Nicolle Wallace Reacts to Report of Putin Ally Funding Donald Trump Jr.'s Wedding
MS NOW anchor Nicolle Wallace expressed shock over new reporting from ProPublica, which revealed that Umar Kremlev, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, financed Donald Trump Jr.'s lavish wedding celebration in the Bahamas. Kremlev, who serves as president of the International Boxing Association, reportedly spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to rent a private island for the May event and organized a fireworks display for the guests. This celebration occurred shortly after Kremlev traveled with President Putin to China as part of a Russian delegation, according to Chinese state media. Kremlev has been sanctioned by the Ukrainian government due to his connections with the Russian president. Bettina Trump, Donald Trump Jr.'s new wife, defended the arrangement on Instagram, characterizing it as an "extraordinarily generous wedding gift from a friend." Wallace questioned why Donald Trump Jr., who Forbes estimates has a net worth of approximately $300 million, would require Kremlev to cover the ...
