She’s part of the club.
Donald Trump Jr. and his new girlfriend Bettina Anderson were spotted together on Wednesday night at Mar-a-Lago — and they were even greeted by Donald Trump.
The sighting of the duo at Trump’s private Palm Beach, Fla., club came a day after Page Six exclusively reported that Don Jr. and his fiancée, Kimberly Guilfoyle, had split — and that Guilfoyle was named US ambassador to Greece.
A source told us that at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday night, Don Jr., 46, and Anderson, 38, “paraded their love for all to see.”
A source told us, “they are clearly in love,” but that they “remained discreet.”
We hear that President-elect Trump, “Saw them before he left in a long motorcade of black SUVs and motorcycles leading the way out of the club headed to the airport and NYC to ring the bell of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday morning.”
The couple mingled with the intimate crowd in the club’s buffet line, we hear. And they sat on a stage in a VIP area with velvet ropes.
Said an insider: “The ritzy and well-heeled crowd couldn’t help but notice the pair at the club where memberships now cost over $1 million. The couple didn’t try to hide their love as they laughed and whispered to each other in the buffet line,” and they, “mingled and greeted other guests like a sophisticated political couple.”
We hear that they, “ended their dinner with mini-donuts topped with vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce and all the little sweet treats like M&Ms on top,” and that Don Jr. “recommended the dessert to others in the buffet line and joked out loud to guests that, ‘anything with fried dough is for me!’”
An insider said: “Don looked dapper in a natty blue blazer, blue shirt and kaki slacks. Bettina — a tall drink of water if there ever was one — looked very fit and athletic. People whispered she looked like, ‘a Palm Beach goddess from the ’50s,’ the resort’s golden age.”
Anderson’s father was banker Harry Loy Anderson Jr., and her mother, Inger, was a favorite of famed photographer Slim Aarons.
A source said of Anderson: “She’s connected locally in ways none of the Trumps are.” Earlier in the day on Wednesday, Anderson was at a society charity event at the Veronica Beard store for the Hope for Depression Research Foundation.
Paparazzi photos emerged earlier this week that confirmed to the rest of the world that Don Jr. is in a relationship with Anderson. But the romance was already on display to Palm Beach locals.
A source tells us that inside local hotspot Buccan earlier: “Donald Trump Jr. was having dinner… in a corner booth… holding hands and kissing his girlfriend.”
The insider added: “He was chatting with customers on his way out and very friendly.” After the meal, “he got into a massive pickup truck that was parked in front of the restaurant.”
Outside the restaurant, another source tells us that Don Jr. and Anderson were so enveloped in their own world, they had no idea they were being followed by paparazzi, who snapped the pics of the pair holding hands.
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 a natural fit — everyone is happy for them!”
There have been rumors that there was trouble in paradise for Guilfoyle and Trump for months: Several sources have claimed to Page Six recently that the pair was either on rocky ground or had fully split.
“People’s relationships come and go, both were working hard to get Trump elected and anything other than that would [have been] a distraction,” says a source. “Guilfoyle and Trump have the utmost respect for each other and this country.”
Reps have not commented, but Guilfoyle has said she’s “honored” to take on the ambassadorship, which requires Senate approval.
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