The brother of the US leader, 71, had been in very serious conditions for days. The president: "He died peacefully: he wasn't just my brother, he was the best friend"
Robert Trump, the younger brother of US President Donald, died Saturday night in a New York hospital, where he had been hospitalized in very serious conditions.
"It is with a heavy heart that I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, died peacefully tonight (Saturday night, ed.) - Donald Trump said through White House officials - He wasn't just my brother, he was my best friend . We will miss him very much, but we will meet again. His memory will live on forever in my heart. Robert, I love you. Rest in peace".
Already last June, the brother of the head of the White House had been hospitalized for over a week in the intensive care unit of Mount Sinai hospital in New York. More recently, he had made headlines for trying on behalf of his family to block the publication of his niece Mary's book, titled "Too Much and Never Enough" and critical of the US president.
Robert Trump had joined the family business as executive director. Married and divorced after 25 years of marriage in 2007, Robert had disappeared from the American tabloids after taking refuge in Millbrook, Hudson Valley, outside New York, with his former secretary, Ann Marie Pallan, who became his wife in March. . With her he carried out initiatives of solidarity with the Angels of Light, a non-profit organization of which it is a major donor.
"I support my brother a thousand percent", he reiterated in an interview in recent months.
A shy character, however, Robert had been Donald's most loyal 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.