“Her health has been in decline over the past few years,” the source added.
Outside her townhouse, Eric Trump told reporters, “It’s a very sad day, guys. It’s a very sad day,” as he left his mother’s home with wife Lara Trump.
Trump, born Ivana Marie Zelníčková, married the developer in 1977. The two divorced in 1992, but she kept her ex-husband’s surname. She held many roles in Trump family businesses through her life.
“I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City,” the former president wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform. “She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life.”
