2026-09-18 晚上7:39 美东时间 / CNN
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发布于 2026年9月18日 晚上7:39 美东时间
小唐纳德·特朗普于9月10日周四在达拉斯发表讲话。亚历克斯·布兰登/美联社
美国总统唐纳德·特朗普周五声称，其子小唐纳德·特朗普已偿还了这位为其在巴哈马的婚礼庆祝活动花费数十万美元的俄罗斯亿万富翁。
“据我所知，他已经把钱还给他了，”特朗普在椭圆形办公室对记者表示，他所说的这位人士是乌马尔·克雷姆廖夫，这位与克里姆林宫有关联的商人曾被ProPublica报道为这场派对的部分活动买单。
尽管特朗普还表示，由朋友为某人的婚礼庆祝活动买单是很常见的事，但特朗普的这番表态是本届政府对这笔付款可能感到不安的最明确信号。
“他认识的一个人——我猜是他的朋友——为他举办了婚礼派对。这非常常见。我听说过很多人都会为朋友举办婚礼派对，”特朗普说道。
当被问及克雷姆廖夫资助这场庆祝活动是否合适时，特朗普表示“这完全没问题”，并对克雷姆廖夫与克里姆林宫的关联相关担忧不予理会，称“或许（小唐纳德·特朗普）没有做背景调查”。
小唐纳德·特朗普及其妻子贝蒂娜·安德森此前曾在一份声明中证实，克雷姆廖夫为他们的婚礼派对部分活动提供了资助，并为他们接受这份礼物进行了辩护。这份发布在安德森Instagram账号上、署名为“唐与贝蒂娜”的声明称，克雷姆廖夫举办的庆祝活动是在正式婚礼仪式之后举行的。
“我们亲爱的朋友乌马尔非常慷慨地为我们在婚礼后举办了两晚精彩的庆祝活动。这是一位朋友送出的极其慷慨的结婚礼物，我们当时和现在都对此深表感激，”声明中写道。
“不幸的是，仅仅因为某人的身份或出身地，如此私人且喜庆的事情就被重新解读为具有政治色彩或险恶用心，”声明继续说道。“友谊不需要政治动机。慷慨未必附带议程。有时候，结婚礼物就只是结婚礼物而已。”
本周早些时候，在被问及这位俄罗斯亿万富翁相关问题时，司法部长托德·布兰奇称特朗普“不认识这个人”，并对其部门会展开调查的说法不予理会。
“当你问‘我是否在调查？’我要调查什么？”布兰奇说道。
Trump says his son paid back Russian billionaire who funded parts of wedding celebration
2026-09-18 7:39 PM ET / CNN
By Logan Schiciano
21 min ago
PUBLISHED Sep 18, 2026, 7:39 PM ET
Donald Trump Jr., speaks on Thursday, Septemberr 10, in Dallas.
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President Donald Trump on Friday claimed his son, Donald Trump Jr., paid back the Russian billionaire who spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to fund parts of Trump Jr.’s wedding celebration in the Bahamas.
“As I understand it, he paid him back,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, referring to Umar Kremlev, the Kremlin-connected businessman who ProPublica reported paid for aspects of the party.
The assertion by Trump is the most serious sign from the administration of possible discomfort with the payment, although the president also said it was common for someone’s friend to pay for a celebration connected to their wedding.
“A person that he knows — I guess, a friend of his — gave him a wedding party. That’s very common. I’ve heard of many people giving wedding parties,” Trump said.
When asked if it was appropriate for Kremlev to fund the celebration, Trump said, “it’s totally allowed” and dismissed concerns about Kremlev’s ties to the Kremlin, saying “maybe (Trump Jr.) didn’t do a background check.”
Trump Jr. and his wife Bettina Anderson had previously confirmed in a statement that Kremlev funded aspects of their wedding party, and defended their acceptance of the gift. The statement — posted to Anderson’s Instagram account, but signed “Don & Bettina” — cast the celebration Kremlev hosted as being after the actual wedding ceremony.
“Our dear friend Umar very generously hosted two incredible nights of celebrations for us AFTER our wedding. It was an extraordinarily generous wedding gift from a friend, and something for which we were and remain incredibly grateful,” the statement said.
“It’s unfortunate that something so personal and happy can be recast as something political or sinister simply because of who someone is or where they come from,” it continued. “Friendship doesn’t require a political motive. Generosity doesn’t automatically come with an agenda. And sometimes a wedding gift is simply a wedding gift.”
Addressing a question about the Russian billionaire earlier this week, Attorney General Todd Blanche said Trump “doesn’t know who this person is,” and shrugged off the idea his department would investigate.
“When you say, ‘Am I investigating?’ Am I investigating what?” Blanche said.
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