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ProPublica: Don Jr.’s Wedding Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch

HeadlineSep 15, 2026
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas wedding was secretly bankrolled by a Russian oligarch close to Putin. That’s the headline of a new ProPublica exposé which found that Russian billionaire Umar Kremlev paid the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of expenses during Donald Trump Jr.'s destination wedding in May, including a fireworks display and the rental of two private islands. Kremlev is president of the International Boxing Association. He's been sanctioned by Ukraine over his ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who awarded Kremlev with the Order of Friendship in April.

Trump Jr. and his newlywed wife, Bettina Anderson, confirmed ProPublica’s findings, writing on social media, “Our dear friend Umar very generously hosted two incredible nights of celebrations for us. … It’s unfortunate that something so personal and happy can be recast as something political or sinister simply because of who someone is or where they come from.”

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