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Donald Trump Jr. is set to marry Bettina Anderson over Memorial ...
5 hours ago ... Donald Trump Jr. is set to marry Bettina Anderson over Memorial Day weekend on a private island in the Bahamas, in a small, tightly guarded ceremony. The...
Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding will be on a small island in the Bahamas
Updated: May 22, 2026 at 6:59AM EDTPublished: May 22, 2026 at 6:56AM EDT
Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding will be on a small island in the Bahamas
Donald Trump Jr will marry Bettina Anderson on a small island in the Bahamas this weekend, sources tell CNN. President Donald Trump is not expected to attend, sources say, though he told reporters he was going to try. The couple kept the guest list under 50 people to maintain an intimate and exclusive ceremony, sources said. AI-generated summary was reviewed by a CNN editor. The president’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., will wed Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson on a small island in the Bahamas this weekend, two people familiar with the plans told CNN. One person who is not expected to attend the intimate affair? President Donald Trump himself, the sources said. The guest list is being kept small — by design, they said. Only immediate family and the couple’s closest friends will attend the nuptials, with the list totaling less than 50 people. The president, though, was notably vague about his plans when asked about the wedding in the Oval Office Thursday afternoon. “He’d like me to go, but it’s going to be just a small little private affair, and I’m going to try and make it,” Trump told reporters. “This is not good timing for me,” he added. “Everything called Iran and other things.” One of the sources told CNN that Trump was long expected not to attend, in part due to the couple’s desire to have an incredibly private ceremony. Trump’s public schedule does not indicate he’ll be attending. CNN has reached out to the White House and a representative of Trump Jr. for comment. “That’s one I can’t win on. If I do attend, I get killed. If I don’t attend, I get killed,” the president said, referring to possibly negative press coverage. Trump Jr. and Anderson had hoped to keep the details of the wedding from leaking to the media so that the event would remain exclusive and secluded, the sources said. That would help allay any security concerns — and allow guests to avoid the inconvenience that comes from a heavily fortified event attended by the president. Trump Jr.’s siblings are expected to be present, the sources said. The wedding will mark Trump Jr.’s second marriage. He was previously married to Vanessa Trump for 12 years before their divorce in 2018. Vanessa Trump announced on Wednesday that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. Trump Jr. was previously engaged to Kimberly Guilfoyle, now-US ambassador to Greece and the ex-wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, from 2020 to 2024.
Trump RSVPs 'maybe' to son's wedding in the Bahamas
May 22, 2026 — 4:25amWashington: US President Donald Trump said he had not decided whether to attend his son Donald Trump Jr’s wedding, which will reportedly take place this weekend – a long weekend in the US – in the Bahamas.“He’d like me to go, but it’s going to be just a small little private affair,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday (US time), when asked if he would attend the ceremony.“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.”Trump asserted he would be criticised by the media if he went to the wedding amid the war with Iran – though there is a ceasefire – and also if he stayed away.“That’s one I can’t win on. 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,” he said.“But he [Trump Jr] has a got a very – a person who I’ve known for a long time. And hopefully, they’re going to have a great marriage.”Bettina Anderson and Donald Trump Jr at the White House last year.BloombergThe New York Post’s Page Six section reported this week that Trump Jr would wed his partner, Bettina Anderson, over the Memorial Day long weekend, which runs from Saturday to Monday, on a private island in the Bahamas.Such a trip would be logistically difficult and expensive for a sitting president, given the security requirements. However, he routinely leaves Washington to spend weekends at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, or his private golf club in New Jersey.Trump Jr, 48, runs the family business with his brother Eric, and was active in his father’s political campaigns. He split from his previous wife, Vanessa, in 2018 after 13 years of marriage; they have five children.Don Jr and Trump after returning to the White House on the Marine One helicopter earlier this month.BloombergHe later became engaged to Kimberly Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host who was once married to California’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom.Guilfoyle became a Republican and fundraised for Donald Trump, but she and Trump Jr separated in 2024. Trump appointed her US ambassador to Greece.It was in August 2024 that Trump Jr was first photographed with Anderson, a socialite and model, “canoodling” at a restaurant in Florida’s Palm Beach.He reportedly proposed to the 39-year-old in December while they were at Camp David, the official presidential retreat in Maryland, which has hosted major summits during previous presidencies.As...
