Hunter Biden Trades Secret Service for Toyota Rental in Cape Town Amid GOP Probes

Hunter Biden, the former president’s son, was spotted cruising through Cape Town, South Africa, in a modest rented Toyota sedan, a far cry from the armored Chevy Suburbans he once rolled in with Secret Service protection. Accompanied by his wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, and their son, Beau Jr., Hunter was seen handling everyday errands—paying for parking and popping into a local butcher on the affluent Sea Point Main Road. This marks his first public appearance since Joe Biden’s cancer announcement, drawing fresh attention to the embattled Biden family.

The shift to a rental car comes after President Donald Trump pulled Hunter’s Secret Service detail in March, a decision tied to the fact that protection for former presidents’ children typically ends at age 16. Hunter, well past that threshold, had enjoyed extended security under his father’s administration—an arrangement Trump swiftly ended. The move underscores ongoing political tensions, with Hunter’s South African vacation coinciding with Republican-led investigations into an alleged cover-up of Joe Biden’s cognitive decline during his presidency.

Senators Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) are spearheading a Senate Judiciary hearing set for June 18, aiming to probe what they call a 'conspiracy' by media and Biden insiders to mask the former president’s mental state. As witnesses are gathered, this marks the first major congressional dive into these claims, amplifying scrutiny on the Biden family’s public and private moves.

From elite protection to a Toyota rental, Hunter’s South African outing paints a picture of a man navigating a new reality—under the shadow of political probes and personal controversies.