快讯！白宫宣布特朗普弟弟罗伯特去世 享年72岁

　　白宫宣布总统特朗普弟弟罗伯特去世。

 　　唐纳德·特朗普在一份声明中宣布，现年72岁的唐纳德·特朗普总统的弟弟罗伯特·特朗普周六在纽约一家医院去世。

　　“我深情地分享我出色的兄弟罗伯特今晚和平地过世。他不仅是我的兄弟，还是我最好的朋友。他将被深深怀念，但我们将再次相遇。他的记忆将继续! 罗伯特，我爱你。安息吧，”总统说。

　　唐纳德·特朗普（Donald Trump）做出了最后一分钟的决定，周五他去纽约探望他的兄弟，因为他周末前往新泽西。

　　罗伯特·特朗普的病细节尚未公布。一位知情人士告诉美国有线电视新闻网，他已经病了好几个月了。

　　在周五的白宫简报会上，特朗普拒绝向记者提供有关他弟弟病情的详细信息。

　　特朗普在被问及他的兄弟时说：“我有一个很棒的兄弟。从第一天开始，我们就已经有很长时间了。很久以前，他现在就在医院里。”

　　他补充说：“希望他会好起来的，但是他-他很漂亮-很难过。”

　　周五晚些时候，当他去看望他的兄弟特朗普告诉记者时：“他过得很艰难。”

　　年龄较小的特朗普此前曾在6月因CNN先前报道的未公开严重病情住院。

　　罗伯特·特朗普曾担任特朗普组织的执行副总裁。他的部分职责包括监督该组织的大西洋城赌场。

　　他是总统的四个兄弟姐妹之一，包括已故的弗雷德·特朗普。

　　此前报道：弟弟“病情严重”，特朗普戴口罩赶赴医院

　　当地时间8月14日，特朗普来到纽约一家医院探望自己住院的弟弟罗伯特·特朗普。据美媒发布的视频显示，特朗普进入医院时戴着口罩。当天，特朗普在记者会上谈及弟弟病情时称“他现在处境糟糕，我希望他没事”。

　　此前，据美媒报道，特朗普的弟弟罗伯特·特朗普目前在纽约住院，但有关病情的细节仍然未知，有消息称其“病情严重”。白宫发言人证实了罗伯特住院的消息，称特朗普之后会提供更多细节。6月，罗伯特·特朗普在纽约西奈山医院的重症监护室住了一个多星期。

 　　(CNN)Robert Trump, 72, the younger brother of President Donald Trump, died Saturday at a New York hospital, Donald Trump announced in a statement.

　　"It is with heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight. 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," the President said.

　　Donald Trump made a last minute decision to go to New York Friday to visit his brother as he headed to New Jersey for the weekend.

　　Robert Trump had been admitted to New York-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan.

　　Details of Robert Trump's illness have not been released. He had been sick for several months, a person familiar with knowledge of the matter told CNN.

　　During a White House briefing on Friday, Trump declined to provide reporters with details on his brother's illness.

　　"I have a wonderful brother. We have a great relationship for a long time, from day one, so long time ago. And he's in the hospital right now," Trump said Friday when asked about his brother.

　　"Hopefully he'll be alright, but he's -- he's pretty -- he's having a hard time," he added.

　　Later Friday as he headed to see his brother Trump told reporters: "He's having a tough time."

　　The younger Trump was previously hospitalized in June with an undisclosed serious condition CNN has previously reported.

　　Robert Trump had served as an executive vice president of the Trump Organization. Part of his duties including overseeing the organization's Atlantic City casinos.

　　He's one of four siblings to the President, including the late Fred Trump, Jr.

　　In June, Robert Trump filed a temporary restraining order in an attempt to block the publication of an unflattering tell-all book by Mary Trump, the daughter of Fred Trump Jr.