NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — President Donald Trump‘s younger brother, Robert Trump, died Saturday night after being hospitalized in New York.
The president released the following statement Saturday night:
“It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight. He was not just my brother, he was my best friend. He will be greatly missed, but we will meet again. His memory will live on in my heart forever. Robert, I love you. Rest in peace.”
Robert Trump was 72 years old.
He was hospitalized at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell on Friday afternoon and said to be very ill, but the White House did not provide details on his condition.
The cause of death has not been released.
“I have a wonderful brother. We’ve had a great relationship for a long time, from day one. That’s a long time ago,” the president said Friday before he made a trip to visit his brother in the hospital.
The youngest of the Trump siblings had remained close to the 74-year-old president and, as recently as June, filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Trump family that unsuccessfully sought to stop publication of a tell-all book by the president’s niece, Mary.
Robert Trump had reportedly been hospitalized in the intensive care unit for several days that same month.
President Trump's Brother Robert Trump Dies After Being Hospitalized In New York
The president released the following statement Saturday night:
“It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight. He was not just my brother, he was my best friend. He will be greatly missed, but we will meet again. His memory will live on in my heart forever. Robert, I love you. Rest in peace.”
Robert Trump was 72 years old.
He was hospitalized at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell on Friday afternoon and said to be very ill, but the White House did not provide details on his condition.
The cause of death has not been released.
“I have a wonderful brother. We’ve had a great relationship for a long time, from day one. That’s a long time ago,” the president said Friday before he made a trip to visit his brother in the hospital.
The youngest of the Trump siblings had remained close to the 74-year-old president and, as recently as June, filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Trump family that unsuccessfully sought to stop publication of a tell-all book by the president’s niece, Mary.
Robert Trump had reportedly been hospitalized in the intensive care unit for several days that same month.
President Trump's Brother Robert Trump Dies After Being Hospitalized In New York