Donald Trump will not attend his eldest son’s wedding, reportedly taking place in the Bahamas this weekend.

After telling reporters Thursday he was going to “try to make” the intimate ceremony between Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson, but that it was “not good timing” because of the Iran war, Trump confirmed he won’t attend.

“He’d like me to go,” Trump said. “I said, ‘You know, this is not good timing for me. I have a thing called Iran and other things.’”

“That’s one I can’t win on,” Trump said in the Oval Office when asked if he planned to attend his eldest son’s wedding. “If I do attend, I get killed. If I don’t attend, I get killed by the fake news, of course.”

Nearly 12 weeks into the Iran war, Trump is facing record-low approval ratings amid the public’s growing discontent over the high cost of gasoline, groceries and other everyday expenses – all impacted by the president’s war in the Middle East.

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    28 days ago

    Of all the things the buffoon does that he rightly gets killed for, taking time off to go to his son’s wedding isn’t one of them.

    It’s way worse that you’re skipping it bud

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    Weird that the non-war that’s now past the sixty day limit without congressional approval is still taking up his time.

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    28 days ago

    “It’s not good for me” to a son’s wedding.

    Spoken like a true narcissist

    I’d almost feel bad for them all being raised by generations of narcissists if they weren’t all falling so willfully easily into the narcissistic hole themselves.

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    I mean I guess he kinda is in a no-win situation, on the other hand it’s a no-win situation of his own making. He chose to go in on Iran, now he can suffer the consequences of that.

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      Even with the war, he would get a pass from the majority of the public for going to his kids wedding.

      Although, now that he said he was going to skip, and he referred to his first born son as “someone he’s known for a long time,” he’s going to get roasted either way.

      The no-win situation was caused by his inability to show affection to anyone other than himself.

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    I take comfort and occasional joy at the knowledge that these people are small and miserable.

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    28 days ago

    It’s nice to know that he cares as much for us as he does his own son… kinda touching really.

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    He did not get awarded a nobel peace prize.

    Sure enough he’ll get the dad of the year award instead

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    If it’s a no-win either way, why not do the honorable thing and go to your son’s wedding… nevermind I forgot who we were talking about

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    28 days ago

    Translation: I’m getting infusions and other top-tier medical care at the moment sorry, still recovering from China

    right? If he could go to China he could sure attend his son’s wedding? It appears there’s been a decline in health recently

    i’m so sad

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      Aw, don’t be sad. It’s possible that he has a stroke and dies in a really funny circumstance, like falling down an up escalator.

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    i really enjoy his reason for why he doesn’t want to go. i hope he maintains that level of trepidation for the rest of his life. for our morale.