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These Trump Family Fights Are Brutal
National Review ^ | 1/4/2016 | Jim Gehahty

Posted on 01/05/2016 10:55:57 AM PST by conservativejoy

You don't often see "retaliated by withdrawing the medical benefits critical to his nephew's infant child" in profiles of political front-runners.

But Sunday's New York Times article, discussing Donald Trump's relationship with his late brother Freddy, includes it at the bottom. Then came the unveiling of Fred Sr.'s will, which Donald had helped draft. It divided the bulk of the inheritance, at least $20 million, among his children and their descendants, "other than my son Fred C. Trump Jr."

Freddy's children sued, claiming that an earlier version of the will had entitled them to their father's share of the estate, but that Donald and his siblings had used "undue influence" over their grandfather, who had dementia, to cut them out.

A week later, Mr. Trump retaliated by withdrawing the medical benefits critical to his nephew's infant child. "I was angry because they sued," he explained during last week's interview. But hey, no worries; I'm sure that cutting off medical care for an infant won't come up in attack ads in the general election.

(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...


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KEYWORDS: 2016trump; obamacare; tds; trump
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To: conservativejoy
Trump made it impossible for the child to be insured, due to a pre existing condition.

No he didn't, back then there was no such thing as pre-existing conditions....Second of all, Fred Jr. and his family were all very well off to begin with.

This was nothing more than a pissing contest between the trump adult family and the children of the Fred Jr. who died an alcoholic.....

21 posted on 01/05/2016 11:32:51 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (Dear Santa: Please find a home for every homeless and unwanted cat and dog that is suffering)
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To: Farmer Dean
Let the parents pay for the child's medical care.Why would the child's uncle be liable for the expense?

Because the family said they would. Trump's brother was dead and the child in question was Trump's grand-nephew. But that was before the will and the lawsuit.

22 posted on 01/05/2016 11:38:40 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Hot Tabasco

That story is fifteen years old and little William was 18-months old at the time. Now (if he survived) he’d be nearly 17. Can anyone provide an update on his condition now or what happened to the boy?


23 posted on 01/05/2016 11:38:48 AM PST by CedarDave (A "moderate" Muslim is one who has not yet been radicalized.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

You are wrong to say that back then there were no preexisting conditions that affected insurance. I lived that with my own child. We could not get insurance because of his congenital heart condition.


24 posted on 01/05/2016 11:39:20 AM PST by conservativejoy (Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God ...We Can Elect Ted Cruz)
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To: conservativejoy
No he didn't, back then there was no such thing as pre-existing conditions.

This statement I made to you is wrong, I apologize.

25 posted on 01/05/2016 11:41:34 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (Dear Santa: Please find a home for every homeless and unwanted cat and dog that is suffering)
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To: Hot Tabasco
Second of all, Fred Jr. and his family were all very well off to begin with.

No they weren't. Fred Jr. worked in aviation and was a pilot before his drinking forced him to give it up. He died in 1981 in poor shape financially. Supposedly Fred, Sr. didn't like his daughter-in-law so no support had been provided after Junior's death.

26 posted on 01/05/2016 11:41:40 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: CedarDave

Here is a 2013 article.

http://m.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Trump-family-gives-back-to-agency-that-helps-4590816.php


27 posted on 01/05/2016 11:45:30 AM PST by glenduh (:):)
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To: glenduh

I’m guessing the fund-raiser was not held at a Trump golf course.


28 posted on 01/05/2016 11:50:14 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: Hot Tabasco

How’s the kid doing today? How is Fred 3rd and his wife doing? This branch of the family sound like libs.


29 posted on 01/05/2016 11:52:06 AM PST by sanjuanbob (Skeptic)
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To: DoodleDawg

Held at Trump Nat’l golf course NY, owned by his uncle... Donald Trump.


30 posted on 01/05/2016 11:52:48 AM PST by glenduh (:):)
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To: glenduh

Thanks for the update.


31 posted on 01/05/2016 12:03:56 PM PST by sanjuanbob (Skeptic)
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
Been there personally.

Yep me too and at the short end of the stick. But I'd rather be with the short end than single and alienated from family over stupid estate monies that I never worked for............

" Donald, for his part, said last week that all this feuding and hurt feelings could have been avoided if his nephew Fred had come to talk to him. "It's sort of disappointing. They sued my father, essentially," said Donald. "I'm not thrilled when someone sues my father. "Fred shouldn't be hurt," he added. "I have helped Fred over the years. That was the will of my father. He had four children left, and that's who he wanted to leave his estate to.

32 posted on 01/05/2016 12:16:05 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (Dear Santa: Please find a home for every homeless and unwanted cat and dog that is suffering)
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To: Hot Tabasco

It was my husband, and he got the short end, too. In my view the blame belongs to his mother, but she did it freely. It wasn’t our money. Did others help it along? Probably. So what? Human nature is what it is. They didn’t hold a gun to her head. She was a self-righteous busybody but we probably should have been more forgiving. So there were two sides. She wanted to have conversations with our son’s teacher behind our backs. We thought she shouldn’t. Both sides dug in. Didn’t talk. And in the end, she probably felt like she got the last stab with the will. What we got for the price were years of not having to stress out over her meddlesome ways. On the one hand, it was probably worth it. On the other hand, we probably fell short of the forgiveness we should have shown. I grieve the loss of doing the right thing more than the loss of money. Then again, maybe I am being too hard on myself. It is useless to worry since it is too late.

She would be very happy to know that her son (my husband) died a year after she did. She hated me the most. Oh well. That’s life. And death. Those who got the money can’t take it with them either. Then we all stand before God. What we did or did not inherit will not matter one iota.


33 posted on 01/05/2016 12:27:17 PM PST by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: Farmer Dean
I blame Booosh /s
34 posted on 01/05/2016 12:27:25 PM PST by Company Man (You can't spell Triumph without TRUMP. You can't spell Hillary without LIAR.)
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To: conservativejoy

Even if they had to use a dead guy......


35 posted on 01/05/2016 12:30:09 PM PST by jmaroneps37 (Conservatism is truth. Liberalism is lies.)
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To: conservativejoy

Ok, so what’s the problem? If the libs have to go back to dad’s Will, well, that’s lame. None of that has anything to do with running the country.


36 posted on 01/05/2016 12:48:37 PM PST by bgill (CDC site, "We still do not know exactly how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: The Ghost of FReepers Past
What we did or did not inherit will not matter one iota.

Amen

37 posted on 01/05/2016 1:03:37 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (Dear Santa: Please find a home for every homeless and unwanted cat and dog that is suffering)
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To: conservativejoy

COBRA has been around for more than 35 years.

If you lost your job or your employer stopped providing health insurance or goes out of business, by law you are allowed to enroll in the program which is a continuation of your present insurance.

If you change employers or don’t have insurance at birth, I would agree with you.

But in the discussed situation, coverage continuance was available. It has been available for more than 35 years. At one time, it was for a maximum of 18 months. Then changed to a longer/unlimited time based on legal circumstances.

Bottom line: kid had coverage available.


38 posted on 01/05/2016 1:10:13 PM PST by Bartholomew Roberts
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To: Bartholomew Roberts

Not for pre-existing conditions. At that time, insurance companies did not have to cover those conditions. I know. I was in that situation with my son.


39 posted on 01/05/2016 1:13:26 PM PST by conservativejoy (Pray Hard, Work Hard, Trust God ...We Can Elect Ted Cruz)
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To: conservativejoy

He didn’t cut off the medical care. He cut off the money for the medical care.


40 posted on 01/05/2016 1:15:06 PM PST by AppyPappy (If you really want to irritate someone, point out something obvious they are trying hard to ignore.)
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