President Donald Trump said his eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., repaid Umar Kremlev, president of the International Boxing Association, after Kremlev financed a private island rental and fireworks display worth hundreds of thousands of dollars for celebrations tied to the younger Trump’s wedding in the Bahamas. Trump called the arrangement “totally allowed” and said wedding gifts were common. Trump Jr. and Bettina Trump said the island gathering was an already planned weekend with friends, and that Kremlev hosted two nights of celebrations afterward as a wedding gift. They described him as a friend and denied a political motive. The episode has drawn scrutiny because Kremlev is a Russian businessman with reported ties to the Kremlin. Earlier ethics concerns involved a $620 million conditional Pentagon loan to Vulcan Elements, in which Trump Jr.’s investment firm, 1789 Capital, held an undisclosed stake. The broader story also highlights other gifts and financial disclosures involving President Trump and his administration.