Donald Trump’s nephew has released a memoir in which he recalls different moments with his uncle. In it, he highlights a strong phrase that the politician allegedly said to him about disabled people.
Fred C. Trump IIInephew of the former president Donald Trumprevealed that his uncle told him that “ The disabled should simply die“, during a meeting with health professionals that they shared in 2020. This is how Fred recounted in his biography “All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way”, which is will premiere on July 30th.
Fred Trump, 61, the son of Donald’s older brother, is the father of a son with an intellectual disability and describes himself as close to his uncle and even attended the 2017 inauguration. The statement was made public in the midst of the US presidential campaign, in view of the elections to be held on November 5.
Donald Trump’s unfortunate statement
According to Fred’s account in his book, the incident occurred in 2020, when he was meeting with Alex AzarHe then Secretary of Health and Human Services, Brett Giroirso Undersecretary of Health. “I was eager to stand up for something my wife Lisa and I were deeply passionate about, something we lived every day: the challenges for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.“Trump’s nephew recalled.
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However, after the meeting, the now Republican candidate took his nephew aside and told him: “Maybe those kind of people should die.“, given “the state in which they are found, all expenses”.
The comment was not an isolated one, Fred Trump recounted. A couple of years later, when he asked his uncle for help because the medical fund that paid for his son’s care was running out of money, the book’s author claimed his uncle told him: “I don’t know. He doesn’t recognize you. Maybe you should just let him die and move to Florida.”.
Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris
In the midst of his electoral campaign, in view of the presidential elections on November 5, Donald Trump on Wednesday accused the Vice President of the United States, Kamala Harrisof being a “radical left-wing lunatic“. The incident occurred at her first rally since the Democrat launched her candidacy after the historic resignation of President Joe Biden for his re-election.
“She is a radical leftist lunatic who will destroy our country“the former president and Republican candidate said. According to Trump, Harris is “the ultra-liberal driving force behind Each of Biden’s catastrophes“.
During his speech, Trump went further and accused Harris of wanting to “execute babies” in reference to his policy in favor of women’s freedom to decide on abortion. “She wants abortions in the eighth and ninth month of pregnancy“the Republican said, adding: “That seems fine to him, up to the moment of birth and even after birth, the execution of a baby.”
For its part – although the Confirmation by the Democratic Party -, Harris launched his first campaign spotIn it, the Democratic candidate expressed her intention to defeat Donald Trump, who is leading in the polls.
Source: Ambito
