UPDATE: Funeral For Donald Trump’s Brother Robert Expected To Take Place On Friday
As we previously reported, Robert Trump, the younger brother of Donald Trump, died Saturday at a New York hospital. President Trump announced the unfortunate news in a statement saying, “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.”
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As tributes poured in for Robert, his family also spoke out. “Uncle Robert, we love you. You are in our hearts and prayers, always,” Ivanka Trump posted on Twitter Saturday night. His passing came just a day after it was reported that Robert had been hospitalized. No further details were shared at the time but sources say he was “very ill.”
According to the latest updates, President Donald Trump said he is planning to attend his younger brother Robert’s funeral later this week, which, he said, is likely to take place this Friday, possibly at the White House. “We’re looking at Friday. We may do just a small service right here at the White House for my brother. We’re looking at doing that.”
He added,
“That would be, I think, a great honor to him. I think he’d be greatly honored. He loved our country, he loved our country so while much, he was so proud,” Trump told reporters at the White House ahead of a trip to Minnesota and Wisconsin.
“I think it would be appropriate, so we’ll have probably on Friday afternoon a small service in honor of my brother Robert,” he added.
Robert Trump was 71-years-old.
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