Omar Khremlev
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Umar Kremlev is a Russian sports administrator who has served as president of the International Boxing Association, formerly known as AIBA.
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Mentions of Omar Khremlev per 1,000 mentions of anything, 7-day rolling, politics & world.
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| Day | Share (7-day) | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 14 | 0.30‰ | 3 |
| Sep 15 | 0.87‰ | 6 |
| Sep 16 | 1.24‰ | 4 |
| Sep 17 | 1.30‰ | 1 |
| Sep 18 | 1.44‰ | 1 |
| Sep 21 | 1.18‰ | 1 |
| Sep 22 | 0.72‰ | 1 |
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ProPublica report links Kremlev to Trump Jr.’s wedding celebrations
Shows repeatedly discuss ProPublica’s report that Umar Kremlev, a Russian businessman close to Vladimir Putin, paid for parts of Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding celebrations in the Bahamas.[1][2][3]
Pod Save America and The Bulwark Daily frame the payments as evidence of close Trump-family ties to Russia and suggest Kremlev may have wanted something from the Trump administration.[4][5][6]
Several shows specify that Kremlev paid for a private island and fireworks, while Pod Save the World describes the reported total as a couple hundred thousand dollars.[7][8]
The Headlines says the arrangement raises ethical concerns because a gift to a president’s family could create expectations of something in return.[8]
The accounts differ over the scope of the gift: Anne Applebaum said it was only the fireworks and day-after party, while the Trump couple called it an extraordinarily generous wedding gift and President Trump said it was not a big deal.[9][10]
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- 1.Pod Save America · Artificial Intelligence, Actual IdiotsJon Favreau · Sep 15 · Listen at 50:25 ↗
“taking as much as they can on the way out. So in that spirit, we do have a corrupt date from the Trump family for you. A new stunning investigation by ProPublica found that large portions of Don Jr.'s wedding festivities, including a privat”
- 2.Letters from an American · Attempting to Establish an Authoritarian GovernmentHeather Cox Richardson · Sep 15 · Listen at 0:06 ↗
“September 14, 2026. This morning, Justin Elliott, Brett Murphy, Joshua Kaplan, and Alex Majerski of ProPublica broke the news that Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin, spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on the weddi”
- 3.UNBIASED Politics · Ed Sheeran & Macklemore Tour Fallout Explained | Hegseth Impeachment + FBI Bestiality Changes and More.Jordan Berman · Sep 17 · Listen at 53:47 ↗
“oligarch with ties to Vladimir Putin paid for part of Don Jr.'s wedding. This is true. So Don Jr. and Bettina Anderson, now Bettina Trump, got married in May. And earlier this week, ProPublica reported that a Russian businessman named Umar”
- 4.Pod Save America · Artificial Intelligence, Actual IdiotsTommy Vietor · Sep 15 · Listen at 52:09 ↗
“China with Putin. And then the— and then Putin recently bestowed Umar Kremlev with this giant state honor, the Order of Friendship. Putin, I guess, nationalized Russia's largest car dealership in 2023 and made Kremliev, the owner of that. S”
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