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US President Donald Trump’s son is getting married. But the father will probably miss the ceremony. He has more important things to do.
May 22, 2026, 11:35 a.mMay 22, 2026, 11:35 a.m
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US President Donald Trump may miss the upcoming wedding of his eldest son Donald Trump Jr. “It’s not good timing for me,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday. “I have this thing called Iran and other things.” But he will try to attend the wedding of his 48-year-old child. However, the president indicated that he was in a quandary. “I can’t win this thing,” he added.
Watch the video to see what Trump says about his son’s wedding and his presence there:
Video: watson/nina bürge
The celebrity platform “Page Six” and other US media report that Donald Trump Jr. wants to marry his girlfriend Bettina Anderson this weekend in an “intimate ceremony” in the Bahamas.
Trump wishes “great wedding”
Trump went on to say that his son “would like me to go, but it’s just going to be a small, private thing and I’m going to try to make it work.” He did not confirm the date. He wished the couple all the best: “Hopefully they will have a great wedding.”
Anderson works as a model and director of a nonprofit organization. She is the daughter of the late banker and philanthropist Harry Loy Anderson Jr. and is active in charitable and environmental causes, including through her work at the nonprofit organization Paradise.ngo.
Donald Trump Jr. was previously married to Vanessa Trump from 2005 to 2018. He has five children with her, including the professional golfer Kai Trump. Vanessa Trump only revealed that she had breast cancer on Wednesday.
Trump Jr. is the firstborn from Donald Trump’s first marriage to his former wife Ivana. The 48-year-old is executive vice president of the Trump Organization, which invests in real estate and cryptocurrencies.
Whit Monday is “Memorial Day” in the USA; the national holiday commemorates the dead US soldiers. Many people use the long weekend for travel or family celebrations.