WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Friday he would not attend the wedding of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, because he has to stay in Washington for government business. “While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the Trump Family, his soon to be wife, Bettina, circumstances pertaining to Government, and my love for the United States of America, do not allow me to do so,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

The president had suggested Thursday he may not attend the wedding because of “Iran and other things.”

President Donald Trump has said he will be unable to attend the wedding of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., pointing to what he described as pressing government responsibilities…

Trump’s weekend schedule indicates he will be in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Saturday, not in the Bahamas at son Donald Jr.'s wedding.

Donald Trump Jr. and his fiancee, Florida socialite Bettina Anderson, are due to wed on Saturday in the Bahamas.