US President Donald Trump has said his youthful brother is owning a “tough time” as he visited him in a New York Metropolis medical center.

Mr Trump wore a deal with mask as he entered New York-Presbyterian Hospital on Friday afternoon, remaining for about 45 minutes.

US media studies say Robert Trump, 72, is significantly ill, but it is not clear why he was admitted to the facility.

He applied to take care of the Trump property empire’s real-estate investments.

“I hope he is okay,” the president explained to reporters en route to the medical center. “He has a challenging time. He’s having a tough time.”

Immediately after the clinic stop by, Mr Trump, 74, flew to his golf club in nearby Bedminster, New Jersey, for the weekend.

He also informed reporters: “I have a excellent brother. We have experienced a excellent relationship for a extended time.

“From day just one. Extensive time. And he’s in the clinic appropriate now. Ideally, he’ll be all correct, but he is obtaining a tricky time.”

Robert recently went to courtroom in a failed bid to stop publication of his niece Mary Trump’s explain to-all reserve about the president, How My Loved ones Created the World’s Most Perilous Guy.

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In accordance to the New York Put up, Robert invested far more than a 7 days in the intense-care device of Manhattan’s Mount Sinai Medical center in June.

“Yes, he is been hospitalized,” White Household spokesman Judd Deere reported earlier in the working day, confirming the hospital go to without the need of specifying Robert’s condition.