Trump Releases First Message Regarding Sister’s Death

President Trump has released his first public statement regarding his older sister Maryanne Trump Barry’s death.

Maryanne passed away inside of her home in Manhattan and police have reported no foul play was involved.

Trump in a statement on Truth Social shared “My great sister, Maryanne, passed away yesterday at the age of 86. A truly beautiful woman, tall and elegant, with a presence like no other, she was also a tremendous student, intellect, and Judge, in charge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, just below the U.S. Supreme Court.”

He coined “Her life was largely problem free, PERFECT, until I made it difficult for her when I decided to run for President. The Fake News, and others, went after her mercilessly, and because of the fact that she felt it inappropriate, due to her position, to defend herself, it just never stopped!”

Read the entire statement here:

🇺🇸President Trump had this to say today, on Truth Social, about his sister Maryanne’s passing. pic.twitter.com/WVqpsqmq1f

— 🌴♥️🇺🇸Dixie ♥️s America & Trump🇺🇸♥️🌴 (@DixiDarlen) November 14, 2023

Per Reuters:

Maryanne Trump Barry, former president Donald Trump’s older sister and a former federal judge, has died at age 86, according to family members.

The former president remembered his late sister in a Truth Social post on Tuesday.

“A truly beautiful woman, tall and elegant, with a presence like no other, she was also a tremendous student, intellect, and Judge, in charge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, just below the U.S. Supreme Court,” he wrote. “She was a great Judge, and a great sister. She will be truly missed!”

“As I pulled up here this morning, I found out my aunt passed away,” Donald Trump Jr. told reporters outside a courthouse in Manhattan where he was testifying in his father’s civil fraud trial.

“It’s obviously a rough day for that, but unfortunately it is what it is,” he said.

Trump Barry died at her home in Manhattan and was found early Monday morning, according to media reports.

BREAKING: President Trump's older sister, retired judge Maryanne Trump Barry, passes away at 86 in her apartmenthttps://t.co/aeC8NzUUUfhttps://t.co/aeC8NzUUUf

— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) November 13, 2023

Here’s what The Hill reported:

Former President Trump commemorated his older sister, Maryanne Trump Barry, who died Monday, in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.
“My great sister, Maryanne, passed away yesterday at the age of 86,” Trump posted Tuesday. “A truly beautiful woman, tall and elegant, with a presence like no other, she was also a tremendous student, intellect, and Judge, in charge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, just below the U.S. Supreme Court.”

Multiple news outlets reported Monday that Barry died at her Upper East Side home in Manhattan. ABC News, citing sources, said she was discovered in her apartment at about 4 a.m. when emergency crews responded to a call for someone in cardiac arrest.

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Barry was an appellate lawyer, appointed as a federal judge in New Jersey by former President Reagan in 1983. Former President Clinton appointed her to the appellate court in 1999.

Trump said his sister’s life was “largely problem free” and perfect until he made it difficult for her when he decided to run for President. Barry retired in 2019 amid allegations of tax evasion.