A Russian businessman paid for Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding after-party.

Posted by The Headlines, Sep 16, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Multiple tier-1 sources (Reuters, AP, The Hill) and the couple's own confirmation report that Russian businessman Umar Kremlev paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for the after-party events in the Bahamas after Donald Trump Jr.'s May wedding.

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What we found

Supports. Reuters reports ProPublica found Umar Kremlev, a wealthy Russian businessman, paid for wedding festivities for Donald Trump Jr. in the Bahamas in May, with payments in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.[1]

Supports. AP reports Kremlev said Trump Jr. repaid him for the expenses, and that ProPublica reported Kremlev paid for hundreds of thousands of dollars of wedding expenses including renting a private island for the three-day party.[2]

Supports. Trump Jr. and Bettina Trump confirmed that Kremlev 'very generously hosted two incredible nights' of festivities, which The Hill and DW describe as the after-party events.[3][4][5]

Context. The couple emphasized the payments were for the after-party, not the private wedding ceremony, and Kremlev later said Trump Jr. repaid the money, which does not negate that Kremlev paid.[2][5]

Context. Kremlev is president of the International Boxing Association and has reported ties to the Russian government and Putin; Democrats launched an investigation into the arrangement.[1][3]