Stop the Idiocracy: “If I’m paying for your wedding, at some point, you’re going to owe me something. This should be unthinkable for the son of the president.”

Monday, September 14, 2026

“If I’m paying for your wedding, at some point, you’re going to owe me something. This should be unthinkable for the son of the president.”

An opulent fantasy illustration portrays an intimate wedding celebration at a tropical seaside estate during sunset. A brunette bride in an ornate ivory corseted gown, veil, suspenders and white stockings leans against a dark-haired woman dressed in lavish crimson-and-gold regalia, jewelled headdress and black stockings. Female guests watch amid flowers, candles, champagne and abundant fruit. Beyond the terrace, a yacht crosses the glowing sea. In the foreground, sumptuous red velvet unfurls around a miniature private-island resort, above which fireworks illuminate the night sky.

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Russian oligarch and boxing executive maintaining close ties to Putin reportedly financed portions of Don Junior's lavish wedding. {The Guardian 14 September}

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/russian-oligarch-trump-jr-wedding

What is a little corruption and influence peddling among friends, eh? —

FTA: A top Democrat has demanded answers after it was reported that a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin paid hundreds of thousands of dollars toward Donald Trump Jr’s wedding in the Bahamas earlier this year.

Trump Jr, the US president’s eldest child, married Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson in a lavish three-day celebration across two exclusive private islands in May, which according to ProPublica was partially bankrolled by Umar Kremlev, a member of the Russian president’s circle.

Citing records and interviews with three anonymous sources familiar with the event, ProPublica reported that Kremlev footed the bill to rent one of the islands where a reception was held and where guests slept, along with other large expenses, including a huge firework show.

“Why did a Russian oligarch close to Putin fund Trump Jr.’s wedding in the Bahamas?” posted Robert Garcia, the ranking member and lead Democrat on the House oversight committee, on social media. “Umar Kremlev spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the President’s son. What did he get in return? We need answers.”

Kremlev has a longstanding relationship with Putin. He is the head of the International Boxing Association (IBA), a sporting body that has been backed by the state-owned Russian energy company Gazprom. According to ProPublica, the wedding payments came from an IBA-affiliated entity in Dubai that the boxing association uses for financial transactions.

In the days before the wedding party, he reportedly went to China as part of a delegation accompanying Putin, and the month prior the Russian president had bestowed him with a state honor, the Order of Friendship. The Ukrainian government has imposed sanctions on Kremlev, citing his closeness to Putin and Russian security services.

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