Donald Trump Jr. has used his father’s Christmas Reception at the White House to announce his engagement to model and socialite Bettina Anderson.
Don Jr., 47, was first linked to Anderson, 38, in September 2024, months after he ended his engagement to Kimberley Guilfoyle.
During Monday night’s festive event, the president joined his son and future daughter-in-law at the podium for the announcement.
“It’s not often that I’m at a loss for words ‘cause we usually do the ranting and raving really well,” Trump Jr. said.
Donald Trump Jr, Bettina Anderson and Donald Trump. screen grab
He then thanked Anderson “for that one word, ‘yes’,” and explained his trepidation about popping the question.
“When you go down there, it’s like, you’re gonna go, and you’re trying to ask, and you’re not sure what the answer’s gonna be. It’s always a little bit rough. But she said yes, which is a big win for the end of the year.”
Trump Jr. married model Vanessa Kay Haydon in 2005. They had five children before divorcing at the end of 2018.
Anderson spoke briefly at the event, thanking First Lady Melania Trump for the Christmas decor. “These decorations, am I right?,” Anderson said. “Unbelievable.”
She added it was “The most unforgettable weekend of my life, and I get to marry the love of my life, and I feel this, like, the luckiest girl in the world, so thank you.”
The Daily Beast has contacted the White House for comment.
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