Published September 18, 2026 5:43pm ET
President Donald Trump said Friday that his son Donald Trump Jr. had reimbursed the Russian oligarch who paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to help fund his wedding celebration.
An investigation published this week by ProPublica reported that Umar Kremlev, president of the International Boxing Association and a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, helped pay for the younger Trump’s wedding festivities, including renting out a private island for the reception and guest lodgings.
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