President Donald Trump said his oldest son’s upcoming wedding will be an intimate occasion, and he will try to attend, but it’s “not good timing” amid the Iran war.
Trump seemed to confirm reports that his son, Donald Trump Jr., is getting married over the weekend. Asked by a reporter during a May 21 Oval Office event whether he’ll attend “your son’s wedding this weekend,” the president’s response indicated his presence isn’t a sure thing.
“He’d like me to go,” Trump said of his son. “But it’s going to be just a small, little private affair and I’m going to try and make it. I’m in the midst, I said: ‘You know this is not good timing for me, I have a thing called Iran and other things.’”
“That’s one I can’t win on,” Trump added. “If I do attend, I get killed. If I don’t attend I get killed, by the fake news of course I’m talking about.”
Trump Jr., 48, announced in December during a White House holiday party that he is engaged to Palm Beach socialite and model Bettina Anderson, 37. They were engaged at Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland. Anderson had a bridal shower at Mar-a-Lago, the president’s Palm Beach estate, last month.
Page Six reported that Trump Jr. and Anderson will be married on a private island in the Bahamas over the weekend. It would be Trump Jr.’s second marriage. He has five children, including golfer Kai Trump, with former model Vanessa Trump. Their marriage ended in 2018.
Vanessa Trump announced May 20 that she has breast cancer, saying in a social media post that she is “staying focused and hopeful while surrounded by the love and support of my family, my kids and those closest to me.”
Trump Jr. was engaged to Kimberly Guilfoyle, the United States ambassador to Greece, after his first marriage ended. Their relationship ended in 2024. He began appearing in public with Anderson in December 2024.
Trump said he hopes his son and Anderson “have a great marriage.”
Contributing: Mary Walrath-Holdridge, Kinsey Crowley
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