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Trump says son repaid Russian oligarch over wedding gift
By The BriefBrief · Sources (17)
Filed: Sep 19, 2026 at 7:00 AM ET
Summary: Donald Trump said Friday that his eldest son repaid a Kremlin-linked Russian businessman who funded two days of lavish wedding festivities in the Bahamas. Trump said the repayment followed questions about foreign influence and ethics raised by the gift.
WHO: Donald Trump
WHAT: Trump said his eldest son repaid a Kremlin-linked Russian businessman who funded wedding festivities in the Bahamas.
WHEN: Sep 19, 2026
WHERE: Bahamas
WHY: Trump said the repayment came after questions were raised about foreign influence and ethics tied to the wedding gift.
Sources (17):
ABC Australia,
ABC News,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
Deutsche Welle,
Financial Times,
France 24,
Global News Canada,
NBC News,
New York Times,
PBS NewsHour,
Politico Europe,
Sky News,
Straits Times,
The Hindu,
The Independent,
WSJ World News
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