Robert S. Trump, the president's younger brother, has passed away at the age of 71
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The White House, which declared his death, at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, did not give a reason. |
Robert S Trump, President Trump's younger brother, passed away Saturday night in Manhattan. He was 71 years old.
The White House, which declared his death, at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, did not give a reason.
Robert Trump, who took blood thinners, had a brain hemorrhage that began after his fall recently, according to a family friend. President Trump went to Manhattan on Friday to see his brother in the hospital.
On Saturday, when Robert Trump was not expected to live longer, the president called the hospital from Bedminster, NJ Golf Club. He soon held a press conference but did not mention his brother's health. Friends who spoke to him said that he was sad.
"I have an amazing brother," the president said Friday at a White House news conference before leaving for his visit. "We had a great relationship for a long time, from day one." The two were apart for years before Mr. Trump ran for the White House.
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Along with the president, his second wife Anne Marie Palan, his sister Marianne Trump Barry and Elizabeth Trump Grau survived. His brother Farid Jr. passed away in 1981.
Robert Stuart Trump was born on August 26, 1948, in Queens. He attended St. Paul School and Boston University.
As the youngest of five children growing up in the Fred C. Trump household, Robert was shielded from some of the pressure his disciplined father put on his older siblings.
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