Hunter Biden: 'I've fallen madly in love with Cape Town' as he slams Trump’s white genocide narrative

“It’s kind of nice to be away from the immediate grasp of the madness that is going on at home."

These are the words of Hunter Biden, the son of former US President Joe Biden, on a recent visit to South Africa. 

While in the country, he appeared as a guest on the Wide Awake Podcast with Joshua Rubin, where he talked about his stay and the state of political affairs between South Africa and the US.

Hunter travelled with his wife, Melissa Cohen, who is South African and has family in the country. The couple, married for six years, has been living in Cape Town and enjoying all the city has to offer.

“We’re trying to be between Cape Town and the States. We go back and forth,” said Hunter. 

According to him, he had promised his wife that they would spend some time in the country after his personal and political business came to an end.  He added that although his house in Malibu was spared from the Palisades Fire, 280 houses in the area were affected, preventing them from returning.

During his stay, Hunter admitted, “I’ve fallen madly in love with Cape Town. You guys don’t know how good you have it here. It’s the most beautiful city in the world."

Additionally, he praised South Africa’s culinary scene.

“If you’re a traveller, one of the things that anybody who travels a lot always notices first is the food. The food here is incredible. It is across the board the most consistently good food from the corner burger place to the super fine dining," he said. 

During the interview, Hunter also took the opportunity to defend South Africa by speaking out against President Donald Trump.

He did not hold back when discussing the controversial meeting between Trump and President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Oval Office in May, where Trump made claims about white genocide.

“What an embarrassment. I’m really proud to be an American. America has the capacity to do so much good in the world.

"To watch the leader of the free world, the President of the United States, the representative of an entire nation, treat another country and another leader the way that he did your president, regardless of what you think of your president... It was just so embarrassing. I mean, he's so full of s***, man,” he stated.

During the Oval Office meeting, Ramaphosa was compelled to counter Trump's unfounded claims of white genocide, propagated by Trump and his associates, including Elon Musk, who was born in South Africa. 

Trump presented videos and articles to support his narrative that white farmers were being targeted for their land.

In his defence of South Africa, Hunter also remarked that the US president lacked understanding of the country.

“I don't think he could find South Africa on a map. That's not an exaggeration in any way. I really mean it, for real. I do not think that he would know the difference between South Africa and Sudan, if you asked him,” he asserted.

He further elaborated on the demographics of South Africa, noting that Trump has "no idea about the population of South Africa".

"One of the things that I don't think people understand is that the white population in South Africa is about 8%. It's very small, which I think is understandable, but even people who are well-informed don't understand.

"They can't possibly comprehend how 8% of the population could have controlled 92% for as long as they did under apartheid," stated Hunter.

When it comes to the topic of white genocide", he described it as “offensive".