Aug 14, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Trump plans to visit his hospitalized brother, Robert, in New York

Trump behind the podium at the White House

President Trump briefs reporters on August 13. Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images

Robert Trump, the president's younger brother, is currently hospitalized in New York, and President Trump plans to visit him, White House spokesman Judd Deere confirmed to Axios on Friday.

The big picture: Robert Trump is "very ill," according to ABC News, which first reported his hospitalization. He was previously in an intensive care unit for over a week in June. "Hopefully he’ll be alright, but … he’s having a hard time," President Trump said at a press briefing.

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