, inadequacies in Congress, and law enforcement failures, delivering insight with passion and urgency. The discussion is punctuated by notable direct quotes, personal perspectives, and an unflinching tone.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Hunter Biden’s Public Critique of Miranda Devine

Timestamps: 03:18–06:20

• Hunter Biden’s Podcast Rant: Dixon plays an audio clip of Hunter attacking Miranda Devine, calling her “horrendously ugly” and labeling her (and journalists at the Daily Mail) “whores for money.”

  • Quote (Hunter Biden): “There’s no ethics in what, you know, like someone as horrendously ugly as Miranda Devine, physically and in terms of her, in terms of ethics does. … I mean, they’re whores for money.” (03:39)

• Devine’s Response:

  • Dismisses the personal attack, sees Hunter as a “damaged, broken person…lashing out.”
  • Critiques the Bidens’ history of “influence peddling” and “damage to America’s good name,” asserting she has done thorough investigative work on the family.
  • Quote (Devine): “He made tens of millions of dollars off his father’s name with his father’s help, influence peddling around the world, causing great damage to America’s good name and potentially to America’s national security.” (04:33)
  • Points out the mainstream media consistently covered for the Bidens, despite clear evidence.

2. Media, Big Tech, and Intelligence Community Cover-Ups

Timestamps: 06:20–10:51

• 2019–2020 Timeline:
  • Details New York Post’s original reporting on the laptop three weeks before the election and media’s refusal to address the facts.
  • Notes Big Tech censorship, direct campaign involvement (Antony Blinken's role), and “dishonest” intelligence officials labeling the story as “Russian disinformation.”
  • Quote (Devine): “…51 former intelligence officials were asked by Antony Blinken…to write this dishonest letter saying the laptop…and our reporting was Russian disinformation.” (09:08)
• Broader Consequences:
  • “The failure of the media is as big a story here as the malfeasance of the deep state and these institutions.” (09:56)
  • Criticizes Republican weakness in responding or exposing these issues.

3. Institutional Failures: The Attempted Assassination of Donald Trump and Security Oversight

Timestamps: 11:19–26:48

• Case Breakdown (Thomas Crooks, Butler, PA Incident):

  • Pointed criticism of the Secret Service and intelligence agencies as “incompetent.”
  • Crooks posted violent content online for years, transitioning from anti-left to anti-Trump extremism in 2020—publicly and under his real name.
  • Despite public threats and open digital footprint, agencies failed to act.
  • Quote (Devine): “It kind of defies belief.…Why was Thomas Crooks never picked up as a potential threat when he was online in public forums using his own name?” (12:11)

• Digital Trail and FBI Narrative:

  • FBI misrepresented, minimized, or obfuscated Crooks’ online radicalization.
  • Capitol Police and all “17 intelligence agencies” failed to catch the threat despite using web-crawling surveillance software for public posts.
  • Quote (Devine): “Those words associated with the names of members of Congress should at the very least have triggered some warning inside the Capitol Police.” (16:24)

• Transparency and Public Safety:

  • Dixon and Devine call for greater public transparency: “The American public, all the eyes and ears that should be there, able to … give a warning if somebody like a Thomas Crooks is sailing under the radar.” (25:57)
  • Discussion on the need for FBI reform and dedicated investigation of extremist threats.

4. The Aftermath and Ongoing Conspiracies

Timestamps: 26:48–29:34

• Crooks’ Body and Scene Handling:
  • Questions about rapid release/cremation of Crooks’ body and cleaning of the crime scene.
  • Conspiracy theories arise due to inadequate, delayed information from authorities.
  • Devine notes other countries' mechanisms (coronial inquests) for public transparency.
  • Quote (Devine): “Into a vacuum, all these questions come. … I think we should all try to avoid [conspiracy theories]. So maybe there just isn’t a mechanism yet. And there should be…” (28:43)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On journalistic integrity & attacks:
  • Tudor Dixon: “First of all, you’re gorgeous. …Hunter might not know what a job is.” (04:23)
• On media and deep state collusion:
  • Miranda Devine: “The story of the laptop…should have been damaging to Joe Biden…[b]ig tech censored us…and it all went away.” (08:20)
• On institutionalized cover-ups:
  • Miranda Devine: “The failure of the media is as big a story here as the malfeasance of the deep state and these institutions.” (09:56)
• On intelligence surveillance practices:
  • Miranda Devine: “It’s like when you do a Google search … So same thing. It’s very benign. … If it comes up positive…that should flag extra scrutiny for Thomas Crooks.” (21:15)
• On law enforcement accountability:
  • Miranda Devine: “Why more information, a full report, has not been given to the American people…is pretty telling.” (24:42)

Important Timestamps by Segment

• Hunter Biden audio & Devine reaction: 03:18–06:20
• Laptop story suppression, intelligence letter, media’s role: 06:58–10:51
• Assassination attempt on Trump – breakdown and digital footprint: 11:19–16:24
• Surveillance software, Capitol Police intelligence, agencies' failures: 16:24–23:09
• Withholding of information, public accountability, conspiracy theories: 26:48–29:34
• Episode closeout and thanks: 29:34–29:51

Tone & Language

• Direct, unfiltered, and urgent, with a mix of sarcasm and earnest outrage.
• Personal attacks (by Hunter Biden) are met with reasoned, fact-based retorts.
• Frequent calls for accountability and transparency across political and bureaucratic systems.

Summary Takeaway

Miranda Devine and Tudor Dixon engage in a hard-hitting critique of the Bidens, media bias, and national security lapses. The episode underscores persistent failures in journalism, intelligence, and government accountability, with a clear call for transparency and reform—especially as unchecked failures can fuel public distrust and rampant conspiracy theories.