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Donald Trump canceled his attendance at his son's wedding Donald Trump Jr. in the Bahamas and interrupted a weekend trip to New Jersey to remain at the White House, according to the president himself this Friday through his Truth Social network, alleging “circumstances related to the government”.
"Although I really wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the Trump family, his future wife Bettina, circumstances related to the government, and my love for the United States of America, do not allow me to do so," Trump wrote. "I think it's important that I remain in Washington, in the White House, during this very important period," he added, without specifying the concrete reasons for the decision.
The link connects Donald Trump Jr. with Bettina Anderson in what the president described as “a small, private event.” This is the second marriage of Trump Jr., who has five children with his first wife, Vanessa Trump, from whom he divorced in 2018. The decision was announced a day after Trump revealed in the Oval Office that the situation with Iran was complicating his plans. “I have a thing called Iran, and other things,” he declared on Thursday before journalists, according to several media outlets. In an ironic tone, he added: “If I go, they kill me. If I don't go, they kill me. Because of the fake news, of course.” We recommend reading: The presidential schedule was modified to include his return to Washington after a rally in Suffern, New York, canceling the planned transfer to his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. The official schedule for Saturday and Sunday lists only “executive time” at the White House, without detailing specific commitments.President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving at the White House on Marine One in Washington, May 15, 2026. The president has sought to force Iran to accept his terms on its nuclear program or else face renewed war. An emboldened Iran has rebuffed Trump’s demands. (Haiyun Jiang/The New York Times)
The change of plans coincides with a phase that the sources themselves describe as decisive in the negotiations between Washington and Tehran. Iran is examining a new US proposal while the head of the Armed Forces of Pakistan, a country that acts as a mediator, traveled to Tehran to bring positions closer. The stated objective of the talks is to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In the Suffern rally, Trump assured his supporters that Iran "will never have a nuclear weapon" and that the conflict "will be resolved soon". The president alluded to the "Epic Fury" operation, launched on February 28, as a guarantee that Tehran will not achieve nuclear capability. "They will never have a nuclear weapon, and they know it," he reiterated. At the same time, the Trump administration has hardened its stance against Cuba. This week it formally filed charges against former Cuban President Raúl Castro for the downing of civilian aircraft in 1996, and the U.S. military deployed an aircraft carrier with its escort of warships in the Caribbean. Trump has been threatening for weeks with a possible military intervention on the island, on which he also maintains an oil blockade. In the family sphere, Vanessa Trump announced on Thursday via her Instagram account that she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
