Issued on: 14/07/2022 – 22:06
Ivana Trump, Donald Trump’s first wife, has died in New York City, the former president announced on social media on Thursday.
“I am deeply saddened to inform all those who loved her, and there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “She was an amazing, beautiful and wonderful woman, who lived an amazing and inspiring life. Her pride and joy were her three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric. She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her. Rest in peace, Ivana!”
The Trump family also released a statement. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Ivana Trump. Our mother was an incredible woman – a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty and a caring mother and friend. Ivana Trump was a survivor.
“She fled communism and embraced this country,” the statement continued. “She taught her children about guts and toughness, compassion and determination. She will be sorely missed by her mother, her three children and ten grandchildren.”
The Trumps were a publicity couple in New York in the 1980s and 1990s before their equally public, and messy, divorce after Donald Trump met his next wife, Marla Maples. But in recent years, Ivana Trump has been on good terms with her former husband. She wrote in a 2017 book that they talked about once a week.
(AP)