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AverageOldGuy

(4,179 posts) Fri May 22, 2026, 12:41 AM 12 hrs ago

If YOUR son were getting married . . . even if for the second time . . . would you attend the wedding?

In the Oval Office, today, midday. Trump was asked by a reporter if he plans to attend Don Jr.’s wedding to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson this weekend. Here is the father of the groom's full response:

Uh, he’d like me to go, but it’s gonna be just a small, little, private affair, and I’m gonna 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.” Uh, 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. No, but he’s, uh, got a very, uh, person who I’ve known for a long time, and hopefully they’re going to have a great marriage.

TRANSLATION: "This wedding is on the weekend. I'll be playing golf during the day and rage-tweeting all night."

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If YOUR son were getting married . . . even if for the second time . . . would you attend the wedding? (Original Post) AverageOldGuy 12 hrs ago OP

don't accept any food or drink from your sons.... msongs 12 hrs ago #1

Shhh! Marcuse 12 hrs ago #3

He doesn't like her is what I'm getting from his word salad. live love laugh 12 hrs ago #2

What I'm getting is he wasn't invited by her family Attilatheblond 12 hrs ago #4

LOL live love laugh 11 hrs ago #6

"I would be going, but I couldn't find anybody to feed my ego while I was there." LudwigPastorius 12 hrs ago #5

This may be a non-sequitur, but I believe the focus should be on no_hypocrisy 8 hrs ago #7

I've found when you get criticized for everything you do, just do what YOU want ... Raine 8 hrs ago #8

Yes, I would, because he is my son. ajie 8 hrs ago #9

Bettina's family is "Old Palm Beach" and from what I understand, none of that crowd can stand him. Think I've got that SheilaAnn 5 hrs ago #10

Being from NY and knowing the con decades before The Apprentice or his jump into politics Quiet Em 4 hrs ago #11

Everything must be about him 24/7 malaise 4 hrs ago #12

Everything must be about him 24/7 malaise 4 hrs ago #13

Trump didnt get first night privileges Johonny 2 hrs ago #14

msongs

(74,214 posts)

1. don't accept any food or drink from your sons....

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 12:43 AM

12 hrs ago

Marcuse

(9,086 posts)

3. Shhh!

Reply to msongs (Reply #1)

Fri May 22, 2026, 12:58 AM

12 hrs ago

live love laugh

(16,491 posts)

2. He doesn't like her is what I'm getting from his word salad.

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 12:46 AM

12 hrs ago

Attilatheblond

(9,265 posts)

4. What I'm getting is he wasn't invited by her family

Reply to live love laugh (Reply #2)

Fri May 22, 2026, 01:01 AM

12 hrs ago

as they might not have wanted the media and security shit show that his attendance would require.

Also, her mother told him, in no uncertain terms, that he could not show up in a wedding dress so he's having a pout.

live love laugh

(16,491 posts)

6. LOL

Reply to Attilatheblond (Reply #4)

Fri May 22, 2026, 01:50 AM

11 hrs ago

LudwigPastorius

(15,022 posts)

5. "I would be going, but I couldn't find anybody to feed my ego while I was there."

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 01:06 AM

12 hrs ago

no_hypocrisy

(55,400 posts)

7. This may be a non-sequitur, but I believe the focus should be on

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 04:48 AM

8 hrs ago

Don Jr. can get married at any time, but he chose the date 2-3 days after his ex-wife, Vanessa, had surgery for breast cancer.

Not a good look, esp. for his kids.

Raine

(31,238 posts)

8. I've found when you get criticized for everything you do, just do what YOU want ...

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 04:49 AM

8 hrs ago

which l guess is what Trump is doing.

ajie

(3 posts)

9. Yes, I would, because he is my son.

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 05:13 AM

8 hrs ago

SheilaAnn

(10,784 posts)

10. Bettina's family is "Old Palm Beach" and from what I understand, none of that crowd can stand him. Think I've got that

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 08:05 AM

5 hrs ago

right.

Quiet Em

(3,032 posts)

11. Being from NY and knowing the con decades before The Apprentice or his jump into politics

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 09:21 AM

4 hrs ago

I can tell you that the con never had a normal relationship with any of his children. With the exception of occasionly bragging about how his daughter Invanka was "beautiful" or 'sexy", he never really mentioned any of his children at all.

He was never really there for them. He wasn't really a part of their lives. So his nonchalance about his son's wedding doesn't surprise me at all.

malaise

(298,052 posts)

12. Everything must be about him 24/7

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 09:28 AM

4 hrs ago

No one else is allowed to share the spotlight

malaise

(298,052 posts)

13. Everything must be about him 24/7

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 09:28 AM

4 hrs ago

No one else is allowed to share the spotlight

Johonny

(26,637 posts)

14. Trump didnt get first night privileges

Reply to AverageOldGuy (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 10:34 AM

2 hrs ago

Everyone knows if your doing the bride, you go. If you aren't doing the bride, you don't have to attend.

Marolago wedding rules.

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