Trump says he'll 'try and make' son's wedding but it's 'not good timing'
Trump says he'll 'try and make' son's wedding but it's 'not good timing'
Zac Anderson, USA TODAYThu, May 21, 2026 at 5:40 PM UTC
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President Donald Trump said his oldest son's upcoming wedding will be an intimate affair, and as the father of the groom, he will try to attend, but it's "not good timing."
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, Donald Trump Jr. "But it's going to be just a small, 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."
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Trump Jr., 48, confirmed last year that he is engaged to socialite Bettina Anderson, 37.
Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson attend a ceremony held by U.S. President Donald Trump to award posthumously the Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 14, 2025.
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 kids with former model Vanessa Trump. Their marriage ended in 2018.
The president said he has known Anderson "for a long time."
"Hopefully they're going to have a great marriage," he added.
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