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Ivana Trump's Grave

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Updated Aug 15, 2024 at 10:50AM EDT by Zach.

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Ivana Trump's Grave refers to the gravesite of Ivana Trump, Donald Trump's ex-wife and the mother of three of Trump's children: Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump. Ivana Trump was buried at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey in 2022. A year later in 2023, photos of her grave looking overgrown and unmarked went viral on websites like Twitter / X, inspiring memes and discourse about Trump and his children disrespecting his wife's resting place. Also, reports and claims about Trump burying his ex-wife on the site to avoid taxes surfaced en masse, among other conspiratorial theories. Memes about the grave resurfaced in mid-2024 when Donald Trump Jr. criticized Democratic Vice Presidential candidate Tim Walz for hugging his wife on stage. A viral quote tweet that criticized the Trump Jr. post read, "Your mother is buried in an unmarked grave on a golf course."

Origin

On July 14th, 2022, Ivana Trump passed away at 72 years old. She was buried at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on a plot of land near the course's first hole tee. It was reported that Donald Trump also planned on being buried at the golf course because "it is his favorite property."[1]


IVANA TRUMP FEBRUARY 20, 1949 JULY 14, 2022

About a year later, on August 12th, 2023, the Daily Mail[2] published photos taken by photographer Richard Harbus that showed Ivana Trump's grave overgrown with grass (shown below). The poor condition of the gravesite was highlighted in the piece.


Richard Harbus for Daily Mail.com

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On July 30th, 2022, X[7] user @TByrne75 tweeted, "Trump burying his ex-wife on one of his golf courses in a pauper's grave so that he can get a tax benefit is so exquisitely on-brand it makes my eyes water," receiving over 178,000 likes in two years (shown below).


Tim Byrne @TByrne75 Trump burying his ex-wife on one of his golf courses in a pauper's grave so that he can get a tax benefit is so exquisitely on-brand it makes my eyes water. DailyMail.com 10:03 PM Jul 30, 2022 MOFORMR

@TByrne75's claim that Trump buried Ivana Trump at the site for tax purposes was reiterated by other X[8] users in subsequent viral posts.

On August 12th, 2023, X[3] user @JustinAHorwitz tweeted the photo of Ivana Trump's grave from the Daily Mail, captioning it, "Lol Trump buried his ex-wife at his golf course and refuses to landscape her grave," receiving over 14,000 likes in a year (shown below, left).

The photo sparked conspiracy theory posts as well, like one shared by X[4] user @aintscarylarry on August 13th that received over 5,500 likes in a year (shown below, right).


Justin Horwitz @JustinAHorwitz Subscribe Lol Trump buried his ex-wife at his golf course and refuses to landscape her grave. . 9:09 PM - Aug 12, 2023 from Chicago, IL 1.3M Views Scary Larry @aintscarylarry Ivana trump died from "falling down the stairs" and trump had her body buried on his golf course so he could get a tax break. Now her grave site is overgrown with grass and strewn with weeds. Typical Donald. Once he gets what he wants out of people he doesn't give a f---. 11:34 AM Aug 13, 2023 207.5K Views •

Donald Trump Jr. Mom "Unmarked Grave" Discourse

On August 11th, 2024, Donald Trump Jr. tweeted[5] a video of Minnesota Governor Tim Walz hugging his wife on stage at a Democratic rally, captioning it, "Totally normal to greet your wife with a firm handshake and a bro hug/back slap. Tim Walz isn't weird at all, guys 🤣🤣🤣." Trump Jr. was referencing the Republicans Are Weird campaign that Walz initiated. The tweet received over 10,000 likes in a day.

Later on August 11th, X[6] user @ItsJohnRain quoted Trump Jr.'s post, writing, "Your mother is buried in an unmarked grave on a golf course." The quote amassed over 170,000 likes in a day (shown below).


... IT'S YOUR DECISION, DANIEL @ItsJohnRain Your mother is buried in an unmarked grave on a golf course. Donald Trump Jr. @Donald TrumpJr. Aug 11 Totally normal to greet your wife with a firm handshake and a bro hug/back slap. Tim Walz isn't weird at all, guys WE WIN WAL Ann 0:03 RIS ALZ 12:00 PM - Aug 11, 2024 4.1M Views HARRIS WALZ RIS AL7 WE W

Jokes making fun of Trump Jr. and criticizing him for his mother's gravesite continued to surface on X[7] in the following days.

Various Examples


Chris Jackson @ChrisCJackson Where's your mom buried Donald Trump Jr. @Donald TrumpJr. Aug 11 Totally normal to greet your wife with a firm handshake and a bro hug/back slap. Tim Walz isn't weird at all, guys WALZ ARIS 0:01 PRIS WE WIN . 9:30 AM Aug 11, 2024 2.3M Views WE WIN ... WE WIN M NIM ER AL Alex Cole @acnewsitics Subscribe Joe Biden goes to church and visits the graves of his first wife and kids every week. Donald Trump buried the mother of his kids on his golf course. The election should never be this close. 9:56 PM Jul 6, 2024 4.5M Views Mr. Chau @Srirachachau Seems pretty warm to me, they're like 60 and from Minnesota, not gonna get too frisky up there. Didn't your dad bury your mom in his golf course for the tax break O Donald Trump Jr. @Donald TrumpJr. Aug 11 Totally normal to greet your wife with a firm handshake and a bro hug/back slap. Tim Walz isn't weird at all, guys 0:00 ALZ WITH • • 12:14 PM Aug 11, 2024 472.1K Views WE WIN H IRIS AL HA 47 HT WE WIN NIM ... Hadley Sheley @HadleySheley Ummm. Classified documents or not- Of all the tacky, classless, gutter trash s--- the Trump's have pulled, dumping Ivana in that shabby paupers grave in the rough on the 9th hole of Bedminster for a f------ tax write off is by far the worst. I hope she's haunting their asses 2:36 PM Jun 2, 2023 196.4K Views Hoodlum @NotHoodlum Aug 12, 2023 Nixon's dog Checkers' grave. Trump's first wife Ivana. CHECKERS 1952 1964 NIXON Brooke Harrington @EBHarrington As a tax researcher, I was skeptical of rumors Trump buried his ex-wife in that sad little plot of dirt on his Bedminster, NJ golf course just for tax breaks. So I checked the NJ tax code & folks...it's a trifecta of tax avoidance. Property, income & sales tax, all eliminated. Cemeteries, Funerals & New Jersey Taxes Publication ANJ-22 IVANA TRUMP FEBRUARY 20.1949 JULY 14.2022 Introduction The New Jersey Cemetery Act, 2003 (N.J.S.A, 45:27-1 et seq.) accords a broad range of tax exemptions in recognition of the vital public health and welfare benefits cemeteries provide. This bulletin explains the Sales Tax treatment of sales and purchases by cemetery companies; sellers/installers of gravestones, tombstones, markers, and mausoleums; and funeral directors. Registration New Jersey law requires all businesses to register with the State for tax purposes at least 15 business days before starting business. To fulfill the registration obligation, you can print out, then file a Business Registration Application (Form NJ-REG) by mail. You can file online through the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services' NJ Business Gateway Services website. If your application indicates that the business will collect Sales Tax or purchase materials for resale, the Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services will send you a New Jersey Certificate of Authority (Form CA-1). This is your authorization to collect New Jersey Sales Tax and accept exemption certificates for tax- exempt sales. You must be registered with New Jersey to accept exemption certificates. You also may be required to make a public records filing depending on the type of business ownership. More information on public records filing is available in the New Jersey Complete Business Registration Package (NJ REG) or by calling 609-292-9292. Cemetery Companies "Cemetery company" means any individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other public or private entity which owns, operates, controls, or manages land or places used or dedicated for use for burial of human remains or disposition of cremated human remains, including a crematory located on dedicated cemetery property. Cemetery companies are prohibited from engaging in any of the following activities: Manufacture or sale of vaults, private mausoleums, monuments, markers, or bronze memorials •Conduct of any funeral home or the business or profession of mortuary science Exemptions The Act relieves cemetery companies from the payment of: Real Property Taxes on lands dedicated to cemetery purposes; •Income Taxes; • Sales and Use Taxes; 8:09 PM - Jul 30, 2022

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External References

[1] New York Post – Photos show Ivana Trump’s grave at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, NJ

[2] Daily Mail UK (via archive.is) – EXCLUSIVE: Ivana Trump's cordoned-off grave is barely visible in completely overgrown area of Trump's 506-acre Bedminster New Jersey golf course

[3] X – @JustinAHorwitz

[4] X – @aintscarylarry

[5] X – @DonaldJTrumpJr

[6] X – @ItsJohnRain

[7] X – @TByrne75

[8] X – @EBHarrington

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