US President Donald Trump has said he would not attend the wedding of his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr, to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, because he has to stay in Washington for government business.
"While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr, and the newest member of the Trump Family, his soon to be wife, Bettina, circumstances pertaining to Government, and my love for the United States of America, do not allow me to do so," Mr Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
"I feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, DC, at the White House during this important period of time," the post continued.
The wedding happens this weekend on a small island in the Bahamas, CNN reported, citing two people familiar with the plans. The couple is already legally married, according to a marriage license filed in Palm Beach County, Florida.
A spokesperson for Mr Trump's son did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Mr Trump told reporters that Trump Jr. wanted his father to attend, but that it was going to be a "small private affair".
Mr Trump said then he would try to make the wedding, but the timing was bad for him.
"I have a thing called Iran and other things," Mr Trump said.
The Trump administration has been engaged in diplomatic talks mediated by Pakistan aimed at securing a deal to end the war with Iran that the US and Israel began on 28 February.
Mr Trump had originally planned to spend the night at his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Friday after an event in New York's Hudson Valley, but he will now return to the White House, according to a change in his public schedule released yesterday afternoon.
Mr Trump's engagement to Ms Anderson is his third. He was married to his previous wife, Vanessa, a former model and actress, for 12 years, and they have five children together. Vanessa filed for a divorce in 2018. He was later engaged to Kimberly Guilfoyle, a US television personality, until they separated in 2024.
