Trump's younger brother Robert died. The president moved: "My best friend"
He was 71 years old and had been hospitalized for a few days in a New York hospital
Robert Trump, 71, younger brother of the president of the United States, died this evening in New York where he had been hospitalized for a few days. Donald Trump himself announced it to reporters.
"He wasn't just my brother, he was my best friend," said the American president visibly moved. "We will miss him very much, but we will see each other again. The memory of him will live forever in my heart. Robert, I love you - concluded Trump - rest in peace".
The president visited him in the hospital on Friday before flying to his golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey for the weekend. The causes of death were not disclosed but during a press conference the president said that his brother was going through a "difficult time".
Robert Trump had no children but raised and gave his surname to the son of his first wife Blaine Trump, Hollister Trump-Retchin. In addition to the president, Robert Trump leaves behind his second wife Ann Marie Pallan and his two sisters Maryanne Trump Barry and Elizabeth Trump Grau. Fred Trump, brother of Donald and Robert, died in 1981. Robert was the youngest of the five.
Robert Trump had joined the family business as executive director. Married and divorced after 25 years of marriage, in 2007, Robert had practically disappeared from the American tabloids, after taking refuge in Millbrook, in the Hudson Valley, outside New York, with his former secretary, Ann Marie Pallan, who became his wife. in March. With her he carried out solidarity initiatives with Angels of Light, a non-profit organization of which he is one of the main donors.
A shy character, however, Robert had been Donald's most faithful supporter among his brothers: he had organized fundraisers and events for his campaign and in 2017, at the party at the White House to celebrate the election as president of the United States, he had held the speech on behalf of the whole family affirming pride in Donald's triumph. "I support my brother a thousand percent", he had reiterated him in an interview in recent months.
