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President Donald Trump made headlines when he said he would not be attending his son Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding, but apparently, some other members of the Trump family chose to skip it as well. According to a new report, Trump’s youngest son, Barron Trump, wasn’t there either. This isn’t the first time Barron has been absent from a family event, and each time he misses one, it raises questions about his relationship with his siblings.
Earlier this year, when he celebrated his 20th birthday, he reportedly didn’t invite his older siblings to his party. At the time, a source alleged that there’s some distance between him and his other siblings.
Barron seemingly didn’t prioritize the wedding (in the same way his father didn’t).
An insider told commentator Rob Shuter that “Barron grew up in a completely different world from Don Jr., Eric, Ivanka, and Tiffany.” Logically, that makes sense — he’s much younger than his half-siblings. (Don Jr. is 48 years old, and his eldest daughter is around Barron’s age).
However, it also seems to be a bit deeper than that, at least according to Rob’s source. “There’s emotional distance there, and everyone in the family knows it,” the insider claimed.
At the same time, neither of Barron’s parents attended the wedding either.
So, it kind of makes sense that he wasn’t there. There have been lots of rumors about Melania’s strained relationships with her stepchildren, and she has repeatedly missed events they’ve hosted (and also excluded some of them from her events). She’s not exactly beating the evil stepmother allegations.
Apparently, according to Rob’s source, she wasn’t necessarily too busy to attend Don Jr. She allegedly didn’t want to be there. “Melania did not want to spend a full weekend with Donald’s adult children from previous marriages,” an insider claimed. “That tension has existed for years, even if nobody says it publicly.”
Melania also missed Bettina Anderson’s bridal shower.
The president had his own interesting reasons for missing the wedding.
It sounds like Melania and Barron have complicated relationships with some members of the family. However, the president’s relationship with his own son is raising even more questions — because you would think that he, at least, would attend the wedding. But nope.
When he was first asked about whether he was going to the wedding, he said he would “try” to make it, but it was “not good timing” for him because he had “a thing called Iran and other things.”
He later announced he wouldn’t be attending and congratulated Don Jr. on Truth Social in a way that felt pretty impersonal, considering Don Jr. is his son. “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,” he wrote. “I feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House during this important period of time. Congratulations to Don and Bettina!”
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