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Donald Trump will not attend his eldest son’s wedding, reportedly taking place in the Bahamas this weekend.

After telling reporters Thursday he was going to “try to make” the intimate ceremony between Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson, but that it was “not good timing” because of the Iran war, Trump confirmed he won’t attend.

“He’d like me to go,” Trump said. “I said, ‘You know, this is not good timing for me. I have a thing called Iran and other things.’”

“That’s one I can’t win on,” Trump said in the Oval Office when asked if he planned to attend his eldest son’s wedding. “If I do attend, I get killed. If I don’t attend, I get killed by the fake news, of course.”

Nearly 12 weeks into the Iran war, Trump is facing record-low approval ratings amid the public’s growing discontent over the high cost of gasoline, groceries and other everyday expenses – all impacted by the president’s war in the Middle East.

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[-] robocall@lemmy.world 14 points 4 hours ago

Those golf courses aren't going to play themselves

[-] Avicenna@programming.dev 4 points 4 hours ago

"in and out four days"

[-] redlemace@lemmy.world 6 points 5 hours ago

He did not get awarded a nobel peace prize.

Sure enough he'll get the dad of the year award instead

[-] Hawk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 6 hours ago

The party of family values, people

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 9 points 7 hours ago

It's nice to know that he cares as much for us as he does his own son.... kinda touching really.

[-] FoolishObserver@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

Ivanka already had RSVP'd with her Plus One, anyways (and it wasn't him!!!)

[-] outerspace@lemmy.zip 7 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

Is bettina a smurf name for a prediction market addict?

[-] blackbearjesus27@lemmy.world 88 points 12 hours ago

Of all the things the buffoon does that he rightly gets killed for, taking time off to go to his son’s wedding isn’t one of them.

It’s way worse that you’re skipping it bud

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 74 points 12 hours ago

He probably has to stay close to the white house for medical reasons.

[-] meco03211@lemmy.world 31 points 12 hours ago

Reminds me of when they released that voice-mail in the run up to the 2020 election to try to smear Biden. You could feel Biden's compassion in the voice-mail. The right just doesn't understand what that is or thinks it's a weakness.

[-] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 20 points 12 hours ago

I thought he was implying that going to another location would drastically increase his chances of conditions incompatible with existence.

[-] kurmudgeon@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

There's no money in it for him

[-] Professorozone@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Yeah, I mean he's played golf like 44 times or something.

[-] aceshigh@lemmy.world 5 points 7 hours ago

He’s been to weddings before. They’re boring.

[-] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 1 points 5 hours ago

And the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon...

[-] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 18 points 10 hours ago

He could literally fly there for a couple hours, and fly back. I wouldn't even be THAT upset at the cost, but at least he would resemble a human being for a change.

[-] CaliforniaSober@lemmy.ca 6 points 7 hours ago

“I’d get killed if I do, killed if I don’t…”

So all things being equal… he’d prefer to ignore his kid and eat McDonald’s.

[-] yesman@lemmy.world 26 points 11 hours ago

I take comfort and occasional joy at the knowledge that these people are small and miserable.

[-] blattrules@lemmy.world 28 points 12 hours ago

Weird that the non-war that’s now past the sixty day limit without congressional approval is still taking up his time.

[-] Corngood@lemmy.ml 10 points 12 hours ago

We were on a break!

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

He's probably mostly uninterested in anything Iran and will probably spend more time talking about that stupid fucking ballroom.

[-] aarch0x40@piefed.social 16 points 11 hours ago

“I very much wanted to be with my family but I was told all the attendees would be 18 and over”

[-] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 10 points 10 hours ago

Translation: I'm getting infusions and other top-tier medical care at the moment sorry, still recovering from China

right? If he could go to China he could sure attend his son's wedding? It appears there's been a decline in health recently

i'm so sad

[-] Zombiepirate@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

Aw, don't be sad. It's possible that he has a stroke and dies in a really funny circumstance, like falling down an up escalator.

[-] Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.world 27 points 12 hours ago

I mean I guess he kinda is in a no-win situation, on the other hand it's a no-win situation of his own making. He chose to go in on Iran, now he can suffer the consequences of that.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Even with the war, he would get a pass from the majority of the public for going to his kids wedding.

Although, now that he said he was going to skip, and he referred to his first born son as “someone he’s known for a long time,” he’s going to get roasted either way.

The no-win situation was caused by his inability to show affection to anyone other than himself.

[-] Tolookah@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 12 hours ago

Nah, iran will be done right after the wedding is over, this wasn't a distraction from Epstein, it was a ruse to get out of the wedding.

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 10 points 11 hours ago

It's the Kobayashi-Marriage scenario.

[-] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

I have a thing called Iran and other things.’”

“That’s one I can’t win on,”

Not sure of the timing of those two statements, but reading them right after the other had me nodding my head.

The Qlown can cut and run from his war of choice and I suppose oil may drift downwards. And I'm sure a lot of idiots will forget and/or forgive him for it come the midterms.

But yeah, I'm not sure how he's going to "win" the Iran thing. It's not like that Venezuela kidnapping thing or however he imagines Cuba is going to go. Same with stealing Greenland. Those last two are probably going to go badly, too, but Iran has proven to be an absolute clusterfuck for him so far.

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 4 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

"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. I feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House during this important period of time. Congratulations to Don and Bettina! President DONALD J. TRUMP,” the president wrote Friday on Truth Social.

[-] yakko@feddit.uk 3 points 9 hours ago

I could do my son's wedding, but, unfortunately, the only way to make that about me, is to proclaim I can't attend, to the whole United States of the World! Also, I'm running out of commas again, somehow, and have to go get more.

[-] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

So, how much you wanna bet he wasn't actually invited?

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

Coke prices fell on the news.

this post was submitted on 22 May 2026
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