According to reports that have just surfaced, Ivana Trump, a Czech-American Businesswoman and first wife of former president Donald J. Trump has passed away.
Ivana is the mother of Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Eric Trump. Her family shared the news of her passing with ABC News.
Ivana Trump, Mother of Ivanka, Donald Jr., and Eric Trump, Has Passed Away
Ivana was 73 years old at the time time of her passing.
“Our mother was an incredible woman — a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and caring mother and friend,” her family said in a statement.
“Ivana Trump was a survivor. She fled from communism and embraced this country. She taught her children about grit and toughness, compassion, and determination. She will be dearly missed by her mother, her three children, and ten grandchildren.”
Ivana fled from former Czechoslovakia to the United States before marrying Trump in 1977. The former couple was married for 15 years before divorcing in 1992.
As ABC reports, around 12:30 p.m. on July 14, paramedics were called to Ivan’s Upper East Side apartment following reports of a cardiac arrest. No further information recording that emergency call has been revealed.
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In his own statement shared on his new social platform “Truth Social,” Donald Trump remembered his first wife in a statement of his own. He wrote that Ivana was a “wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life.”
“Her pride and joy were her three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric. She was so proud of them, as we were all so proud of her,” Trump continued.