{"id":2521676,"date":"2025-12-16T10:55:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-breaking-don-jr-announces-surprise-engagement-to-bettina-anderson-at-wh-party-in-her-response-anderson-praised-melania\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T10:56:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T15:56:50","slug":"late-breaking-don-jr-announces-surprise-engagement-to-bettina-anderson-at-wh-party-in-her-response-anderson-praised-melania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/late-breaking-don-jr-announces-surprise-engagement-to-bettina-anderson-at-wh-party-in-her-response-anderson-praised-melania\/","title":{"rendered":"LATE BREAKING: Don Jr. Announces Surprise Engagement to Bettina Anderson at WH Party &#8211; in Her Response Anderson Praised Melania"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flate-breaking-don-jr-announces-surprise-engagement-to-bettina-anderson-at-wh-party-in-her-response-anderson-praised-melania%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2521676&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Donald Trump Jr. has announced his engagement to Bettina Anderson, a Palm Beach socialite, during a White House party where he was introduced by his father, former President donald Trump. Trump Jr., 47, shared that he was unsure whether Anderson would accept his proposal, but she said &#8220;yes.&#8221; The couple has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/more-suspicious-elections-absentee-data-from-detroit-36-of-absentee-ballots-returned-were-from-people-who-were-not-listed-as-being-sent-an-absentee-ballot\/\" title=\"More Suspicious Elections Absentee Data from Detroit: 36% of Absentee Ballots Returned Were From People Who Were Not Listed as Being Sent an Absentee Ballot\">dating<\/a> for about a year and a half. Anderson expressed her happiness and gratitude, calling the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >upcoming marriage unforgettable<\/a>. Trump Jr. was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chris-pratt-dragged-for-instagram-post-praising-wife-healthy-daughter\/\" title=\"Chris Pratt Dragged For Instagram Post Praising Wife, \u2018Healthy Daughter\u2019\">previously married<\/a> to Vanessa Trump for 12 years, with whom he has five children. After their 2018 divorce, he dated Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle, to whom he was once engaged but never married. Anderson accompanied Trump Jr. to his father&#8217;s inauguration and has been seen publicly with him at Republican events, signaling a strong relationship.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>First son Donald Trump Jr. is engaged to his girlfriend, Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson.<\/p>\n<p>The engagement was announced by Trump Jr. during a party at the White House Monday where he was introduced by his father.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not usually at a loss for words, because I&rsquo;m usually doing the ranting and raving really well,&rdquo; Trump Jr., who is 47, said. &ldquo;I want to thank Bettina for that one word: &lsquo;Yes.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/multiple-republican-senators-publicly-slam-jd-vance-drawing-fiery-response-trump-jr\/\">Don Jr.<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ariz-audit-underway-officials-finding-signs-of-fraud\/\" title=\"Ariz. audit underway, officials finding signs of fraud\">gave insight<\/a> into the proposal process during his brief remarks, saying that he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hunter-biden-defector-emails-pipeline-to-obama-admin-seen-as-currency\/\" title=\"Hunter Biden Defector Emails: &#039;Pipeline&#039; to Obama Admin Seen as &#039;Currency&#039;\">didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t know whether he&rsquo;d get an affirmative.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s like, you&rsquo;re going to go, and you&rsquo;re trying to ask, and you&rsquo;re not sure what the answer&rsquo;s going to be,&rdquo; he said, laughing. &ldquo;But she said &lsquo;yes,&rsquo; so that&rsquo;s a big win for the end of the year.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Anderson &mdash; who has been dating Don Jr. for about a year and a half now, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/donald-trump-jr-and-bettina-anderson-are-engaged-11869912\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">People<\/a> &mdash; thanked both the president and first lady Melania Trump.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This has been the most unforgettable weekend. I get to marry the love of my life, and I feel like the luckiest girl in the world. Thank you,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING VIDEO: Donald Trump Jr. just made a surprise engagement announcement from the White House.<\/p>\n<p>H\/T: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LauraLoomer?\">@LauraLoomer<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QnqgLmwmqu\">pic.twitter.com\/QnqgLmwmqu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Western Journal (@WesternJournalX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WesternJournalX\/status\/2000781915784192063?\">December 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Trump Jr. was previously married to Vanessa Trump for 12 years before she filed for divorce in 2018. The two had five children ranging from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kai-trump-bounces-back-rough-lgpa-debut-lot-pressure\/\">Kai Trump<\/a>, 18, to Chloe, 11.<\/p>\n<p>The same year that Vanessa Trump filed for divorce, Don Jr. began dating Fox News host Kimberly Guifoyle; two years later, they were also engaged, but the two never married.<\/p>\n<p>While Guilfoyle gave speeches at the 2020 and 2024 Republican conventions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/12\/15\/us\/donald-trump-jr-engaged-bettina-anderson.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a> noted, by the 2024 event, rumors had circulated that the two had split.<\/p>\n<p>Trump Jr. was seen with Anderson at the RNC last summer, and the relationship became the subject of tabloid fodder.<\/p>\n<p>In December of 2024, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/senate-republicans-use-nuclear-option-confirm-kimberly-guilfoyle-47-trump-nominees\/\">Guilfoyle<\/a> was selected for the incoming Trump administration&rsquo;s ambassador to Greece, People learned that Don Jr. and Anderson had been dating for about six months.<\/p>\n<p>Sources confirmed the two had spent time apart in September 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Anderson accompanied <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/great-vindication-trump-jr-thanks-dems-helping-new-company-go-public\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Don Jr. <\/a>to his father&rsquo;s inauguration the following month, much to the delight of those around the first son.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bettina seems great for him,&rdquo; a source said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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