Donald Trump reflects on death of his ex-wife Ivana: ‘She never gave up’
By Cindy Adams
July 19, 2022 7:02pm Updated
https://nypost.com/2022/07/19/donald-trump-reflects-on-death-of-his-ex-wife-ivana-trump/
New Yorkers know about falling off the edge — or at least living on it.
I’m having a pedicure, manicured fingernails still wet, cranky dog barking — on his way to the vet because his paw hurts — and the phone rings.
POTUS. No. 45. Donald Trump.
Not a business phone call. Simple. Quick. No political chat.
Two human beings who’ve long shared life, death, success, tragedies and been there for one another a lifetime.
DJT: “I’m here. I’m in New York. I’m feeling OK. I had some rest. A little sleep. But I’m sad.”
The voice, low.
“I’m just thinking how well you knew Ivana. You knew her very well. You knew her from the first. From the very beginning. From when I first met her. She was beautiful. She was special. I know you and she liked each other from the earliest day.”
Short pause. Then, quietly: “She was outstanding. Beautiful inside and out. We began all of it, our lives together, with such a great relationship.”
What does he remember as one of her greatest attributes?
“That she was different. That she never gave up. Beautiful, yes, but she was also a hard worker. No matter how rough things were or how badly they looked she never fell down. She went from communism to our lives together. She took nothing for granted.”
A second’s pause and then, since we had just lost someone who was so meaningful to us, I asked if he thought we were about to also lose our country.
Donald: “It’s horrible. We’ve never been at such a low point. That trip to Saudi Arabia? We have more oil than they have. This man in Washington is setting us all back. Setting everybody back.””
A second’s pause, then: “Look, let’s us just manage to get through this awful painful experience. And after this . . . just remember . . . just remember what I’m telling you . . . 78 is not old.”