Trump Jr.’s Wedding Gift From a Putin Ally? “That’s a Down Payment”

23 Sept 2026 · 1 min

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Republican Senator John Curtis called for a subpoena of Donald Trump Jr. over allegations that Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev financed Trump Jr.'s island wedding. Walker jokes that one Republican senator demanding an investigation is progress, and calls the lavish island a "down payment" implying expectations of favors like sanctions relief.

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One. That's the number of Republican senators now demanding investigation of the Trump family. It's up from zero. Senator John Curtis of Utah wants Donald Trump Jr. subpoenaed because Don Jr.'s wedding party on a private island bankrolled by Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin. Curtis put it perfectly: A toaster is a wedding gift; a private island from Putin's buddy is not. Wedding gift. It's a down payment. I can only imagine the registry: bed, bath, and Kremlin, place settings for twelve, a crystal gravy boat, sanctions relief, and for the honeymoon, two nights anywhere in the world as long as you stay awake from the windows. And the thank you note writes itself: Dear Umar, thank you so much for the island. We'll think of you every time Ukraine comes up.