Mary Trump blasts Don Jr as ‘racist’ and ‘misogynist’ during wedding weekend rant

Don Jr to wed Bettina Anderson in Bahamas ceremony as Trump confirms he will skip the event
Donald Trump Jr is set to marry Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson in an intimate Bahamas ceremony this weekend, but Trump said on Friday he will not attend
(Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images, Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage
Donald Trump Jr is set to marry Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson in an intimate Bahamas ceremony this weekend, but Trump said on Friday he will not attend (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images, Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage

WASHINGTON, DC: Mary Trump, the estranged niece of Donald Trump and a frequent Trump critic, launched another attack on Donald Trump Jr during his wedding weekend, calling the president’s eldest son “misogynist” and “racist.”

She unleashed a barrage of attacks as she urged viewers not to sympathize with him over President Donald Trump's absence from the nuptials.

Don Jr is tying the knot with Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson during an intimate Bahamas ceremony this weekend, but Trump confirmed Friday that he plans to skip the event.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 20: Mary L. Trump speaks during Jim Owles Winter Pride Gala Award Ceremony at Hard Rock Cafe - Times Square on January 20, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
Mary L Trump spoke at the Jim Owles Winter Pride Gala Award Ceremony held at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square on January 20, 2023, in New York City (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

Mary Trump calls eldest son ‘racist, horrible’

Mary Trump launched a blistering attack on Donald Trump Jr during an appearance on The Dean Obeidallah Show, dismissing sympathy over his father’s absence from his wedding and branding him “racist,” “misogynist,” and a “terrible person.”

The remarks came after host Dean Obeidallah brought up Donald Trump’s decision to skip Don Jr’s wedding to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson in favor of attending a political event in New York.

“Donnie is a horrible human being. He’s a little Nazi. He is totally unaccomplished and he’s a racist and a misogynist and just a terrible person,” Mary Trump said. “So don’t waste your time feeling bad for him.”

PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - MARCH 15: (L-R) Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson attend amfAR Palm Beach Gala on March 15, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Mireya Acierto/Getty Images for amfAR)
Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Anderson attend the Palm Beach Gala on March 15, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida (Photo by Mireya Acierto/Getty Images for amfAR)

The exchange later turned sarcastic as Obeidallah joked about whether Mary Trump planned to attend the wedding herself.

She responded that she “might go,” joking there was “apparently a spot open” because of the president’s absence.

“I’ll walk him down the aisle. Or something,” she added.

Trump to skip son’s wedding

On Friday, May 22, Trump announced that he would be skipping the big day. “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,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE - OCTOBER 22: U.S. President Donald Trump participates in the final presidential debate against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at Belmont University on October 22, 2020 in Nashville, Tennessee. This is the last debate between the two candidates before the election on November 3. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump participates in the final presidential debate against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at Belmont University on October 22, 2020, in Nashville, Tennessee (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

“I feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House during this important period of time. Congratulations to Don and Bettina.”



The wedding, set to take place in the Bahamas, had been uncertain in Trump’s schedule for several days, with the president himself previously suggesting he was unsure whether he could attend.

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