{"id":40527,"date":"2025-10-07T02:37:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T02:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=40527"},"modified":"2025-10-07T02:37:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T02:37:43","slug":"us-president-donald-trump-explains-why-hes-never-drank-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=40527","title":{"rendered":"US president Donald Trump explains why he’s never drank alcohol"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US president Donald Trump once detailed why he’s never touched booze in his whole life, unlike many of his political predecessors. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The 79-year-old, who is currently in his second term of presidency and has been making some controversial moves regarding immigration<\/a>, tariffs<\/a> and the Jeffrey Epstein files<\/a>, was a guest on Theo Von’s podcast This Past Weekend <\/em>last year, when his sobriety was highlighted.<\/p>\n

“I noticed at the events you don’t drink<\/a> or smoke, right? You never have?” asked the podcaster<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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His world-leading guest proceeded to explain how a family member’s demise contributed greatly to him staying far away from any intoxicants.<\/p>\n

This was covered in the 2024 biopic of Trump, The Apprentice<\/em>, starring Sebastian Stan as the young entrepreneur as he built a real estate empire in New York City<\/a> during the 1970s-80s.<\/p>\n

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“No I never have,” replied the politician. “I had a great brother who taught me a lesson.”<\/p>\n

This was Fred Trump Jr, who sadly passed away from a heart attack at the age of 42 in 1981.<\/p>\n

“He smoked and drank – great guy – he was a very handsome guy,” continued his brother. “He had a problem with alcohol and smoked a lot but I tell people, ‘No drugs, no drinking, no cigarettes’. I tell that to my kids<\/a> all the time.<\/p>\n

“So he was old enough that you would look up to somebody and I’d look up to him. I admired so much about him, he had so much going [for him]. He had the look, he had an unbelievable personality.”<\/p>\n

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Sebastian Stan played a young version of Donald Trump in The Apprentice (Studio Canal)<\/cite><\/div>\n

Fred’s battle with alcohol addiction ‘amazed’ the future president in that his body could tolerate so much damage.<\/p>\n

“I think it had probably happened in college at a fraternity maybe? Somewhere along the line it happened and all of a sudden – this is not unique, this is a very common story unfortunately – the family would see it and start to notice it and it didn’t get better.<\/p>\n

“He lived for so long in bad conditions. I was amazed his body could hold out, it held out and it had bad moments but his body was unbelievably strong that it could withstand this.”<\/p>\n

Von was then told that Trump could envision himself as a potential addict if he’d ever sampled the wet stuff.<\/p>\n

Trump was clearly affected by his older sibling’s deterioration and he hasn’t hidden away from that fact over the years.<\/p>\n

Per<\/a> Fox News, he said back in 2018: “I had a brother, Fred \u2013 great guy, best-looking guy, best personality, much better than mine. But he had a problem, he had a problem with alcohol and he would tell me ‘don’t drink, don’t drink.<\/p>\n

“He had a very, very tough life because of alcohol. He was a strong guy but it was a tough, tough thing that he was going through. I learned because of Fred.”<\/p>\n

If you’ve been affected by addiction and want to speak to someone in confidence, you can call American Addiction Centers on (888) 324-0595, available 24\/7, or contact them through their<\/em><\/strong> website<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Featured Image Credit: Theo Von Clips<\/cite><\/p>\n

Topics:\u00a0Alcohol<\/a>, Donald Trump<\/a>, Health<\/a>, Mental Health<\/a>, Podcast<\/a>, Politics<\/a>, US News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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