Donald Trump and First Lady Melania joined family members at the White House on Friday for a funeral service for the president’s younger brother, Robert.
Bagpipers play the hymn “Abide With Me” because Trump’s family solemnly saw that Robert’s coffin was transferred to a tie and was removed from the White House at 5:20 p.m.
Robert, 71, who served as top executive at the Trump Organization, died on Saturday after being admitted to New York City Hospital last Friday.
Trump mourned the passing of his ‘best friend’ last weekend.
“It was not a great weekend. It’s very hard. You knew it was going to happen, but still, if it does happen, it’s a very difficult thing to do, “the president told Fox News ‘Fox and Friends’ on Monday.
“He was a great boy. He was an enormous servant. He was my friend. I think they say best friend, and that’s true. And getting rid of him, not easy. ”
The incident marked one of the rare cases in which a deceased person is brought to the White House.
The last copy was in 1963, after President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, according to ABC News.
A private citizen has not been brought to the White House for a funeral since 1936, when a service was held for Louis Howe, an adviser to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
“I think he would be honored a lot,” Trump said earlier this week at the idea of a White House funeral for his brother. ‘He loves our country. He loves our country so much. ”
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