Trump Says He Doesn’t Know if He’ll Attend Son’s Wedding: ‘I Have a Thing Called Iran’
Trump said competing responsibilities tied to Iran may keep him from attending the small private ceremony, which sources said will have fewer than 50 guests.
- On Thursday, President Donald Trump said he might skip his son Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding in the Bahamas this weekend, citing "a thing called Iran" and competing national security concerns.
- Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson scaled back plans from a lavish Washington event to an intimate Bahamas gathering to avoid negative optics amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
- Trump noted the difficulty, stating "That's one I can't win on. If I don't attend, I get killed by the fake news, of course." He confirmed the event will be "just a small, little, private affair."
- Bettina Anderson, a Palm Beach-based executive, has integrated into the Trump family through an enchanted garden-themed bridal shower at Mar-a-Lago attended by family members, signaling her growing prominence.
- The couple, who began dating in 2024 and became engaged in late 2025, reportedly delayed initial plans due to Middle East tensions. Trump Jr., 47, shares five children from his previous marriage to Vanessa Trump.
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U.S. President Trump has declared that he won't come to his son's wedding this weekend. Is his busy schedule to blame? Or is there any other reason?
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would likely attend the wedding of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., to his first wife Ivana Trump, this weekend, but complained that the timing of the event was inconvenient.
Donald Trump is not sure if he can go to his son Don Jr's wedding this weekend in the Bahamas. He believes that the date falls at the wrong time because of the ongoing negotiations between the United States and Iran.
The eldest son of the US president, Donald Trump Jr., will marry his fiancée Bettina Anderson this weekend. The wedding ceremony is expected to take place on a small island in the Bahamas, with fewer than 50 guests invited. The groom's father, however, is reportedly not attending the wedding.
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