Donald Trump Jr. is proudly showing off his new relationship with Bettina Anderson amid news of his split from fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle, insiders tell DailyMail.com.
The president-elect’s eldest son reportedly launched hard on his new girlfriend Wednesday night during a dinner at his father’s Mar-a-Lago club, where the two “paraded their love for all to see.”
Sources described the couple as “obviously in love” and revealed that the couple didn’t try to hide it as “they laughed and whispered to each other in the buffet line.” Page six reported.
At one point, we also saw them briefly chatting with Donald Trump just before the president-elect left Mar-a-Lago for his trip to New York City.
Don Jr., 46, and Anderson, 38, first set tongues wagging when they were enjoying brunch in late August — and have pretty much confirmed their romance ever since.
As DailyMail.com reported at the time, Anderson, a Palm Beach socialite and Republican “it girl,” has likely been active in the same social circles as the Trumps for years and has previously been spotted at events at Mar-a-Lago. .
And according to a source, “Trump insiders have known about Bettina for months” and Don “is excited to show her off at Mar-a-Lago.”
“She’s been there before, of course, but he’s much more discreet about the get-together. And together they are,” the insider told DailyMail.com on Friday.
Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson left little doubt about where they stand during a dinner at Mar-a-Lago just two days after they were spotted leaving the Palm Beach dinner holding hands.
Sources told DailyMail.com on Friday that Don was “chomping to show off” his new girlfriend at Mar-a-Lago after news broke of his divorce from Kimberly Guilfoyle
‘He is enchanted by Bettina – her looks, her smarts, her pedigree. Now that Kim is out of the picture, the relationship becomes even more serious.’
The couple’s flirtation was only publicly confirmed this week with DailyMail.com photos of their intimate dinner, although locals have reportedly known about it for months.
An insider told DailyMail.com that the two were “seen together all over Palm Beach” when we first revealed their cozy rendezvous at The Honor Bar this summer.
But for the rest of the world, speculation reached a fever pitch this week as they held hands, went on dates together and celebrated Bettina’s 38th birthday, in exclusive photos from DailyMail.com.
Anderson also added to the frenzy of speculation by sharing photos on social media of her new boyfriend showering her with birthday gifts.
And just two days later, during their dinner at Mar-a-Lago, the couple once again left little doubt about where they stand.
Anderson, a registered Republican, previously showed off her ties to the Trump family in a close-up selfie with Donald Jr.’s half-sister Tiffany, 30.
She also visited Mar-a-Lago and posed for photos in designer clothes. In one shot on her social media, she is captured outside the resort with her mother.
According to social media, Bettina has visited Mar-a-Lago several times, including earlier this year when she was spotted outside the resort with her mother during Trump’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration.
Anderson, a registered Republican, often shares photos of her glamorous Palm Beach lifestyle and posed with the Stars and Stripes in a risqué bikini photo on Instagram
In another society photo, she enjoys a lavish New Year’s Eve party in 2023 in a floor-length black dress, next to her mother, who is wearing a glittering black number. The photo is on her Instagram feed in a folder called PB Season ’23.
She also seems to have a friendly relationship with Don Jr.’s children. and his ex-wife Vanessa, with whom she shared a patio chair and chatted intimately while drinking bottled beer at a party in September.
Their Mar-a-Lago date comes just days after DailyMail.com exclusively revealed that Don Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle officially called off their engagement three months after she was “blindsided” by photos of her fiancé cozying up to Bettina.
The rumors have continued to swirl since the first reports surfaced, but both Don and Kimberly have been consistently silent about their relationship status.
A source confirmed to DailyMail.com on Tuesday: ‘There is no Kimberly and Don anymore – at least not romantically.
‘Their engagement hasn’t officially been called off yet. They waited until after the inauguration to make the announcement.”
The source added, “The truth is, Don and Bettina are still very much together. He’s crazy about her.’
As an apparent consolation prize, President-elect Trump nominated Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece earlier this week.
The couple’s love dinner came on Monday evening after an extensive weekend of celebrations in honor of Bettina’s 38th birthday
Anderson runs in Palm Beach’s Republican social circles and earlier this year showed off her Republican credentials in a close-up selfie with Don Jr.’s half-sister Tiffany, 30
The 55-year-old Trump campaign adviser said on social media shortly after the president-elect’s announcement that she is “ready to serve,” but did not elaborate on her split from his son.
“She’s obviously putting up a brave front, but she was crushed by Don’s very public betrayal,” a source told DailyMail.com on Wednesday.
“Once Don fell for Bettina, the writing was on the wall for Kimberly. The split was supposed to happen quietly after the election, but the Daily Mail photos put an end to that.
“It’s a pretty humiliating situation,” the insider added.
Despite the photographic evidence and mounting rumors in recent months pointing to their rift, Guilfoyle had remained on the ground as a loyal Trump campaign adviser in the run-up to the election and was photographed with his family at the president’s victory party last month .
But her presence at political events wasn’t enough to quell speculation as her notable absence from recent family events further fueled curiosity about the couple’s future.
Don Jr. has also kept their breakup under wraps, and in an apparent attempt to keep up appearances on Tuesday, he publicly congratulated his estranged fiancée in an X-post that she then shared on her social media accounts.
‘I’m so proud of Kimberly. She loves America and has always wanted to serve the country as an ambassador. She will be a great leader for America First,” he said.
A photo obtained exclusively by DailyMail.com shows Don Jr. brunching with Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson, 37, in mid-August – while fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle is nowhere to be seen
Anderson herself has dropped not-so-subtle hints of romance, sharing photos of a romantic flower delivery in an Instagram Story, where she discreetly tagged her new boyfriend, @donaldtrumpjr, in the top left corner.
As DailyMail.com exclusively revealed earlier this week, Donald Jr. now spending nights in Anderson’s relatively modest $860,000 townhome in West Palm Beach.
Her home is just a mile from his father’s sprawling oceanfront Mar-a-Lago Club, which will once again become the Winter White House.
The couple’s love dinner came on Monday evening after an extensive weekend of celebrations in honor of Bettina’s 38th birthday.
The loved-up couple spent almost two hours at the chic city center hotspot Buccan, five kilometers from her home.
Don Jr., dressed in a smart blue suit and white open-neck shirt, showed no qualms about showing off his new flame as they left the restaurant just before 10 p.m.
They came out with another couple and you heard Don Jr. laughing before saying goodbye to the others and walking across the street to his vehicle, completely in love with each other.
Anderson herself also dropped not-so-subtle hints of their romance, sharing photos of a romantic flower delivery on her Instagram Story, discreetly tagging her new boyfriend, @donaldtrumpjr, in the top left corner.
The photo showed a note with the flower arrangement on it: “Many have said you’re getting older, but I think you’re perfect…happy birthday!”
Anderson responded to her friend’s post with a tongue-in-cheek caption, saying, “Tough but honest.”