Politics
Trump defends son's acceptance of wedding gift from Putin-linked oligarch
September 19, 2026 at 08:54 AM
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 10 hours
SNSky News Arabia
ترامب يعلق على "هدية صديق بوتين" لابنه
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
ترمب يقول إن ابنه أعاد أموالا لثري روسي موّل حفل زفافه
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BNBBC News
Trump says son paid back Putin ally for 'totally allowed' wedding festivities gift
(opens the publisher’s site)President Donald Trump said his son paid back a Russian oligarch with close Kremlin ties for partly funding his Bahamas wedding festivities, calling the gift "totally allowed."
- Trump said the contribution from Umar Kremlev was "totally allowed" and "very common," adding that his son returned the money.
- Trump Jr's wife Bettina confirmed Kremlev partly funded two nights of their post-wedding celebrations on a private island as a gift.
- The investigative outlet ProPublica reported Kremlev covered hundreds of thousands of dollars in expenses, including a private island rental and fireworks.
- Kremlev runs the International Boxing Association, accompanied Putin to China in May, and holds Russia's Order of Friendship honour.
- Democrats in Congress launched an investigation this week into reports that Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward Trump Jr.'s wedding celebration.