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Showing Original Post only (View all)When Trump slurs someone as "retarded," [View all]
it reminds me that he once cut his seriously disabled (physically and intellectually) great nephew out of the family's medical coverage out of spite, and at another point told the boy's father than he should just let him die and move to Florida. What a despicable monster rages among us.
https://people.com/fred-trump-iii-interview-son-william-disability-advocacy-8706139
..."In one shocking excerpt from the book that immediately made headlines, Fred, 61, claims that Donald, 78, once told him to "just let [William] die" due to the cost of care, even after Fred brought advocates to the Oval Office to discuss how the government should be more supportive of disabled people and their families.
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"So what's the problem with him anyway?" Donald reportedly asked, according to the book. "Like what's wrong with him?" Fred writes that he explained how doctors believed William had a genetic disorder, but were still trying to pinpoint a diagnosis. Donald allegedly responded: Not in our family. Theres nothing wrong with our genes.
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Donald allegedly repeated a similar, more pointed line later on when William's medical fund began running low and Fred called his uncle to ask for continued financial support. According to Fred's book, which the former president disputes, Donald responded, "I dont know. He doesnt recognize you. Maybe you should just let him die and move down to Florida."
Clearly taking issue with Donald's assessment, Fred tells PEOPLE, "William is the most courageous and inspirational person I've met ... He needs assistance with everything he does, but there's somebody within him. There is."
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Fred says that only a few weeks ago, a spokesperson for Donald alerted him that William's medical fund had been dissolved."... (more)