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Trump says he won’t attend eldest son’s upcoming wedding amid Iran talks
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WASHINGTON — US President Donald Trump says he would not attend the wedding of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, because he has to stay in Washington for government business.
“While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the Trump Family, his soon-to-be wife, Bettina, circumstances pertaining to Government, and my love for the United States of America, do not allow me to do so,” Trump writes in a post on Truth Social.
“I feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House during this important period of time,” the post continues.
The wedding happens this weekend on a small island in the Bahamas, CNN reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the plans. A spokesperson for Trump Jr. did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump told reporters on Thursday that Trump Jr. wanted his father to attend, but that it was going to be a “small private affair.”
Trump said then he would try to make the wedding, but the timing was bad for him.
“I have a thing called Iran and other things,” Trump said on Thursday.
The Trump administration has been engaged in diplomatic talks mediated by Pakistan aimed at securing a deal to end the war with Iran that the US and Israel began on February 28.
The Times of Israel Community.