Donald Trump, Jr. is stepping out with his new girlfriend, a younger woman who disrupted the former first son’s engagement and has provoked palace intrigue about whether she is angling for a prominent perch in the new administration.
The oldest son of President-elect Donald Trump made the rounds at Mar-a-Lago’s New Year’s Eve celebrations with Bettina Anderson, 38, a West Palm Beach socialite who met Don Jr. while she mingled in conservative circles as a former prosecutor and Fox News contributor. Friends of the 47-year-old Trump prodigy have pleaded with him to break off the fiery relationship, citing Anderson’s probing of aides and associates about opportunities to serve on powerful boards like the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities. None of that appeared to affect Don Jr. on Tuesday night, however.
Photos of the happy couple, obtained by the Daily Mail, show the smiling younger Trump sporting a black tux and bow tie while Anderson graced Mar-a-Lago’s red carpet in a sequined and golden floor-length dress. They preceded President-elect Trump, who took a few questions from reporters before entering as he held hands with wife Melania Trump. Others present for the social affair were Elon Musk, accompanied by