President Donald Trump has given his stamp of approval to son Donald Trump Jr.‘s new girlfriend, Bettina Anderson.
A source tells Us Weekly exclusively that the 47th and current president supports his son’s relationship and feels he and Anderson are “a great match.”
“If he didn’t, she wouldn’t be going to the inauguration,” the source adds.
Don Jr., 47, and Anderson, 37, attended the president’s second inauguration together on Monday, January 20.
Florida-based socialite Bettina Anderson rose to fame after stepping out hand-in-hand with Donald Trump Jr. In photos obtained by the Daily Mail, Anderson, 37, looked cozy with Trump Jr., 46, as they walked around Palm Beach, Florida, on Monday, December 9. Per the outlet, the pair were out celebrating Anderson’s birthday and spent almost two […]
Don Jr.’s ex-fiancée, Kimberly Guilfoyle, was also in attendance as part of Trump’s administration. He nominated her to be the U.S. Ambassador to Greece.
Kimberly Guilfoyle (2L), her son Ronan Anthony Villency (L), Son of former US President Donald Trump Donald Trump Jr., his daughter Kai Madison Trump sit with Texas Governor Greg Abbott (front L), US former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (front 2R) and Governor of North Dakota Doug Burgum (front R) during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on July 17, 2024. ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images
Don Jr. and Anderson, a Florida-based socialite, were first linked in early December when the Daily Mail obtained photos of them celebrating her birthday together in Palm Beach.
“He likes her a lot and has a lot of respect for her,” the source said, adding that Don Jr. is “smitten” with Anderson and thinks she is “very smart.”
The couple first stepped out in public together on January 17 as the inauguration celebrations began. They attended a fireworks ceremony at Trump National Golf Club in Washington, D.C., then an Inauguration Eve candlelight dinner at the National Building Museum on Sunday, where Guilfoyle was also present.
Donald Trump Jr., Bettina Anderson, and U.S. Vice President-elect JD Vance attend the Turning Point USA Inaugural-Eve Ball at the Salamander Hotel on January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC. Samuel Corum/Getty Images
“When it comes to his relationship with Bettina it’s just about them,” the source says. “He wants a partner. She doesn’t need anything from him and just wants to be with him.”
Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images (2) Kimberly Guilfoyle and ex-fiancé Donald Trump Jr. seem to have no bad blood. Trump Jr. turned 47 on Tuesday, December 31. Guilfoyle, 55, celebrated his birthday with a series photos shared via Instagram, which seemed to hint that their recent breakup was amicable. While Guilfoyle took to Instagram on his special […]
Don Jr.’s new relationship comes months after he and Guilfoyle broke things off in the heat of the 2024 election season.
U.S. President Donald Trump Aaron Chown – Pool/Getty Images
“Don and Kimberly broke up before the election and started to divide assets around the end of September,” a source exclusively told Us in December 2024. “The breakup was amicable and so is their relationship today. They just had different goals.”
Don Jr. and Guilfoyle began dating in 2018 amid his divorce from ex-wife Vanessa Trump. The two share kids Kai, 17, Donald, 15, Tristan, 13, Spencer, 12, and Chloe, 10.
“Kimberly and I will never stop caring for each other and will always keep a special bond,” Don Jr. said in a statement to Page Six on December 13. “I could not be more proud of her and the important role she’ll continue to play [as U.S. ambassador to Greece.]
“She’s been an undefeated prosecutor, national TV news star, a leader of the MAGA movement and close advisor to the president,” he continued “The people of Greece are getting an absolute star and now the whole world will see it more than ever.”
With reporting by Andrea Simpson
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