Fred Trump III

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Fred Trump III
Born
Frederick Crist Trump III

(1962-11-15) November 15, 1962 (age 62)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Alma mater Lehigh University
Notable workAll in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way
SpouseLisa Beth Lorant
Children3
Parent(s) Fred Trump Jr.
Linda Clapp
Family Trump family

Frederick Crist "Fritz" Trump III (born November 15, 1962) is an American author and advocate for people with disabilities. [1] He is the nephew of United States President Donald Trump, who he is best known for his criticism of in his 2024 memoir, All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way. [2]

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Early life and education

Frederick Crist Trump III was born in Manhattan, New York City on November 15, 1962 [3] to flight attendant Linda Lea Clapp and Fred Trump Jr., a commercial airline pilot of Trans World Airlines and the son of real estate developer Fred Trump Sr. His younger sister is the psychologist and writer Mary Trump, who has similarly criticized Donald Trump. [4] [5] Trump graduated from Lehigh University before 1990. [6]

Career

Trump is a real estate executive who has worked at multiple different firms, including the First Winthrop Corporation, a New York real estate company. [6] [7] He has also worked for Cushman & Wakefield, an American real estate firm that handled the leasing of properties for the Trump Organization until the January 6 United States Capitol attack, which caused their business relations to cease and Trump to be asked to leave the firm. [8] Despite being a member of the Trump family, he has never directly worked for the Trump Organization. [7] [8]

Allegations against Donald Trump

On July 30, 2024, during Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign, Trump published a memoir titled All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way, which details his experiences with his uncle Donald Trump and his grandfather Fred Trump Sr. [2]

In the memoir and interviews regarding it, Trump claimed that Donald Trump, in response to his request to refill his disabled son William's medical fund, told him to "let him die" instead, claiming that William doesn't recognize him and that he should "move down to Florida" afterwards. [2] [9] [10] According to Trump, Donald Trump has never met William. [10] [11] He also claimed that Donald Trump made a similar remark in May of 2020, only generalized to say that all people with complex disabilities should "just die" due to their expenses, [2] [9] [11] [12] and that he used the N-word twice in one day after his car's tires were slashed. [2] [9] [10] [12] [13] Trump explicitly stated that, while he does not believe that his uncle is a racist, he does believe that he uses people "as props" and will "cast them aside" when he "gets what he needs out of them". [2] [13] Despite his allegations, Trump stated that he still wishes to have a relationship with his uncle, emphasizing that "he's family, and that means a lot". [2] [12] [13]

Donald Trump's campaign communications director Steven Cheung denied these allegations, calling them "completely fabricated", "blatantly disgusting", and "total fake news of the highest order", adding that "Anyone who knows President Trump knows he would never use such language, and false stories like this have been thoroughly debunked.". [2] [10] [12] [13] Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump, responded through a representative that it was "disappointing" that Trump decided to "cash in less than a 100 days [sic] before an election" and publish "this garbage" after "decades of unwavering love, support, golf memberships, family vacations and millions of dollars in support for his wonderful son". [10]

Donald Trump personally responded to Trump's allegations in a statement to the Washington Post, claiming that he has "helped him more than anyone else in his life" and that "this is the thanks I get", adding that he believes Mary Trump "convinced him to do this". However, Trump claimed that he has not spoken to Mary Trump since she published her 2020 book that similarly criticized Trump, nor has he read said book. [11]

Politics

During Donald Trump's first term as President, Trump met with the Trump administration and the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities. [14] However, despite his connections and family ties with Donald Trump, Trump has never voted for him. He voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and Joe Biden in the 2020 U.S. presidential election, [7] but had not been a vocal critic of his uncle until the publication of his memoir. [8] [11] He endorsed Kamala Harris for president in 2024, stating that he was willing to campaign against Donald Trump "without hesitation" and speak at the Democratic National Convention if he was asked. [11] [12] [15]

Personal life

Trump lives with his wife, Lisa Beth Trump (née Lorant), in Connecticut. [6] Together they have three children: Cristopher, Andrea, and William. His youngest child William has a rare KCNQ2 mutation, resulting in physical and mental disabilities as well as a seizure disorder, requiring a lifetime of care. [1] [16] [14] His uncle, Donald Trump, has given him significant financial assistance to aid with William's care, but once temporarily withdrew the aid in response to a lawsuit by Trump and Mary Trump regarding the estate of Fred Trump Sr. [4] [8] [11] [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Trump family gives back to agency that helps developmental disabled". June 10, 2013. Archived from the original on January 28, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Katersky, Aaron; Pereira, Jennifer. "Fred Trump III calls uncle Donald Trump 'atomic crazy,' says he used racial slur decades ago". ABC News. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  3. Trump, Mary L. (2020). Too Much and Never Enough. New York: Simon & Schuster. pp. 55–56. ISBN   978-1-9821-4146-2. OCLC   1164093746.
  4. 1 2 Kranish, Michael (August 8, 2019). "Trump pressured his alcoholic brother about his career. Now he has regrets". The Seattle Times . Seattle. Archived from the original on August 8, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. Kranish, Michael (July 2, 2020). "Mary Trump once stood up to her uncle Donald. Now her book describes a 'nightmare' of family dysfunction". The Washington Post . Washington, D.C.: Nash Holdings. Archived from the original on July 4, 2020. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 "F. C. Trump 3d, Realty Manager, Weds Ms. Lorant". The New York Times. September 17, 1989. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved May 7, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 Green, Lloyd (August 4, 2024). "'The obnoxious one': new book by Trump's nephew exposes a sordid past". The Guardian . Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Andrews, Jeff (January 14, 2021). "Being a Trump Is a Liability Now – Even If You Don't Get Along With Donald". Curbed . New York. Archived from the original on July 26, 2024. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  9. 1 2 3 Pengelly, Martin (July 24, 2024). "Trump told nephew to let his disabled son die, then move to Florida, book says". The Guardian . Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 "Donald Trump nephew stuns 'The View' audience, says he told him to let his son die". EW.com. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Trump's nephew says comment disparaging the disabled led to his new book". Washington Post. July 31, 2024. Archived from the original on August 24, 2024. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 Kuchar, Savannah. "Donald Trump's nephew blasts his 'atomic crazy' uncle in new book, backs Kamala Harris". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  13. 1 2 3 4 "Donald Trump's nephew will not vote for 'atomic crazy' uncle". New York Daily News. July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  14. 1 2 3 Trump III, Fred C. (July 24, 2024). "My Uncle Donald Trump Told Me Disabled Americans Like My Son 'Should Just Die'". TIME . Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  15. Notheis, Asher (July 30, 2024). "Trump's nephew endorses Harris, would campaign with her 'without hesitation' - Washington Examiner" . Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  16. Harris, Elizabeth A.; Alter, Alexandra (June 11, 2024). "Memoir by Trump's Nephew Will Shed Light Into 'Darker Corner' of Family". The New York Times . Retrieved July 24, 2024.