Hunter Biden’s post on X has reignited a long-running political feud between the Biden and Trump families, shifting attention from criticism of his stepmother, Jill Biden, to a series of allegations and reported business dealings involving President Donald Trump’s relatives.
In the post, Biden directly referenced Jake Tapper and his mother, Jill Biden, while alleging that Jared and Ivanka Trump are involved in a private island resort project in Albania on protected land.
He also cited Donald Trump Jr.’s marriage and a Pentagon-backed loan linked to a startup associated with his investment firm, as well as Eric Trump’s reported involvement in the public listing of an Israeli defense technology company.
The Albania project forms the centerpiece of Biden’s claims. A Kushner-linked mega-resort on Albania’s protected coast has triggered mass protests and a corruption probe into how strategic land lost its safeguards.
The Sazan Island project
Sazan Island, a former Albanian military site, sits off the country’s southwestern coast and lies within or adjacent to the Karaburun-Sazan Marine National Park system.
When Ivanka Trump tells the story, the project began with a swim. In a now-viral clip, she describes stopping her boat in the Mediterranean, jumping into the water with her husband Jared Kushner and “swimming to the island” that would become the site of their next big venture.
“We went up to the top, and we were just captivated,” she says of the 1,400-hectare island that is now at the heart of a €1.4 billion luxury resort plan on Albania’s coast.
Thousands of Albanians have taken to the streets in recent weeks to oppose the project, which would transform Sazan Island, a former military outpost off the country’s southwestern coast, and parts of the adjacent Vjosa-Narta protected landscape into a high-end destination with an estimated 10,000 hotel rooms and villas.
The wider project area is home to flamingos, sea turtle nesting sites, and the critically endangered Mediterranean monk seal.
Sazan Island protected status
Local anger intensified after large, barbed-wire-topped fences appeared near the proposed coastal construction zone, cutting off public access to a stretch of beach.
Demonstrations under the slogan “Albania Is Not for Sale” spread from the southern coast to Tirana. Protesters demanded the project be scrapped and accused the government of auctioning off public land to foreign billionaires.
An Al Jazeera Newsfeed report added to the tension by highlighting Ivanka Trump’s description of Sazan as a “private island” that she and Kushner had “discovered.”
Social media clips show her referring to a “massive…1,400 hectare island in the middle of the Mediterranean,” discovered during a swim. In protests, demonstrators chanted “Ivanka, go home” and carried signs denouncing the “private island” narrative.
Behind the public dispute lies a technical and potentially criminal question: how did land that was supposedly protected become available for such a large private development?
SPAK investigation into land-use changes
Albania’s Special Anti-Corruption Prosecution Office (SPAK) has opened an investigation into 2024 regulatory changes to the protected status and land-ownership regime in the Vjosa-Narta area.
Politico reports state that the probe focuses on whether the decisions, including legal amendments and administrative acts, amounted to abuse of office or illegal acquisition of state assets.
Government defense
Prime Minister Edi Rama has defended the project, arguing that Albania needs major investments to compete with established Mediterranean destinations. He has called the resort an “extraordinary investment” backed by Qatari capital and described opposition as shortsighted resistance to development.
Kushner has said he first met Rama on a yacht belonging to a member of the Rothschild family. That detail, combined with Ivanka Trump’s “we discovered the island” comments, has become a symbol for critics who view the project as global investors claiming public assets.
The project’s scale is not in dispute. Regional reporting and project details place its value at around €1.4 billion ($1.5 billion).
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Biden on Don Jr.’s Marriage
Biden also referenced Donald Trump Jr.’s May 2026 marriage to Bettina Anderson. Anderson is the daughter of the late banker Harry Loy Anderson Jr., president of Palm Beach National Bank and Trust.
Epstein held accounts at the bank, and the elder Anderson wrote a 1998 character reference letter describing Epstein as “a gentleman of the highest integrity.” The connection resurfaced in media coverage after the wedding.
In late 2025, the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital approved a $620 million loan to Vulcan Elements, a rare-earth magnet startup. Trump Jr.’s firm, 1789 Capital, took an undisclosed stake in the company months earlier.
ProPublica reported that White House aide Peter Navarro, a Trump ally and friend of Trump Jr., pushed for the loan. It was the largest such financing from the office. All parties have denied improper influence.
Eric Trump has been linked as an investor to a $1.5 billion public listing effort involving Israeli drone firm XTEND, though details on timing relative to regional conflicts remain secondary in public discussion.
Mutual Scrutiny
Both Trump and Biden families have faced repeated questions over relatives’ business activities.
Hunter Biden has been convicted on federal gun charges and reached resolutions on tax matters. His past roles at Burisma in Ukraine and dealings with CEFC China Energy, along with art sales, drew congressional investigations and media coverage during his father’s time in office.
Jared Kushner’s post-White House investments, including in the Middle East, previously attracted scrutiny. The Albania project adds to questions about foreign deals involving Trump family members while Donald Trump holds office.
As of June 3, 2026, no U.S. charges have resulted from the specific activities listed in Biden’s post. The Albanian SPAK probe continues, focusing on domestic regulatory decisions rather than direct accusations against American investors.
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