Trump's Eldest Sister Marion Trump Barry Passes Away at 86 Years Old

Marianne Trump Barry, the eldest sister of former U.S. President Donald Trump and a former U.S. federal judge, has passed away, local media including The New York Times (NYT) reported on the 13th (local time). She was 86 years old.

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According to reports, Judge Barry passed away on the morning of that day at her home in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, New York. The cause of death was not disclosed, but there were no signs of trauma. Former President Trump was born as the second son among three sons and two daughters, and Judge Barry was his eldest sister.

Judge Barry was appointed as a judge to the New Jersey District Court during the Ronald Reagan administration in 1983. Later, in 1999, during the Bill Clinton administration, she moved to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Pennsylvania. However, she retired in 2019 following reports concerning tax issues involving the Trump family. The NYT cited close associates saying that former President Trump listened carefully to the advice of his eldest sister, Judge Barry, and that there were very few people whose advice he heeded more than hers.

However, their relationship became strained near the end of Trump’s presidency when critical remarks by Judge Barry about her brother were revealed through a memoir published by their niece, Mary L. Trump. In secretly recorded files by the niece, Judge Barry pointed out, "He (former President Trump) has no principles." The Trump side did not respond to requests for comments from local media on the day.

Accordingly, among former President Trump’s siblings, only his younger sister Elizabeth Trump Grau remains alive. His older brother Fred Jr. died of a heart attack in 1981 at the age of 42. His younger brother Robert Trump passed away in 2020 at the age of 71.

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