Robert Trump, the president's younger brother, has died at age 72, the White House announces

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• President Donald Trump's younger brother, Robert Trump, died Saturday evening, the White House announced.
• Robert Trump was 72, and had been hospitalized and was reportedly "very ill," though the details of his condition remained unclear.
• The president said in a statement Saturday evening that Robert Trump "was not just my brother, he was my best friend. He will be greatly missed, but we will meet again."
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President Donald Trump announced that his younger brother, Robert Trump, died Saturday evening.

"It is with a heavy heart that 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."

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