Same for Biden. He lived in his basement and made a few token appearances to a handful of people. Biden was totally handled because to let him speak was to lower the votes.
Biden totally relates to what his "handlers" tell him because he totally gets his mission -- to keep the Democrats in power and be cheerleader of the Unitparty team of government grafter and corrupt pols.
I don't think he personally cares about the money at all. He's already rich. He likes being "the boss", covets the prestige of President, and wants to take care of his own.
I think he imagines himself to be Ireland's gift to America -- one half JFK (statesman) and one half Whitey Bulger (Boston gangster). In fact, Bulger's son teamed up with Hunter Biden on the deal in China -- so it's all in the family!
He totally lives the Soviet maxim, "A lie told enough times becomes the truth." I tried to characterize his philosophy in this meme (Click the image to read full screen):
