The president, 74, said his sibling was ‘having a tough time’ shortly before he arrived wearing a mask at New York-Presbyterian hospital in Manhattan on Friday. The White House has not said why Robert Trump, 72, was admitted to hospital, but officials have confirmed he is very sick. Speaking as he left the area, Donald Trump said: ‘I have a wonderful brother. We’ve had a great relationship for a long time, from day one. ‘He’s in the hospital right now, and hopefully he’ll be all right. But he’s having a hard time.’
The billionaire’s visit came ahead of his trip to his private golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey. Robert, who is one of the president’s four siblings, recently filed a lawsuit to try and stop the publication of their niece Mary Trump’s tell-all memoir. U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at the New York Presbyterian Hospital
Donald Trump hugs his brother Robert Trump after delivering his acceptance speech at the New York Hilton Midtown in the early morning hours of November 9, 2016 in New York Police officers take security measures as U.S. President Donald Trump visits his younger brother Robert Trump at a hospital in New York, United States on August 14, 2020 .
The White House has not said why Robert Trump, 72, was admitted to hospital The book, named Too Much And Never Enough, alleges Trump paid someone to take his high school exams, was ‘destroyed’ by his father and made suggestive comments about his niece’s body, among other accusations. The family claimed Mary’s work was a violation of a non-disclosure agreement she signed in connection to a financial settlement. Top articles by Metro Restaurant hit with £500 bill after diners leave without paying
Mary’s father Fred Trump Jr passed away at the age of 43 in 1981 after struggling with alcoholism.
Donald Trump orders TikTok to sell US operations in 90 days Her book claims the president went to watch a film with another sibling instead of saying goodbye as he died alone in hospital. Fred is said to have suffered emotional abuse at the hands of his father Fred Trump Sr, who reportedly once told him: ‘Donald is worth ten of you.’ Robert was a big supporter of his brother’s presidential campaign, telling the New York Post in 2016: ‘I support Donald 1,000%.’ He married his longtime girlfriend, Ann Marie Pallan, in March after divorcing first wife Blaine Trump more than a decade ago.