Trump recalled the tragic story of his brother May …

Donald Trump often enjoys interviews that he gives to the American press to give his perspective on the country and the world. Often too, Trump makes derogatory, misleading and / or unfortunate comments, generating the rejection of a large part of society. However, in an interview with The Washington Post, the president broke this logic: it was a time to refer to a tragic family story, that of his alcoholic brother, Fred Jr., who died at 42 years old.

The US President resumed the tragedy in a comprehensive report that he was referring to the growing consumption of opioids (heroin and methadone, among others) in the country. The life of his brother is the best proof, he says, of his "empathy" with drug addicts. He said that the traumatic episode can be used as a lesson to lead the fight against narcotics abuse.

Fred Jr. was Trump's older brother. He was supposed to be the heir to the family business. But Fred had other plans and the pressures seemed to be playing against him. The current President recalled during the interview that one morning in the mid-1960s, he went home to read reports on the cost of painting and cleaning supplies, while preparing to work. in the real estate sector. That day, he was surprised to find his brother reading books from the air force. He did not know until then that his dream was to become a pilot of the TWA, Trans World Airlines, which was in his time a major American airline.

"Come on, Freddy, what are you doing, you're wasting your time," the tycoon remembered. His father, Fred Trump Sr., did not help him either. A friend witnessed his abuse, telling him, for example, that he only wanted to be "a pilot in the sky", instead of running the company. Managing the family business "was something he would never want to do – it just was not his business – he was under double pressure," acknowledged the president, referring to to himself and his father.

according to The Washington PostSeveral friends agree that it was the opposite of Donald Trump: sweet voice, kind and almost always smiling. "What he liked to do, was fly planes," recalls the youth president. Despite the obstacles, Fred managed to register for the TWA in 1964, to begin the training phase and fly several months as a secondary pilot. Three of the airmen who accompanied him in this process claim to have detected the first signs of his alcoholism. They did not know the complex family plot, but they could perceive a stressful situation that surmounted it.

"Actually, I do not know if I've had a fight with Fred Jr., if it's not to say," God, you should love this affair; we can do something great here, "said Trump in the face of rumors of conflict between them. When The New York TimesDuring those years, he published an article on the family business and showed that Fred Trump Sr. was inspecting the company's properties with Donald Trump. The name of Fred Trump Jr. no longer existed and his drinking problems were getting worse.

In the late 1970s, the life of the president was that of a celebrity: the media described him during his night outings at Studio 54 in Manhattan. Then came the marriage with his first wife, Ivana, and the first properties he developed in Manhattan, with financial support from his father. Fred Jr. was emaciated, sick and hospitalized. They had absorbed part of his stomach from the damage caused by alcohol.

Fred Jr.'s dream of flying for TWA is finally over. After suffering from illnesses and ailments, hospitalized at the Queens Hospital Center, died of a heart attack on September 26, 1981, at the age of 42. The current president feared that Fred's alcoholism was a "genetic" disease. and that he could have a similar result if he was trying for alcohol. "Imagine that he started drinking, it's very possible that he has not spoken to you yet," Trump said during the interview.

Nearly 38 years after the death of Fred Jr., Donald Trump believes he understands the circumstances much better than what happened with his brother. He said that he would apply the lessons to the addictions, mainly alcohol and opioids. "I do not know how I would spend my time or how I could solve these problems if I had not experienced this tragic experience," he said.