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Trump son repaid Putin ally

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President Trump said Donald Trump Jr. reimbursed Russian businessman Umar Kremlev, reportedly close to Vladimir Putin, for a lavish Bahamas wedding afterparty earlier this year.

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Dad can’t pay for wedding but Dad’s Daddy can
NEW: Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin

Umar Kremlev footed the bill for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses at Donald Trump Jr.’s lavish wedding, including renting out a private island and paying for the fireworks show.
Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
www.propublica.org
September 18, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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September 18, 2026 at 11:05 PM

Reposted by Brendan Nyhan

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⚡️Trump says son reimbursed Russian oligarch who funded wedding celebrations.

"When I heard the story, I asked him, and he said, 'I'm paying him back, Dad,'" Trump told reporters on Sept. 18.
Trump says son reimbursed Russian oligarch who funded wedding celebrations
"When I heard the story, I asked him, and he said, 'I'm paying him back, Dad,'" Trump told reporters on Sept. 18.
kyivindependent.com
September 18, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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Q: "Was it appropriate for your son to accept a gift of a payment of some of his wedding festivities [by a Russian oligarch]?"

Trump: "It's totally allowed…As I understand it, he paid him back…A friend of his gave him a wedding party. That's very common."
September 18, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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President Trump said that Donald Trump Jr. reimbursed a Russian businessman who financed his son’s lavish wedding afterparty in the Bahamas earlier this year. on.wsj.com/3URnQTV
Trump Says His Son Repaid Russian Businessman Who Funded Wedding Afterparty
The two-day post-wedding celebrations in the Bahamas were financed by Umar Kremlev, a businessman with ties to Russian President Putin.
on.wsj.com
September 18, 2026 at 10:59 PM
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I know this isn't the important part, but having a friend pay for a wedding is very common?!?
Q: "Was it appropriate for your son to accept a gift of a payment of some of his wedding festivities [by a Russian oligarch]?"

Trump: "It's totally allowed…As I understand it, he paid him back…A friend of his gave him a wedding party. That's very common."
September 18, 2026 at 11:13 PM

Reposted by François Guesnet

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Who is Umar Kremlev, who paid for part of Donald Trump Jr's wedding? Turns out, he's the business front of Vladimir Putin's chief body guard, one of the most powerful men in Russia. That's about as close as it gets.

My latest.

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Don Jr.’s “Dear Friend” in Moscow
Kremlev bankrolled Trump’s Bahamas wedding afterparty. He’s also a former Kremlin biker gang member and reputed proxy for Putin’s bodyguard.
puck.news
September 18, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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He claims Don jr “a while back” said he was paying Umer back for wedding expenses.

Why didn’t new wife Bettina say that in her statement?
Q: "Was it appropriate for your son to accept a gift of a payment of some of his wedding festivities [by a Russian oligarch]?"

Trump: "It's totally allowed…As I understand it, he paid him back…A friend of his gave him a wedding party. That's very common."
September 18, 2026 at 11:10 PM
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😂😂😂 As if that changes anything. These people really are on a different planet.
September 18, 2026 at 10:13 PM

Reposted by David Darmofal

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Trump on his son's wedding being bankrolled from a Russian oligarch close to Putin:

"It's totally allowed... Don's paid him back."
September 18, 2026 at 8:56 PM

Reposted by Edgar Morgenroth

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Trump says son paid back Russian businessman for wedding weekend gift ft.trib.al/4WbPTSN
Trump says son paid back Russian businessman for wedding weekend gift
Umar Kremlev reportedly spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Donald Trump Jr’s wedding after-party in the Bahamas
ft.trib.al
September 18, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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He May Offer Russia Business Deals First. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/u...
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