The political figure’s 56-year-old son made the reveal to Luke Beasley on the latter’s eponymous podcast (below), during a comical opening bit at the top of the program’s latest episode.

“Let’s get serious. I am gay,” Beasley told Biden, who replied, “Really? Wow. Seriously. I’m so amazed you’re gay.”

Beasley turned to Biden and asked, “Are you gay?” to which Biden said, “Only a little bit.”

When Beasley inquired if he was “more or less than 50 percent” gay, Biden confirmed that the number stood at “48.6” percent.

Later, Biden brought a separate line of questioning back to “the gay question,” as he called it. “Maybe I take back 48.5. More like 47 after that conversation. My gaydom went down a percentage point.”

Then, at the end of the interview, Biden brought up the topic a final time, telling Beasley, “I just wanted to let you know that I am back up to 48.5 percent gay.”

Bisexuality is for the boys, too! :D

I do like how it changed. That’s a funny joke.

Hunter is incredibly charismatic whether one likes him or not haha

Dammit! It's catching! I'm at 6.9% and rising!

The gay agenda! It’s working!

100% attention addict

Great! By this time next week I'll be on stage at a drag show, shaking my ass and hoping someone bites.

So is being gay a punch line again or is this bi erasure?

Both?

Oh noes! What can i do?

Hell yeah!

Both. I have to admit that I've joked about being half gay, too, and I'm bisexual. So maybe it's not so much erasure as it is a tongue-in-cheek joke?