Donald Trump Jr. accepted financial support from a Russian oligarch close to Putin for his wedding, which raised concerns about foreign influence.

Putin's oligarch Umar Kremlev sponsored Donald Trump Junior's three-day Bahamas wedding in May, paying the $100,000 private island rent as well as the $70,000 fireworks show. It is time to drain the swamp. https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin

Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin #news #politics #uspol #uspolitics #GOPCult #trump #ethics #corruption #maga

Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large group of other Russian guests. National security experts expressed alarm at Trump Jr. accepting the oligarch’s largesse, saying it raised an urgent question: What motivated Kremlev to spend a fortune cultivating the connection? “If I’m paying for your wedding, at some point, you’re going to owe me something,” said Frank Montoya Jr., a retired career FBI official who held senior counterintelligence roles. Oligarchs like Kremlev often act in coordination with the Russian government. While it’s unclear if that happened here, Trump Jr. put himself in a precarious position, Montoya said. “This should be unthinkable for the son of the president. End of story" https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin

Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin Umar Kremlev - who spent hundreds of thousands on Don Jr wedding - is head of International Boxing Association which has been financed by Russian state-owned Gazprom https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-jr-wedding-bankrolled-russian-oligarch-umar-kremlev-putin More background on Umar Kremlev who helped finance Don Jr.s wedding from news outlet Proekt https://www.proekt.media/en/guide-en/kremlev-rubezhnoy/

Russian oligarch close to Putin reportedly paid for part of Donald Trump Jr’s lavish wedding https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/14/russian-oligarch-trump-jr-wedding #DonaldTrumpJr #Democrats #DonaldTrump #UsNews #Russia #VladimirPutin

ProPublica: "Donald Trump Jr.’s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarch Close to Putin. Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on Don Jr.'s wedding, on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Don Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large group of other Russian guests." #corruption #NotCaringHowCorruptHeLooks #PutinsPuppet #ForeignPolicyForSale #ethics copy: @renewedresistance #politics

(This may be of interest to my US colleagues and followers?) Russian businessman paid for Donald Trump Jr’s lavish wedding after-party. It’s unclear how Donald Trump Jr and his wife met Umar Kremlev, who has ties to the Kremlin https://archive.ph/tdI51 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/us/politics/donald-trump-jr-wedding-russian-businessman.html