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Republican blasts Donald Trump Jr as ‘stupid on stilts’ for wedding party bankrolled by Putin pal
The Independent • • nation
Key Points:
- Republican Senator Thom Tillis criticized Donald Trump Jr.'s Caribbean wedding party, funded by Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, as "stupid on stilts" and suggested it reflects poorly on the Trump family amid an upcoming election.
- Kremlev, a Putin ally and head of the International Boxing Association, helped pay for a private island and fireworks for the wedding celebrations in the Bahamas, raising concerns about foreign influence and financial benefits.
- Several Republicans, including Senators John Curtis, Tillis, John Cornyn, and Lisa Murkowski, have called for an investigation into Trump Jr.'s business dealings and potential use of family connections for financial gain.
- Curtis emphasized that Trump Jr. should face scrutiny similar to Hunter Biden regarding the use of presidential family ties for private profit or preferential treatment by domestic and foreign interests.
- President Donald Trump defended the wedding funding as legal and claimed his son was repaying Kremlev, but the controversy has sparked bipartisan calls for transparency and investigation.
