(NewsNation) — Former President Donald Trump’s nephew Fred Trump III in an interview on “NewsNation Prime” warned of what another presidency under his uncle would look like.
Fred Trump also said that the former president reportedly told him to let his disabled son die.
Fred Trump said his uncle had never met his son, William, now 25, who has complex disabilities. When he called Donald Trump to discuss his son’s condition, the former president responded: “Your son doesn’t recognize you. Let him die and move down to Florida.”
“I just simply said ‘Donald, he does recognize me, and he is to me … the most courageous and inspirational person I know,'” the younger Trump recalled during the Saturday interview.
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Fred Trump was promoting his new book, “All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way,” which features “never-before-told stories” about the Trump family and Fred Trump’s complex relationship with the former president.
He said similar comments about disabled people were made by Donald Trump in the Oval Office in 2020.
The former president’s nephew also warned about a potential second Trump term, saying there would be no “guardrails” to check his power. He criticized his uncle’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, noting that “tens of thousands” were dying daily during his administration.
Fred Trump said he decided to publish the book after the Jan. 6 Capitol Riots, which he called “an absolute turning point,” and after his son moved into a group home, ensuring his safety from potential harassment.
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Fred Trump and his sister, Mary, have been vocal critics of their uncle.
Trump communications director Steven Cheung denied Fred Trump’s claims in a statement to NewsNation partner The Hill.
“This is completely fabricated and total fake news of the highest order,” he said. “It is appalling a lie so blatantly disgusting can be printed in media. Anyone who knows President Trump knows he would never use such language, and false stories like this have been thoroughly debunked.”
“This is nothing more than a cheap shot to sell copies of a book that belongs in the bargain bin of the fiction section,” he added.
NewsNation partner The Hill contributed to this report.