Trump says his son told him he will pay back Russian oligarch for wedding contribution
Trump said his son will reimburse Umar Kremlev after ProPublica reported the Russian businessman paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for wedding celebrations.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump stated his son intends to repay a Russian oligarch who financed his wedding party earlier this year.
- ProPublica reported that Umar Kremlev, president of the International Boxing Association, paid for the wedding festivities held in the Bahamas in May.
- When asked about the report, Trump responded, "'No, I'm paying it back, Dad,'" according to the President.
- Democrats in the U.S. Congress launched an investigation this week into reports that the businessman paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for the celebrations.
- The President had previously claimed he did not know Kremlev when the report first surfaced, marking a shift from his current position.
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Trump says his son will pay back Russian for wedding party
President Donald Trump on Friday said his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., would pay back a Russian businessperson with ties to the Kremlin who helped finance his wedding after-party in the Bahamas this year, while also defending the payments as “totally allowed.”
Trump says his son has paid back Russian for wedding party | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
President Donald Trump on Friday said his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., would pay back a Russian businessperson with ties to the Kremlin who helped finance his wedding after-party in the Bahamas this year, while also defending the payments as “totally allowed.”
Trump defends son Don Jr. after Putin-linked Russian businessman-funded wedding: ‘He paid them back’
The controversy comes as the Trump administration continues to deal with relations with Russia amid the war in Ukraine, adding scrutiny to any financial or personal links between the Trump family and Russian figures.
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