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Reports reveal that Russian businessman Umar Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for post wedding festivities in the Bahamas for Donald Trump Jr. and his wife, Bettina Anderson. Donald Trump Jr. and his wife defended the arrangement, describing Kremlev as a dear friend who gifted the celebration. Congressional Democrats have opened an investigation into the payments.
Outlets across the political spectrum agree that Umar Kremlev, a Russian businessman with ties to Vladimir Putin, paid for post wedding festivities for Donald Trump Jr. and his wife in the Bahamas.
Left leaning outlets like The New York Times and Democracy Now emphasize potential ethical concerns and congressional investigations into the funding, while right leaning outlets like WorldNetDaily and BizPac Review frame the coverage as a politically motivated attack by fake news media on a personal wedding gift from a boxing mogul.
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Don Jr.'s wife says Russian oligarch hosted post-wedding festivities as a "gift"
Bettina Anderson, wife of Donald Trump Jr., said their "dear friend" Umar Kremlev hosted two nights of festivities after their wedding in the Bahamas.
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Source context: A ‘generous wedding gift’ from a ‘dear friend’ raises questions not entirely answered by Bettina and Don Jr’s Instagram captionThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every WednesdayAnyone who has gotten married knows how the c…
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A ‘generous wedding gift’ from a ‘dear friend’ raises questions not entirely answered by Bettina and Don Jr’s Instagram captionThis was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every WednesdayAnyone who has gotten married knows how the costs can rack up. There’s the venue, the photographers, the flowers, the cake,…
Congressional Democrats have opened an investigation after ProPublica revealed on Monday that a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin bankrolled part of Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas wedding in May. ProPublica reports that Umar Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars on wedding expenses, including the rental of a private island. Just weeks before the…
He’s just a dear friend we know nothing about!
The payments, totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars, represented an extraordinary flouting of ethical norms for an American president’s family member.
Umar Kremlev quietly covered the cost of a private island wedding, and every trace of his entourage got scrubbed from the released photos.
The president’s eldest son and his wife, Bettina Trump, said Umar Kremlev “very generously hosted two incredible nights of celebrations” after their wedding.
Donald Trump Jr. and his wife have confirmed that the Russian businessman, who has ties to Putin, footed the bill for festivities following their recent wedding.
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Bettina Anderson, wife of Donald Trump Jr., said their "dear friend" Umar Kremlev hosted two nights of festivities after their wedding in the Bahamas.
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'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'
Donald Trump Jr’s wife is hitting back at the haters talking about the wedding gifts they received from a “dear friend.” Bettina Trump hopped on Instagram to…
