Donald Trump says he did not attend his son Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding: "I have a thing called Iran"
“I said, 'You know, this is not good timing for me. I have a thing called Iran and other things,'”
Reported September 14, 2026 by abc7news.com. Checked word for word against that report.
President Donald Trump did not attend Donald Trump Jr.'s May wedding to Bettina Anderson in the Bahamas, citing government obligations, including matters involving Iran, and stayed in Washington; he had earlier said he would try to attend. Separately, a ProPublica report published Monday alleged that Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch and International Boxing Association president with ties to Vladimir Putin, paid for much of the weekend festivities after the wedding, including an island rental and fireworks. ABC News has not independently verified the report. Anderson did not dispute the payments and described the events as a friend's contribution; a Trump Jr. spokesperson said Kremlev was a friend, not a business associate. Trump Jr. continues to hold influence inside his father's political orbit.
- abc7news.com ↗︎14 SEP 2026