US President Donald Trump said Thursday, May 21, that he may miss his son Don Jr.'s wedding this weekend because he is a “wrong time”, especially because of the conflict with Iran.
Don Jr. and Donald Trump/PHOTO: Facebook
“He would really like me to come. It's on a limited basis, I'll try to go. I said, 'It's not the right time for me. I've got this thing called Iran and stuff.'”the US president told reporters in the Oval Office.
He adds that regardless of whether he attends the wedding or not, the media criticizes him.
“I'm at a loss anyway. If I go, I'm criticized. If I don't go, I'm criticized, by the lying press of course”Donald Trump also said, wishing his son a “very beautiful marriage”.
The American president is the father of five children from three different marriages.
Who is Donald Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr. was born on December 31, 1977, in New York City, being the eldest of the children of the US president.
Donald Trump Jr./PHOTO: Flickr
He is the child of Donald Trump's first marriage with Ivana Trump, a marriage that lasted from 1977 to 1990.
Don Jr. is a trustee and executive vice president of the Trump Organization, running the company with his younger brother, Eric Trump. During their father's first term as president, the two brothers continued to do business and invest in foreign countries and collect payments from foreign governments for their U.S. properties, despite promises not to do so.
He was also a judge on the reality show 'The Apprentice', in which his father appeared. Additionally, he published the books Triggered in 2019 and Liberal Privilege in 2020.
Donald Trump Jr. was actively involved in his father Donald Trump's 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns, being associated with several political controversies.
He attended the meeting with a Russian lawyer who promised compromising information about Hillary Clinton and later promoted the “stolen election” theory after the 2020 election. He also spoke at the rally that preceded the Attack on the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and his name appeared in the investigations into the contestation of the election result.
In 2024, he officially introduced JD Vance as Donald Trump's running mate.
