The mother wore a short-sleeve mock turtleneck top with a pleated green patterned mini skirt. She topped off the look with a pair of classic black leather flats and her gold-frame sunglasses. She was also had a heavy entourage of Secret Service agents when she went to the beach last Wednesday after arriving in Brazil. On Oct. 12, 2018, former Vice President Joe Biden crowded into an SUV with a small group of advisers and headed to Bath County High School in Owingsville, Ky., for a campaign rally with a congressional candidate. Here in Wilmington, Hunter Biden parked his father’s black Cadillac SUV outside a gun shop and returned with a Colt Cobra revolver.
The elder Biden’s trip that day was one of dozens he made in the run-up to the midterm elections as he built a political case that led him to the White House. His son’s outing more than 500 miles away may ultimately land Hunter in jail. Since Hunter Biden’s criminal trial began Monday, the Biden family has sought to send the message that for them this is a family affair, not a political one. While former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York, and subsequent conviction, became a rallying cry for his 2024 campaign, Hunter Biden’s trial in Delaware has prompted a blanket of support from close friends and family as his father’s campaign keeps a distance.

