Hunter Biden spotted parking rental car in South Africa in first public appearance since dad Joe's cancer reveal
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Hunter Biden, once accustomed to being chauffeured in an armored SUV, was spotted in South Africa Friday parking a rented Toyota hatchback, according to Fox News.
Hunter's stroll through Cape Town — with his wife, South African-born Melissa Cohen Biden, and son, Beau, in tow — marks the first time the former first son has been seen in public since his father, former President Joe Biden, revealed he is battling 'aggressive' prostate cancer.
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3 Hunter Biden arrives at the J. Caleb Boggs Federal Building in Wilmington, Del. on June 6, 2024.
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The 55-year-old convicted felon was snapped paying for parking in Sea Point, an affluent Cape Town neighborhood, before venturing into a local butcher shop.
Trump revoked Hunter's taxpayer-funded Secret Service detail in March, days after the scandal-scarred former first son was spotted flanked by Secret Service agents vacationing in South Africa when he was due for a deposition in court.
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'There are as many as 18 people on this Detail, which is ridiculous!' the president fumed in a Truth Social post announcing the revocation of Hunter's Secret Service security privileges.
Hunter's outing also appears to be his first time he's been seen in public since his father's cancer diagnosis.
Former President Joe Biden, 82, revealed earlier this month that he is battling an aggressive form of prostate cancer, which has spread to his bones.
3 Biden's first photo alongside wife Jill after his prostate cancer diagnosis.
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3 President Donald Trump arrives for a meeting at the US Capitol on May 20, 2025.
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Joe told reporters that his 'prognosis is good' after delivering a brief speech earlier on Friday at a war memorial near his Wilmington, Del., home.
The speech, which fell on the 10th anniversary of the death of his son Beau from brain cancer, marked the former president's first public appearance since revealing his own cancer battle.
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