After ProPublica reported that Donald Trump Jr’s Bahamas wedding with Bettina Anderson was funded by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, Bettina put out a long post on Instagram clearing the air. She said there is no conspiracy, no mystery, as Kremlev indeed funded two nights of celebrations as a gift.“Don and I got married privately on Friday, surrounded ONLY by our family. It was intimate, deeply personal and one of the most beautiful days of our lives.”“The weekend that followed had actually been planned well in advance as a fun weekend with friends. It was never intended to be our wedding weekend. When our original wedding plans changed, we simply decided to get married before it and arrived at an already planned weekend as newlyweds,” Bettina explained the circumstances.“Our dear friend Umar very generously hosted two incredible nights of celebrations for us AFTER our wedding. It was an extraordinarily generous wedding gift from a friend, and something for which we were and remain incredibly grateful,” Bettina added.
Simply a wedding gift
While ProPublica probed that Umar Kremlev’s association with Don Jr has not been very old and questioned why he put so much money for the festivities, Bettina clarified that it was just a wedding gift free from any politics.“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. Friendship doesn’t require a political motive. Generosity doesn’t automatically come with an agenda. And sometimes a wedding gift is simply a wedding gift,” she said.“We are fortunate to have wonderful friends from all over the world, and we will never be embarrassed or apologetic about being grateful for them.”“So, for anyone determined not to let the facts get in the way of a good story: NO CONSPIRACY , NO MYSTERY. Just a private family wedding, a wonderful weekend with friends and one hell of a party,” Bettina wrote.
