Sad reason Donald Trump may not attend Don Jr.’s wedding – despite his son wanting him there

Donald Trump Jr. is tying the knot with Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson this weekend, but it looks like his father, President Donald Trump, won’t be in attendance.

The president’s oldest son has had his fair share in the business of his mogul father. Raised in the Trump Tower, he got to experience the life of luxury from the moment he was born.

When he was just 12 years old, his parents divorced and Trump Jr.’s mother, Ivana Trump, got the custody of him and his siblings, sister Ivanka and brother Eric. In fact, at the time, it was Ivana who was spending much of her time with the children while Donald Trump was busy running his business and expanding to Manhattan.

As a child, Trump Jr. spent most of his summers with his maternal grandparents in Czechoslovakia where he enjoyed going fishing. He also learned to speak fluent Czech.

Being a young boy and not being aware of how things worked between grown ups, Trump Jr. blamed his father for the divorce. “How can you say you love us?” the 12-year-old Trump Jr. asked his father, according to a 1990 Vanity Fair article. Later, however, he said he was “manipulated” into thinking that Donald was the only one responsible for the separation.

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Trump Jr. divorced his first wife, Vanessa, in 2018. According to the CNN, his second wedding that is to take place over the weekend will be held on a small island in the Bahamas, with the guest list beings small, including only close family and friends.

Apparently, they thought about having the wedding at the White House, but decided against it because of the bad optics with the war going on.

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

Trump Jr.’s father, Donald Trump, will likely miss the event. The president himself told reporters that although his son wants him there, he may have to miss the ceremony, basically saying it all comes down to timing.

“He’d like me to go,” Trump said of his son, according to the New York Post. “It’s going to be just a small little private affair. I’m going to try and make it. I’m in the midst — 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. If I do attend, I get killed. If I don’t attend I get killed — by the fake news of course I’m talking about.

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