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Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Anderson pack on the PDA while waiting for the president

The two made their first appearance as a couple in January

Brittany Miller
Monday 14 July 2025 15:26 BST
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Donald Trump Jr. and his girlfriend, Bettina Anderson, struggled to keep their hands off each other over the weekend.

The two were waiting for President Donald Trump and his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, Sunday at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey ahead of the FIFA Club World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium when they were spotted cozying up to one another.

Clad in matching white button-up shirts, Trump Jr., 47, and Anderson, 38, kissed, hugged, and held hands to pass the time. The couple appeared to tune out the group of people around them as the public displays of affection continued throughout the soccer game.

The president and first lady arrived on Marine One, doing a flyover of the 80,000-seater MetLife Stadium in New Jersey before taking their seats next to FIFA president Gianni Infantino and his wife Leena Al Ashqar. Department of Homeland Security boss Kristi Noem was also pictured nearby.

Anderson and the MAGA heir first made their debut as a couple at Trump’s inauguration in January and have since been spotted attending Trump’s joint address to Congress as well as a Palm Beach gala.

The couple wore matching white button-up shirts to attend the FIFA World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium
The couple wore matching white button-up shirts to attend the FIFA World Cup Final at MetLife Stadium (Getty Images)

She was first sighted in Trump's orbit at the Republican National Convention in July, and, according to a People source, she and Trump Jr. have been together since June 2024.

Trump Jr., a father of five, was previously engaged to Kimberly Guilfoyle, 56, a former Fox News host, for four years. She now serves as Trump’s U.S. ambassador to Greece.

Bettina Anderson and Donald Trump, Jr. packed on the PDA while waiting to head to MetLife Stadium
Bettina Anderson and Donald Trump, Jr. packed on the PDA while waiting to head to MetLife Stadium (Getty Images)

Earlier this year, Anderson hit out at a magazine op-ed that slammed Trump Jr.

In a New York Magazine article published in March, journalist Nina Burleigh disclosed an insider's view of the Trump Organization exec-VP, who claimed Jr. “is the most despised member of the family; he’s an a*****e, a spoiled heir.”

Bettina Anderson, Donald Trump Jr., President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump ,and FIFA President Gianni Infantino watch the final match of the FIFA Club World Cup at MetLife Stadium
Bettina Anderson, Donald Trump Jr., President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump ,and FIFA President Gianni Infantino watch the final match of the FIFA Club World Cup at MetLife Stadium (Getty Images)

Taking to Instagram to voice her outrage, Anderson scorned the article’s critique of her partner, which pinned him as a “spurned nepo boy.”

“That’s my guy!” Anderson wrote in a post on her Instagram Story while also laughing off the anonymous source at the center of the piece.

“DEFINITELY an ‘insider’ VERY familiar with Donald Trump Jr,” she typed on her page, followed by two laughing emojis.

Trump Jr. also defended himself online at the time, writing: “Don’t get me wrong. I can totally be an a*****e when I need to be... if you’re adversarial to my friends, my family, my country, MAGA, etc. But I think you’d be hard-pressed to find a regular person who actually knows me that thinks that.”

“There’s no wonder why these ‘sources’ are always anonymous,” he added.

Firing back at the article’s claims, he attacked the source, demanding: “Man up, put your name to it, but we know you won’t because you’re cowards.”

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