Fred C. Trump III, the nephew of former US President Donald Trump, claims in his upcoming memoir that his uncle expressed disturbing views about disabled Americans, including his own son. The memoir, titled “All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way,” is scheduled for release on July 30. According to an excerpt published by TIME magazine, Fred recounts an incident where Trump allegedly said that disabled individuals “should just die.”
Fred’s son, William, was diagnosed with infantile spasms, a rare disorder affecting physical and cognitive development. This diagnosis motivated Fred and his wife to advocate for better education, investment, and research for people with disabilities. During Trump’s presidency, Fred reached out to his cousin Ivanka Trump who was working in the White House as an advisor to the President at the time. She helped arrange a meeting with administration officials to discuss the issues.
The meeting took place in the Oval Office with healthcare advocates and doctors. After the discussion, Trump reportedly requested a private conversation with Fred. During this exchange, Fred claims his uncle commented on the financial burden of caring for disabled individuals, suggesting they “should just die.”
Fred was taken aback by Trump’s insensitivity, emphasising that while they were discussing human lives and dignity, Trump seemed fixated on expenses. “I truly did not know what to say. He was talking about expenses. We were talking about human lives. For Donald, I think it really was about the expenses, even though we were there to talk about efficiencies, smarter investments, and human dignity,” Fred Trump’s grandson wrote in his memoir.
This is not the first instance of Trump being criticised for his remarks about people with disabilities. During his 2015 presidential campaign, he infamously mocked New York Times reporter Serge Kovaleski, who has a physical disability. Trump later defended his actions, claiming he was criticising the reporter’s work, not his disability.
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