Trump's Brother Robert Dies Aged 71

United States (US) President Donald Trump’s younger brother, Robert Trump, died on Saturday night aged 71 after being hospitalized in New York.

“It is with a heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight,” Trump said in a statement. “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.”

The US president reflected on the relationship he had with his brother, who is only two years younger, at a briefing last Friday.

"I have a wonderful brother, we’ve had a great relationship for a long time, from day one," he said. "It’s a long time ago. And he's in the hospital right now. And hopefully, he'll be all right, but he is pretty -- he’s having a hard time."

Who is Robert Trump?

Robert worked as a real estate developer and executive for the Trump Organization.

He was the youngest of five children by Fred and Mary Anne Trump, along with the president, Fred Trump Jr., Maryanne Trump Barry, and Elizabeth Trump Grau. Fred Trump Jr. died in 1981.

He was married to Ann Marie Pallan in March, according to the New York Post.

Robert Trump filed for porce from his first wife, Blaine, in 2007. The two were married for 23 years.