Donald Trump Jr is engaged to Bettina Anderson: 'She said yes!'

Donald Trump Jr is engaged to Bettina Anderson after a whirlwind romance that began just over a year ago.

The engagement was revealed by his father, President Donald Trump, during a Christmas White House reception on Monday night. 

After embracing his father, Trump Jr took to microphone to tell attendees that he was at 'a loss for words.' 

'I want to thank Bettina for that one word: yes!' he joked. 

The president's eldest son revealed he was unsure whether his new bride-to-be would actually accept his proposal as he got down on one knee. 

'When you go down there, it’s like, you’re gonna go, and you’re trying to ask, and you’re not sure what the answer’s gonna be. It’s always a little bit rough. But she said yes, which is a big win for the end of the year.' 

The crowd at the White House then applauded and cheered as the 38-year-old Anderson spoke, first thanking the president and First Lady Melania Trump. 

'Wow, what a privilege it is to be here at the White House, Mr President, thank you so much for hosting this incredible party, and to our First Lady, these decorations, am I right, aren't they unbelievable?'

Anderson looked elegant in a red, strapless gown as she beamed about her engagement. 

'This has really been the most unforgettable weekend of my life, and I get to marry the love of my life, and I feel like the luckiest girl in the world!'

President Trump then offered his future daughter-in-law a kiss and two words - 'good luck' - as the crowd applauded again.

The Daily Mail has reached out to the White House for comment. 

Don Jr, 47, began dating Anderson in spring 2024 and in September 2024, was caught locking lips with the Florida socialite.

DailyMail.com exclusively obtained photos at the time that showed the two kissing during an intimate date at a Palm Beach restaurant. 

Afterwards, a source said Don Jr.'s dalliance with Bettina was an open secret in the ritzy Florida town, and that they were spotted enjoying each other's company frequently despite not having publicly split from ex-girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle.

Then, in early December 2024, Don Jr. and Bettina were spotted enjoying a romantic night out together.

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The pair have appeared at high profile events, including the president's trip to the Super Bowl in New Orleans and Trump's March address to Congress, throughout 2025.

Sources told The Daily Mail that many began speculating wedding bells were near when Anderson took center stage at an official dinner held in honor of Saudi Arabia.

MAGA insiders told the Daily Mail that Anderson's appearance in a dazzling Safiyaa teal caped gown set tongues wagging.

'Don is in love with Bettina,' one insider said, 'He is telling friends "This is the woman I love."

'His dad loves her. They all feel she is classy and has an impeccable fashion sense.

'Don brought her to the most high profile White House gala so proudly.'

Anderson was photographed with Don Jr's half-sister Tiffany Trump, 32, and her husband Michael Boulos, 28. 

Tiffany and Michael married in 2022 at her father's Mar-a-Lago estate. 

Her presence at the dinner, which was also attended by First Lady Melania Trump, 55, indicates just how quickly Anderson has become part of the Trump inner circle.

Anderson was born into one of Palm Beach's old-money banking families, the daughter of Palm Beach society couple Harry Loy Anderson Jr, a banker, and his wife Inger, an immigrant from Sweden.

Best known as H. Loy, the elder Anderson became president of a small bank, Worth Avenue National Bank, in 1970 then went on to take over a slew of other financial institutions.

Bettina's mother was a model at New York's Eileen Ford agency in the 1970s and 1980s who started an exercise regimen patterned after the era's guru, Jane Fonda.

Through a network of old-time society members formed at the black-tie galas organized on the island of Palm Beach during the winter, H. Loy became the moneyed set's go-to banker.

That put him in contact with people like Herbert 'Peter' Pulitzer, scion of the publishing fortune whose first marriage to Lilly Pulitzer planted the seeds of a clothing empire, and second marriage to Roxanne Pulitzer made him a household name in the early 1980s.

Anderson was known to be Peter Pulitzer's best friend and stood by him during his divorce from Roxanne. 

With clients like Pulitzer and his presence on the boards of top Palm Beach charities like the American Red Cross, the Hanley-Hazelden Foundation, the YMCA, Holocaust Memorial Foundation, Leukemia Foundation and Boy Scouts of America, Bettina's dad was able to give his family a decadent, extravagant lifestyle while organizing parties where the guests of honor mingled with live elephants and pythons.

Bettina's parents had six children whose births were spread over 20 years, four girls and two boys. Bettina has a twin sister, Kristina.

H. Loy died in 2006 of Alzheimer's, according to his obituary, after he famously turned to religion and became an elder in the local Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church.

Bettina and her siblings were raised with the proverbial silver spoon and sent to the finest private schools that Palm Beach and the country had to offer.

Don Jr was married to first wife Vanessa from 2005 to 2018 and they have five children.

The pair appear to still be on good terms, as Vanessa attended a reception at the White House Sunday evening and was shouted out by President Trump. 

He dated Kimberly Guilfoyle, a Fox News host now serving as the president's ambassador to Greece, from 2018 to 2024.