The 1990 divorce of Donald and Ivana Trumpwas tabloid fodder for weeks primarily because of the circumstances behind it.

The resulting settlement battle made for more lurid headlines.

It also devastated the couple’s eldest child, Donald Trump Jr. “How can you say you love us?

Donald Trump Jr. close-up in civil fraud trial 2023

You don’t love us!

You don’t even love yourself.

You just love your money,” he reportedly raged.

Ivana, Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka Trump posing together

(viaVanity Fair).

It also gave them a new perspective on what happened.

You’re not quite a man, but you think you are.

Trump family on steps at Ivana funeral

You think you know everything.

Some children of divorce side with one parent over the other for personal reasons.

Donald Trump’s oldest three kids, on the other hand, had no such issues.

As Don Jr. wrote onInstagram: “Mom, we will miss you terribly.

Ivankamourned, “Heartbroken by the passing of my mother.

[…] I will miss her forever and will keep her memory alive in our hearts always.”