President Donald Trump explained why he 'won't win' even if he attends Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson wedding.
Donald Trump said hemay miss Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson weddingbecause the timing is complicated by the ongoing situation between the US and Iran. He's still thinking whether or not he would attend the intimate affair, per CNN.
REPORTER: ‘Are you attending your son’s wedding?’TRUMP: ‘He’d like me to go… This not good timing for me. I have a thing called IRAN… If I do attend, I get killed. If I don’t attend, I get killed. By the fake news, of course’pic.twitter.com/qHzFFRLiJ5
'[Donald Trump Jr. would] 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 told White House reporters on Thursday. 'This is not good timing for me. Everything called Iran and other things.'
Initial reports claimed the couple had considered a White House wedding, but those plans were scrapped for political optics. Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson are set to tie the knot on Saturday at a private island in the Bahamas. ACNNinsider claims that less than 50 people were invited to attend.
The outlet noted that the POTUS public schedule doesn't include the wedding. 'That's one I can't win on. If I do attend, I get killed. If I don't attend, I get killed,' he said, alluding to the potentially negative press coverage. Sources added that the president's absence promotes a more relaxed event with significantly fewer security concerns.
Trump's statement drew backlash on X, with some users juxtaposing his comments about his son's wedding and the conflict in Iran.
'Why not it happens you killed hundreds of students in Iran still you are left alone, at least you have the fear of killed by someone,' one user wrote. 'This itself a punishment to the US president without doing anything to you keep your fear about your life all 24/7.'
The patina has clearly worn off this relationship. Trump lives in Palm Beach!' another user argued. 'He's been traipsing around doing everything but dealing with the war, but he's too busy to attend the wedding of his namesake? Meanwhile DJT Jr is relegated to doing coked up ads for online pharmacies.'
Saturday's wedding appears to have beenshaped by the wider political environment, according to theDaily Beast. The outlet contends that the couple pushed ahead when they 'realised that their original plan to wait until his father's war in Iran was over may leave them unwed for the foreseeable future.'
Source: International Business Times UK
