The first family of the United States may officially have a new member as early as this weekend, according to reports.
President Donald Trump‘s eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., 48, announced his engagement to Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, 37, in late 2025, after about a year of dating. While the pair didn’t publicly set a date at the time, several reports from Page Six, People, the Daily Beast and the Daily Mail have since said the couple could be married as early as Memorial Day weekend.
The couple was first spotted together in 2024, shortly after Trump Jr.’s split from Fox News host and U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle. This would be his second marriage; the first to Vanessa Trump ended back in 2018.
The couple has yet to formally announce their wedding plans. A representative for Trump Jr. did not immediately respond to USA TODAY’s request for confirmation.
Here’s what to know about Bettina Anderson, Trump Jr. and the relationship that will bring another member into the Trump clan.
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President Donald Trump‘s eldest son is engaged.
A spokesperson for Donald Trump Jr. confirmed his engagement to Florida socialite Bettina Anderson with USA TODAY on Dec. 16. Trump Jr. and Anderson were first spotted together publicly about a year ago.
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as they attend a ceremony held by President Donald Trump to posthumously award the Medal of Freedom to Charlie Kirk in the Rose Garden at the White House in Washington, D.C., October 14, 2025.
Who is Bettina Anderson?
Anderson is a socialite and model based in Palm Beach, Florida.
She is the daughter of a Palm Beach businessman and philanthropist, Harry Loy Anderson Jr., and Inger Anderson. Harry Loy Anderson Jr. also had three other daughters and two sons, according to his obituary in the Palm Beach Daily News, part of the USA TODAY Network.
Bettina Anderson went to Columbia University and lived in New York for a few extra years, she said in a March 2024 podcast appearance. She started a nonprofit with her brothers, and her LinkedIn lists her current job as the executive director of Paradise.ngo. She also helps lead the Project Paradise Film Fund, which helps fund conservation stories, the website states.
Trump Jr.’s relationships before his engagement to Anderson
Donald Trump Jr. was previously married to former model Vanessa Trump from 2005 to 2018. They have five children, including rising golf star Kai Trump. Currently, Vanessa Trump is dating golf legend and Donald Trump’s longtime friend, Tiger Woods.
Donald Trump Jr. started dating Kimberly Guilfoyle in 2018 after his divorce was finalized. The pair were engaged and bought a house together in 2021 and split sometime in 2024.
In late 2024, Donald Trump Jr. was publicly spotted with Anderson.
Timeline of Anderson and Trump Jr.’s relationship
Bettina Anderson and Donald Trump Jr. first began appearing in public together in December 2024.
By the time their late 2025 engagement happened, the pair had attended several high-profile events together, including Donald Trump’s inauguration and the 2025 Super Bowl LIX, as well as the president’s 79th birthday and the accompanying Army military parade celebration in Washington, DC.
They were engaged at Camp David, the private Maryland country retreat maintained for the president, while celebrating Anderson’s birthday in December.
Trump Jr. announced their engagement at a White House holiday party on Dec. 15, saying, “I just want to wish all of you guys an incredible holiday season … and to thank Bettina for that one word, ‘yes,'” he said in a video clip from the event.
“This has really been the most unforgettable weekend of my life, and I get to marry the love of my life, and I feel just like the luckiest girl in the world,” Anderson added.
An extravagant bridal shower was held for Anderson in April at Mar-a-Lago, during which Trump Jr. appeared to visit to drop off a huge bouquet of red roses, according to Anderson’s Instagram.
While multiple publications, including Page Six, People and the Daily Beast, reported that the pair considered more opulent nuptials in the under-construction White House ballroom or at Mar-a-Lago, the same sources have since reported the pair has opted for a more private ceremony, possibly in the Bahamas.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson timeline of their romance