Trump Says Iran Crisis May Keep Him From Don Jr.’s Wedding

President Donald Trump said that current international tensions could interfere with his plans to go to his son Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding this weekend. He said that the timing is "not good" amid the crisis in Iran.

Don Jr. is marrying Bettina Anderson in a private ceremony in the Bahamas over Memorial weekend. The president indicated that he hoped to attend the nuptials but that he may not be able to make it as he tries to balance both presidential and family responsibilities.

The president was briefing the press when a news reporter asked him if he was attending his son's wedding over the weekend.

Trump seemed awkward as he shared that the answer was not as clear cut as a simple yes or no.

“He’d like me to go, but it’s going to be just a small little private affair, and I’m going to try and make it,” Trump said.

But the president quickly added, “This is not good timing for me. Everything called Iran and other things.”

Still, the candid answer revealed how carefully Trump is trying to manage his time even when it could conflict with important family events.

Don Jr. and his fiancée Bettina Anderson's wedding plans have changed from what was previously reported.

Earlier reports revealed that the couple were initially wanting to have a high-profile wedding, possibly even on the South Lawn of the White House or even Mar-a-Lago.

However, a source told Page Six that the couple changed their plans because of how it would look to have a lavish wedding during an international conflict.

“They’re very aware that a lavish wedding at the White House while people are dying wouldn’t be well-received,” they said.

So, the couple are now having an intimate ceremony on a private island in the Bahamas with close family and friends.

Trump himself spoke about the position he found himself in. “That’s one I can’t win on,” he said Thursday. “If I do attend, I get killed. If I don’t attend, I get killed.”

Still, the president added, “Hopefully they’re going to have a great marriage.”

Bettina Anderson will join the Trump family when she weds Don Jr. at the end of May. The couple started dating in 2024 after he split from his ex-fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle.

The couple announced their engagement in December last year after he proposed during a birthday trip for Anderson to Camp David.

Since then, Anderson and Don Jr. have attended several public events alongside the rest of the Trump family including the presidential inauguration, the Super Bowl and birthday celebrations.

Anderson also makes many appearances on Don Jr.'s social media pages, as he shares snaps of their time together.

A few months ago, Anderson had an “enchanted garden”-themed bridal shower at Mar-a-Lago. Several members of Trump's family came to he elegant bash, including Ivanka Trump, Lara Trump. Tiffany Trump, and Kai Trump.

Melania Trump did not make it to the event.

Don Jr., who was previously married to Vanessa Trump, shares five children with his ex-wife.