and you lose all of your respect for them.” ZAHN: “Drinking has touched Trump's personal life as well.” TRUMP: “Well, alcohol has touched my family. My brother, Fred, who was a terrific guy in every way, passed away and alcohol killed him. It was pure and simple. He died because of alcohol. And I wished the lawyers that went after the tobacco companies would go after the alcohol companies.” [CNN People In The News, CNN, 5/21/05] • Trump Said He Never Had A Drink Of Alcohol Because His Brother Died Of Alcoholism. ZAHN: “Trump rebounded personally as well. He married Marla Maples in 1993 and soon after she gave birth to Donald's fourth child. The couple would divorce only four years later. Despite a life lived out in the tabloids, Donald Trump has always worked hard and lived clean. He says he's never smoked a cigarette. Never even had a drink.” TRUMP: “I've seen people that I have great respect for and then they end up drunk one night. I could know them for five years, they end up drunk and you lose all of your respect for them.” ZAHN: “Drinking has touched Trump's personal life as well.” TRUMP: “Well, alcohol has touched my family. My brother, Fred, who was a terrific guy in every way, passed away and alcohol killed him. It was pure and simple. He died because of alcohol. And I wished the lawyers that went after the tobacco companies would go after the alcohol companies.” [CNN People In The News, CNN, 5/21/05] Trump: “I've Never Had A Cup Of Coffee In My Life.” TRUMP: “I learned a lot from my brother, who was quite a bit older than me. He said, 'Don't you ever smoke. Don't you ever--ever have a glass of alcohol.' And I watched his life just be destroyed, and I never have had a glass of alcohol, I've never had a cigarette. I've never had a cup of coffee in my life. I've never, you know, 'cause that's-” SAWYER: “Caffeine?” TRUMP: “Well, caffeine is caffeine. Look, I'm not knocking coffee. I'm not putting it into the same breath, but I just have chosen not to.” [Good Morning America, ABC, 12/1/99] 2016 CAMPAIGN DOCTOR’S REPORT 1999: Donald Trump Agreed That All Candidates Owed The Public Their Medical Reports. KING: “Does -- do all candidates owe us their medical reports?” TRUMP: “I think so. I think you don't want to get into a situation where you elect someone and then you find he's terminally ill and he'll be in office for about three more months.” [Larry King Live, CNN, 10/7/99] 12/3/15: DONALD TRUMP PROMISED TO RELEASE A DOCTOR’S REPORT OF HIS HEALTH AFTER POLITICO PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE ON HIS FAILURE TO DO SO. Donald Trump Promised To Release A Doctor’s Report Of His Health Approximately Three Hours After Politico Published An Article That Described His Poor Diet, Lack Of Exercise, And The Fact That He Would Be The Oldest Person Ever Elected President. [Politico, 12/3/15; @realDonaldTrump, Twitter, 12/3/15] • 12/3/15: So Far In The 2016 Presidential Campaign, Donald Trump Had Not Released His Medical Records, Despite His Age, Diet And Self-Professed Lack Of Workout Regimen. “Donald Trump once said that all presidential candidates should release their medical records. But so far in the 2016 race, he had declined to release his, and a campaign spokeswoman had not responded to multiple requests for comment about the candidate’s health records stretching back to October. … While the health of a presidential candidate is always important, and nominees release their medical records as a matter of course, Trump’s age, diet and self-professed lack of workout regimen makes the issue more pressing in his case. … If elected, the businessman would take office at the age of 70, making him the oldest person ever to ascend to the presidency. … Over the course of his presidential Confidential Page 214
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