Trump 'maliciously' ended medical aid for nephew's son with cerebral palsy, called it 'expensive babysitting'
In her book titled, 'Too Much And Never Enough,' Mary L. Trump, daughter of the late Fred Trump Jr. and the eldest grandchild of Fred Trump Sr., claimed that President Donald J. Trump, along with two other siblings, Maryanne and Robert, stopped providing medical support to her brother's sick child, William, who was born with cerebral palsy.
Trump's niece, who has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, is all set to reveal that there is bad blood between Trump and his brother's children over Fred Trump Sr.'s will that dates back over two decades. Mary and her brother, Fred III sued the Trumps' saying their grandfather's will was “procured by fraud and undue influence” by the US President and his siblings. The lawsuit also included a row over the discontinuation of medical benefits for some members of the family.
According to Daily Mail, which obtained copies of the lawsuit – filed in 2000 for wrongful termination of medical benefits and coverage, after paying the healthcare of their disabled infant nephew for years – Trump family members like Donald, his brother Robert and their sister Maryanne "unilaterally" canceled it "maliciously and without excuse or justification."
The suit was countered by the president and his siblings, who stated that the children of their deceased brother Fred Jr., should be thanking them for their generosity instead of bringing a lawsuit against them because they had already provided millions of dollars in health benefit by that point.
A "thank-you would be extremely appreciated," they wrote in their response to the suit. Also, despite William experiencing frequent seizures, the response added that the payment was going toward "expensive babysitting" and that he didn't actually need 24/7 care.
The Trumps further added that Fred III should take a CPR course from the American Red Cross instead of hiring a nurse, in case William has another cardiac arrest and needed resuscitation. In her book, Mary claimed that cutting off of the medical benefits was done in "retaliation" for her and her brother challenging the will of family patriarch Fred Trump Sr, who died in 1999. Just a week after the siblings challenged Fred Sr's will, the Trumps informed them out of the blue that their health insurance coverage would be terminated on May 1, 2000.
"For the defendants to threaten the health of a 10-month-old infant in order to try and force a settlement and thereby cover up their own duplicitous conduct is obscene," she said. "They have lied in the probate proceeding and they are lying in this proceeding, attempting to paint themselves as kind, loving and concerned individuals when nothing could be farther from the truth."
In an affidavit, Mary Trump pleads with the court to intervene. "Unless prompt action is taken by this court, plaintiffs will be immediately and irreparably harmed by the actions defendants have taken in retaliation for seeking to protect my rights relating to my late grandfather's estate," she said adding that William was "severely disabled" and requiring "round the clock" nursing care which was "virtually impossible" without medical coverage because of his extensive pre-existing conditions.
"These nurses are critical because just recently William went into cardiac arrest during the night. Had a nurse not been there to provide cardiopulmonary resuscitation he might not have survived," Mary claimed.
She also said that the Trump family made "blatant threats" to her lawyer saying that they would take away her and her family's medical benefits. "I believe these threats were made to force a settlement however they are particularly reprehensible since the defendants were well aware that William is seriously ill and that Fred III is dependent upon the benefits to cover William's extraordinary medical and nursing costs," she said.