The investigative journalism center “ProPublica” published an article this week about the wedding of Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson in the Bahamas this May.
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The three-day celebration took place on two private islands, guests stayed in luxury villas overlooking the ocean, watched fireworks, and ate a wedding cake that was flown in from Florida by helicopter.
There is only one “but.”
As journalists found out, the costs of the celebration, amounting to several hundred thousand dollars, were covered by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, who is connected to Russian leader Vladimir Putin.
The oligarch paid for the private island rental and the fireworks.
It is reported that a Russian group, who spoke little English and whose presence caused confusion among other guests, attended D. Trump’s Jr. wedding.
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D. Trump Jr. and his wife have so far claimed that the celebration was very small, only among close friends.
Why did a person close to the Kremlin pay for the US president’s son’s celebration and what is U. Kremlev’s connection to the US president’s family?