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Is Hunter trafficking kids?
Yes, Hunter Biden’s wife, Melissa Cohen Biden, is from South Africa.She was born in Johannesburg and adopted at age three by Lee and Zoe Cohen, a South African Jewish couple. The family has roots in Johannesburg, where her parents still reside, according to various reports from around the time of Joe Biden’s 2020 election win. Given her South African origin, it’s plausible that Hunter’s trip to Cape Town, as noted in recent chatter, could involve visiting her family, though no official statements confirm this as the sole purpose of their current stay as of March 19, 2025.
Regarding whether he’s visiting his in-laws, there’s no direct confirmation in the available data. News snippets and posts on X from mid-March 2025 mention Hunter vacationing in Cape Town with Melissa and their son, with some speculation about visiting her relatives. Given her family ties to Johannesburg, a visit to in-laws could be part of the trip, though Cape Town is a popular vacation spot in its own right, and reports like one from AOL highlight a beachfront villa stay, suggesting leisure might be the primary focus.
As for the business of Melissa’s in-laws, details are scarce.Zoe Cohen, Melissa’s mother, is described as a social worker specializing in adoption, per Business Insider SA from 2020.Lee Cohen, her father,has been mentioned in outlets like Page Six as supportive of Melissa’s marriage butwithout specifics on his occupation—some imply he’s part of a conservative, middle-class Jewish family, possibly in a traditional trade or profession, though nothing concrete like a business empire is documented. There’s no evidence of them being involved in high-profile industries tied to Hunter’s past dealings, like energy or consulting.
About the Cohen family more broadly, they’re portrayed as tight-knit and private. Melissa, the youngest of four siblings and the only girl, was raised in a Jewish household in Johannesburg after her adoption. Her brother Garyn, a podiatrist in Sandton, spoke to the South African Jewish Report in 2020, praising her activism and intelligence but avoiding media since then under Biden campaign guidance. Melissa herself is an activist and aspiring filmmaker, with a focus on indigenous conservation through her company Tribal Worlds, though her projects haven’t gained major traction. The family’s profile rose due to her marriage to Hunter in May 2019—famously after a six-day courtship—but they’ve largely stayed out of the spotlight, with little known beyond their Johannesburg base and Melissa’s liberal, environmentally focused persona. Speculation on X about Hunter’s trip doesn’t tie the Cohens to any specific business dealings, keeping their role anecdotal at best.