If YOUR son were getting married . . . even if for the second time . . . would you attend the wedding?

[AverageOldGuy]

In the Oval Office, today, midday. Trump was asked by a reporter if he plans to attend Don Jr.’s wedding to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson this weekend. Here is the father of the groom's full response:

Uh, he’d like me to go, but it’s gonna be just a small, little, private affair, and I’m gonna try and make it. I’m in the midst—I said, “You know, this is not good timing for me. I have a thing called Iran and other things.” Uh, that’s one I can’t win on. If I do attend, I get killed. If I don’t attend, I get killed by the fake news, of course, I’m talking about. No, but he’s, uh, got a very, uh, person who I’ve known for a long time, and hopefully they’re going to have a great marriage.

TRANSLATION: "This wedding is on the weekend. I'll be playing golf during the day and rage-tweeting all night."

[msongs]

1. don't accept any food or drink from your sons....

[Marcuse]

3. Shhh!

[live love laugh]

2. He doesn't like her is what I'm getting from his word salad.

[Attilatheblond]

4. What I'm getting is he wasn't invited by her family

as they might not have wanted the media and security shit show that his attendance would require.

Also, her mother told him, in no uncertain terms, that he could not show up in a wedding dress so he's having a pout.

[live love laugh]

6. LOL

[LudwigPastorius]

5. "I would be going, but I couldn't find anybody to feed my ego while I was there."

[no_hypocrisy]

7. This may be a non-sequitur, but I believe the focus should be on

Don Jr. can get married at any time, but he chose the date 2-3 days after his ex-wife, Vanessa, had surgery for breast cancer.

Not a good look, esp. for his kids.

[Raine]

8. I've found when you get criticized for everything you do, just do what YOU want ...

which l guess is what Trump is doing.

[ajie]

9. Yes, I would, because he is my son.

[SheilaAnn]

10. Bettina's family is "Old Palm Beach" and from what I understand, none of that crowd can stand him. Think I've got that

right.

[Quiet Em]

11. Being from NY and knowing the con decades before The Apprentice or his jump into politics

I can tell you that the con never had a normal relationship with any of his children. With the exception of occasionly bragging about how his daughter Invanka was "beautiful" or 'sexy", he never really mentioned any of his children at all.

He was never really there for them. He wasn't really a part of their lives. So his nonchalance about his son's wedding doesn't surprise me at all.

[malaise]

12. Everything must be about him 24/7

No one else is allowed to share the spotlight

[malaise]

13. Everything must be about him 24/7

No one else is allowed to share the spotlight

[Johonny]

14. Trump didnt get first night privileges

Everyone knows if your doing the bride, you go. If you aren't doing the bride, you don't have to attend.

Marolago wedding rules.