After months of rumors of an affair, Donald Trump Jr. and his alleged mistress, Bettina Anderson, have been photographed canoodling in public. That's shone a stronger spotlight on the two, including their considerable difference in age.
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00:00After months of rumors of an affair, Donald Trump Jr. and his alleged mistress,
00:04Bettina Anderson, have been photographed canoodling in public. That's shown a
00:08stronger spotlight on the two, including their considerable difference in age.
00:11Don Jr. and Anderson were snapped holding hands after reportedly going out to dinner
00:15near her home in West Palm Beach, Florida on December 9th, 2024. This came after rumors
00:20of a relationship between the two first sparked back in August. The dinner was said to be a
00:24celebration of her birthday. Anderson turned 38. Don Jr. will be 47 come December 31st,
00:29putting them at pretty close to exactly nine years apart. Notably,
00:32Don Jr. is a good bit younger, also by nearly nine years, than Kimberly Guilfoyle,
00:36the former Fox News host turned 55 in March. Don Jr. and Guilfoyle have been engaged since 2020,
00:41but all signs point to them having called off their wedding, even though they haven't
00:45officially announced their split. In addition to Don Jr. and Anderson seeming to throw caution
00:49to the wind and allowing themselves to be photographed together, Anderson also appears
00:52to have tested out a soft launch of her romance with the president-elect's oldest son on Instagram.
00:56She posted an Instagram story of a bouquet of flowers with a card attached, which read,
01:01"'Many have said you're aging out, but I think you're perfect. Happy birthday.'"
01:04"'She's 38, he's 46. What?'
01:08Anderson added a bit of commentary to the card, writing,
01:10"'Tough but fair' with a laughing emoji."
01:12Also, in almost unnoticeably tiny text on the top right corner,
01:16Anderson tagged Don Jr. on the post, indicating that the card was almost definitely from him.
01:20It's a little odd for Don Jr. to joke about Anderson aging out when he's
01:23trading Guilfoyle in for a newer model. Anderson, literally a model and a socialite,
01:28is over 17 years Guilfoyle's junior. Maybe it was an intentional jab at Guilfoyle,
01:32who probably saw the story. Anderson doesn't follow Guilfoyle on Instagram,
01:35but Guilfoyle does follow Anderson. Interestingly, Don Jr.'s wife of 13 years
01:40before their 2018 split, Vanessa Trump, is almost exactly the same age as him.
01:44They were both born in December 1977, less than two weeks apart. There's some indication that
01:49age wasn't the only factor in Don Jr.'s decision to apparently split from his main squeeze of the
01:54last few years. A recent report from People indicated that Guilfoyle's fashion choices
01:58led to the break. An unnamed source said,
02:00"'Don Jr.' has been telling people for months that Kim is so uptight and always dresses so
02:04professionally in these kinds of dresses and high heels and never looks relaxed or casual."
02:09The source claimed that Anderson has a sense of style that would do a better job of buttering up
02:12Donald Trump Sr. People quoted them as saying,
02:15"'Don Jr.' has always wanted to look good in his father's eyes. Someone like Bettina,
02:19who is and has been a model and is in waspy circles of Palm Beach,
02:22is something that would impress him."
02:24"'So you grew up on Palm Beach?'
02:25"'I did. I'm born and raised.'"
02:27The source also revealed that Don Jr. has already taken Anderson on a trip to Alaska.
02:31Guilfoyle, meanwhile, is preparing for a trip of her own — to Greece.
02:34The president-elect has named her as his choice for ambassador to the country,
02:38a move many have interpreted as Guilfoyle being sent away from the Trump family at large.