Trump says he’ll ‘try’ to attend son’s wedding this weekend but it’s ‘not good timing’

Donald TrumpTrump says he’ll ‘try’ to attend son’s wedding this weekend but it’s ‘not good timing’ “This is not good timing for me,” the president said. “I have a thing called Iran.”Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00President Donald Trump said he hopes Donald Trump Jr. and his fiancée "are going to have a great marriage."Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 21, 2026, 6:04 PM EDTBy Gabe Gutierrez and Raquel Coronell UribeWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s RSVP to his son’s wedding this weekend is still pending.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Speaking to reporters at the White House Thursday, Trump said that due to the Iran war and “other things,” he wasn’t sure if he’d be attending the nuptials of Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson.Asked by NBC News whether he would be in attendance, the president said it “is not good timing for me.”“He’d like me to go,” Trump said of his eldest son. “But it’s going to be just a small, little private affair, and I’m going to try and make it. I’m in the midst — I said, you know, this is not good timing for me. I have a thing called Iran and other things. That’s one I can’t win on.”Trump added that either way, he would be attacked by the media.“If I do attend, I get killed. If I don’t attend, I get killed, by the fake news, of course,” he said.Still, the president wished the couple luck.“He’s got a very — a person who I’ve known for a long time, and hopefully they are going to have a great marriage,” Trump said.The wedding is set to take place on Saturday in the Bahamas, Page Six reported. A spokesperson for Donald Trump Jr. did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Anderson and the younger Trump announced their engagement during a White House holiday party in December, with Trump Jr. calling it a “big win” as the president stood behind the couple.Trump Jr. was previously married to Vanessa Tru...