- Donald Trump was the fourth of five Trump siblings
- His older brother Fred Trump Jr. died in 1981
- This is what caused his death at the age of 42
Many presidents lost family members before they moved into the White House. Theodore Roosevelt's mother and wife died on the same day. JFK's older brother, Joseph Kennedy Jr., died during WWII. Richard Nixon lost two brothers to tuberculosis. Donald Trump is no exception.
Donald Trump's brother Freddy died young in the 1980s
In the case of Donald Trump, his brother Freddy Trump died relatively young. He was the namesake of Fred Trump (pictured below) and was quite different from his famous brother.
Freddy Trump only lived to be 42 years old. He died back in 1981. Trump left behind two children, including daughter Mary L. Trump, who released the bombshell Trump family tell-all Too Much and Never Enough in 2020.
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To learn more about Fred Trump Jr., you can watch the video above.
