Paparazzi photos emerged earlier this week confirming to the rest of the world that Donald Trump Jr. is dating socialite Bettina Anderson.
But the romance was already visible to Palm Beach residents.
In fact, moments before the explosive photos were taken, Page Six learned that the two were openly making fun of each other over dinner.
A source tells us that inside the restaurant earlier: “Donald Trump Jr. was dining at Buccan in a corner of the restaurant… holding hands and kissing his girlfriend.” »
The insider added: “He was chatting to customers on the way out and he was very friendly. »
After the meal, “he got into a huge pickup truck parked in front of the restaurant.”
Outside the restaurant, another source tells us, Don Jr. and Anderson were so absorbed in their own world that they had no idea they were being followed by paparazzi, who took the photos of the two holding hands.
Page Six exclusively reported Tuesday that Trump Jr., 46, and his fiancée, Kimberly Guilfoyle, 55, called off their engagement.
“Kim is not happy about it,” says a source. “She didn’t want it to end.”
Guilfoyle was named U.S. ambassador to Greece by President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday — the same day photos of Don Jr. and Anderson holding hands surfaced, and we exclusively reported that the power couple politics was kaput.
Trump and Anderson were also photographed in September looking up close during brunch at Honor Bar in Palm Beach — and were even said to have “locked lips,” the Daily Mail reported.
At the time, multiple sources close to Trump and Guilfoyle insisted to Page Six that the couple was still together. (One insider even told us in September, “They are 100 percent together.”)
But another source told us at the time: “Don and Kimberly haven’t been getting along for a year. They argue at Mar-a-Lago in front of people. Nothing crazy, but we know when a couple is arguing. They bicker in public.
Anderson — a close friend of Trump’s ex-wife, Vanessa — was seen sitting behind him and Guilfoyle at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in mid-July, we exclusively reported.
Sources said at the time that Anderson was invited by Vanessa to the event.
A source told Page Six on Tuesday that “Bettina and Don have been together for a few months and are super cute and happy together. It’s just natural: everyone is happy for them! »
Rumors had been swirling for months that Guilfoyle and Trump were having trouble in paradise: Multiple sources recently told Page Six that the two were either on rocky ground or completely separated.
We heard they were still dating back in October. But two sources told us the two ended their relationship before November and would hold out until after the election.
A source claimed that Trump’s family was urging Don Jr. to stay with the former Fox News host until the end of the campaign, and that Guilfoyle and Trump didn’t want their separation to be a distraction.
Guilfoyle and Don Jr. had several paid speaking engagements together during the campaign, and Guilfoyle was a favorite of Trump voters.
“People’s relationships come and go, both were working hard to get Trump elected and anything else [have been] a distraction,” says a source. “Guilfoyle and Trump have the utmost respect for each other and for this country.”
Trump and Guilfoyle began dating in 2018 and became engaged in 2020.
Their representatives have not commented on the split.
Don Jr. publicly congratulated Guilfoyle on his appointment to Greece, without acknowledging the rift, posting on X: “I’m so proud of Kimberly. She loves America and has always wanted to serve the country as an ambassador. She will be an extraordinary leader for America First.
Guilfoyle said she was “honored” to accept this international role, which is subject to Senate approval.
