Donald Trump Jr.’s new wife, Bettina, is confirming that her May wedding weekend celebration was partially funded by a man with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In a post on her Instagram page Monday morning signed by the couple, Bettina Trump wrote that the man, Umar Kremlev, was a “dear friend,” who “very generously hosted two incredible nights of celebrations for us AFTER our wedding.”
“It was an extraordinarily generous wedding gift from a friend, and something for which we were and remain incredibly grateful,” it went on.
ProPublica, a nonprofit investigative website, reported earlier Monday that the wedding between Trump Jr. and socialite Bettina Anderson in the Bahamas was heavily funded by Kremlev, a Russian oligarch who heads the International Boxing Association. ProPublica reported that Kremlev “footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses,” including paying to rent out one of two private islands where the three-day party was held and a fireworks show.
In the post, Bettina Trump said that she and the president’s son were married in a private ceremony “surrounded ONLY by our family.”
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“The weekend that followed had actually been planned well in advance as a fun weekend with friends. It was never intended to be our wedding weekend. When our original wedding plans changed, we simply decided to get married before it and arrived at an already planned weekend as newlyweds,” it went on.
“It’s unfortunate that something so personal and happy can be recast as something political or sinister simply because of who someone is or where they come from. Friendship doesn’t require a political motive. Generosity doesn’t automatically come with an agenda. And sometimes a wedding gift is simply a wedding gift.”
That gift comes as Russia remains at war following its invasion of Ukraine and as the president has failed to broker a promised peace deal between the nations.
Kremlev was recently honored with the Order of Friendship by Putin, according to the International Boxing Association, and accompanied Putin to China as part of a Russian delegation, according to the Chinese state media cited by the outlet.
Trump Jr. has previously been scrutinized over his Russian ties. During the 2016 campaign, his meeting with Russian attorney Natalia Veselnitskaya in Trump Tower was the subject of intense scrutiny by federal and congressional investigators probing whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia to meddle in the election.
The meeting had been billed as an opportunity to discuss potentially incriminating information about the president’s then-Democrat opponent, Hillary Rodham Clinton, as part of the Russian government’s efforts to help Trump Jr.’s father win the White House.
“In the post, Bettina Trump said that she and the president’s son were married in a private ceremony “surrounded ONLY by our family.” – oh and Russian money. Don’t tell the IRS ……
I got two good Russian friends do I have to get rid of them ?
No surprises there! Whole family is corrupt!
We have obtained a letter from 52 former intel agents that all say Don Jr’s dealings with Russia are Chinese disinformation.
They also said if you find Don’s laptop and it is full of bribes, payoff’s and extortion and a bunch of sick crackhead stuff, it is not real and just Chinese disinformation.
That is our story and we are sticking to it.
Master Class in Grifting – his daddy must be so proud.
Carney sucks Chinese co ck, although Canadians by and far are irrelevant anyway.
Anonymous the village idiot speaks…..lonely, he is so lonely. Pathetic
Who cares, sheesh!
The Trump’s are like a Mafia family.
Everything they do is for personal gain.
You can bet your bottom dollar those hundreds of thousand of dollars given to cover wedding costs come with strings and promises attached.
Political favors and preferential treatment….perhaps such as help Putin achieve his land grab in Ukraine…turn a blind eye on Russian sanctions…
Yes, Dave. Trump intentionally destroyed the world’s economy, not just Canada.
Any updates on the Chinese interfaces in our elections or holding office in our government. I’m waiting for the story of Carney intentionally destroying our economy and the whole country.
Maga’s welcome in Russia anytime, lefties we send to Gulag never to be seen again
Scammers are Trumps.
Trump’s worth is valued over billion dollars, so what does a few hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses from a “dear friend” of a man with close ties to Putin mean to them? Not much but hey, millions of Americans are starving and have no healthcare, so Trump Jr wants to save more of their own corrupt money for themselves, and not the Americans. Good for them.
….and NOW we know why the OC didn’t go….no doubt, trump[s] are russian assest[s]…
Leftist heads exploding as Putin and Russia also support Iran, enemy to the U.S. and Trump.
Nice. The Russians are great people unlike the garbage on the left
Tell Putin to release his copy of the Epstein Files. KABOOM!
Trump & Putin are bum buddies!!
Of course the entire Trump extended RINO CRIME FAMILY is heavily embedded into the Russian crime industry. No surprises there. Do any of the Trumps pay actual Income taxes 🤔
No surprise there.
Good for them