President Donald Trump expressed condolences on Friday to the family of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain who was recently found dead by suicide. Watch: “I think…
President Donald Trump expressed condolences on Friday to the family of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain who was recently found dead by suicide.
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“I think it’s very sad,” Trump told reporters. “In fact, I want to extend to his family my heartfelt condolences. That was very shocking when I woke up this morning, Anthony Bourdain is dead. And I enjoyed his show. He was quite a character, I will say. So I just want to extend my condolences.”
Trump also expressed sympathy toward the family of fashion designer Kate Spade who died by suicide earlier this week. (RELATED: Report: Kate Spade Left Suicide Note Addressed To Daughter)
At age 61, Bourdain was found unresponsive in a hotel in France where he was traveling to film his “Parts Unknown” series.
Trump took a wide variety of questions Friday morning before traveling to the G7 Summit in Quebec.
The National Suicide Prevention Hotline phone number is 1-800-273-8255 .
