3 signs Donald Trump Jr. might get married over Memorial Day weekend
USA TODAY’s Melina Khan shares three reasons why she thinks Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson may be on their way out soon.
- Donald Trump Jr. married Bettina Anderson on May 21st.
- According to reports, they celebrated in the Bahamas over the weekend.
- Ivanka Trump and Lara Trump spent the weekend together in a tropical location.
On May 22nd, President Donald Trump sent his son and fiancée a heartfelt message about their upcoming wedding, but declined to attend.
Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson announced their engagement to the world at a White House event in December. Trump Jr. was previously married to Vanessa Trump and engaged to Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is currently the ambassador to Greece.
Ahead of the weekend, reports surfaced that President Trump’s eldest son was planning to get married in the Bahamas, and Instagram posts from the couple and the Trump family provide glimpses of what appears to be a tropical wedding. Here’s what we know:
Yes, but they legally tied the knot before their reported weekend ceremony.
A marriage license obtained by USA TODAY shows the two were legally married on May 21 in Palm Beach County, Florida.
A representative for Trump Jr. did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation about the weekend wedding.
Bettina Anderson says ‘Mrs. Trump’s Instagram flick’
Anderson has yet to share any photos from her wedding, neither her formal ceremony in Florida nor her tropical celebration, but she did share a glimpse of her first weekend as a newlywed on Instagram.
In an Instagram Story on May 25, the socialite posted a photo of a piece of white fabric embroidered with her new name, “Mrs. Trump.”
She also shared an image of a napkin printed with a quote from Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility: “My heart is, and always will be, yours.” Anderson also tagged her new husband, who reposted it to his account.
Anderson’s new sister-in-law, Ivanka Trump, also shared a photo on her account of a matching napkin with another quote. It contained a quote from Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables.” “To love, or to have loved, is enough. I ask for nothing more. In the dark folds of life there are no better pearls to be found.”
Ivanka, Tiffany and Lara Trump share vacation photos
Trump Jr.’s sisters Ivanka Trump and Tiffany Trump and sister-in-law Lara Trump pose together in a photo shared on their respective Instagram accounts.
Lara Trump posted a merry-go-round of images, including a beachside selfie with her sisters-in-law and a photo with her husband Eric Trump. Also included in the selfie with Lala, Ivanka and Tiffany was Trump Jr.’s daughter Kai Trump.
In one photo, Lala and Eric Trump pose on the sand with chairs, tables and decorations in the background. Lara Trump is wearing a long coral-colored sundress, and Eric is wearing a long-sleeved button-up shirt, white jeans, and white sneakers. The couple also held sparklers in another selfie.
On his own Instagram Story, Eric Trump simply shared a photo of the teal ocean and an aerial view of the island during the flight.
Tiffany Trump shared a selfie of Lala, Ivanka, and Kai on her Instagram Story. She also posted a clip of herself standing by the seashore wearing a short sundress.
Ivanka Trump and Kai Trump paddleboard together
Ivanka Trump posted a slew of photos from the weekend to her Instagram Stories, including one with her husband Jared Kushner and a few solo shots.
She also shared a photo with her niece Kai Trump, Trump Jr.’s oldest child. In one photo, Ivanka and Kai Trump are seen paddleboarding together in the ocean.
Ivanka Trump wrote on the photo, “Best paddleboarding partner,” and Kai Trump reposted it on his account.
Contributed by Fernando Cervantes Jr. and Kristina Webb, USA TODAY Network
Melina Khan is USA TODAY’s national trends reporter.
Kinsey Crowley is a Trump Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Please contact KCrowley@usatodayco.com. follow her X (Twitter), thread, blue sky and TikTok.
