Donald Trump pays tribute to brother in first White House funeral since JFK death in 1963

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Donald Trump held a private funeral service at the White House for his younger brother Robert who died last week aged 71. The 71-year-old youngest sibling of the US president died in New York last weekend after "suffering brain bleeds from a recent fall".

The US president and first lady Melania Trump somberly stood as they watched Robert's casket be carried out of the North Portico of the White House and down the steps to a hearse on Friday afternoon.

Melania was seen comforting her husband as his brother's coffin was led down the steps and bagpipes played in the background.

It is the first time a funeral service has been held at the White House since President John F. Kennedy's funeral in 1963. Robert is only one of three non-presidents

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