Despite claims that he’s out of money, and an on-going slew of legal battles, disgraced former first son Hunter Biden is still living a pretty lavish lifestyle.
But President Donald Trump just unveiled that the gravy train for Hunter Biden has officially come to an end.
Yesterday, Trump announced that he is revoking the Secret Service protective detail for President Joe Biden’s adult children — specifically Hunter and his sister Ashely Biden.
“Hunter Biden has had Secret Service protection for an extended period of time, all paid for by the United States Taxpayer,” Trump wrote. “There are as many as 18 people on this Detail, which is ridiculous!”
“He is currently vacationing in, of all places, South Africa, where the Human Rights of people has been strenuously questioned,” he continued. “Please be advised that, effective immediately, Hunter Biden will no longer receive Secret Service protection.”
“Likewise, Ashley Biden who has 13 agents will be taken off the list,” he added.
Former presidents and their spouses receive Secret Service protection for life, but protection that is provided to their children who are over the age of 16 stops when they leave office.
Trump’s accusation of Hunter Biden being in South Africa comes from former Trump White House aide Garrett Ziegler, who is in a legal battle with Hunter.
Ziegler claims the president’s son is trying to avoid deposition so he can stay in South Africa for three months.
The Hunter filed a lawsuit against Ziegler in 2023, accusing him of illegally hacking and leaking embarrassing content from his infamous laptop.
Last week Hunter Biden and his legal team asked the federal court to voluntarily dismiss the case, claiming that he was broke.
In his filing, Biden claimed he is millions of dollars in debt and can not afford to continue the legal proceedings.
He attributed his financial problems to an unexpected decline in sales of his artwork and memoir after his father left office, along with the destruction of his Malibu home in the recent Los Angeles wildfires.
“It [the LA Wildfires] does not, however, serve as an excuse to avoid litigation responsibilities,” Ziegler’s lawyers wrote in Friday’s court filing.
Ziegler is fighting the dismissal of the lawsuit. He insists the case continue so he can seek recovery of nearly $200,000 in legal fees he has incurred.
In court documents, Ziegler’s team said that Hunter Biden’s financial situation “isn’t nearly as dire as he claims” and suggests he has left the country to avoid answering to the court.
The former Trump aide believes Biden has fled to South Africa – the home country of his wife, Melissa Cohen, “and that is why he is attempting to avoid his deposition,” according to court documents.
Ziegler’s team also referenced reporting by The New York Post that showed Biden’s home untouched by the wildfires, contradicting Biden’s claim that the fires left his residence “unlivable.”
Photographs published by The New York Post show surrounding homes destroyed by the Palisades Fire while Biden’s property remained intact.
Trump highlighted his administration’s recent actions against South Africa, including being taken off the list of countries receiving economic and financial assistance, due to its human rights abuses.