Frank Sinatra's daughter Nancy claims he 'loathed' Donald Trump

By Savanna Young|

Frank Sinatra's eldest daughter Nancy Sinatra has claimed the late singer "loathed" Donald Trump, after the president declared on Friday he wanted to honour him among "the greatest Americans who ever lived."

Nancy made the claim in response to a tweet from her former stepmother, actress Mia Farrow.

Farrow, who was briefly married to the 'My Way' singer in the mid-1960s, reacted to Trump's speech near Mount Rushmore on Friday (US time), where he said he would include Sinatra in a "National Garden of Heroes."

The popular American singer Frank Sinatra. (Bettmann Archive)

"Frank Sinatra would have loathed Donald Trump," Farrow tweeted on Friday.

Nancy replied, "He actually did loathe him."

In 2017, Frank Sinatra's former manager, Elie Weisman, claimed in the book titled The Way It Was, that the singer told Trump to 'go f--- himself' after the then-business billionaire complained that he was paying too much to feature the singer at the opening of his Atlantic City casino in the 1990s.

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Sinatra had planned to perform at the grand opening of Trump's Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, along with Sammy Davis Jr and vocal duet Steve and Eydie.

According to Weisman, a deal had initially been in place with casino operator Mark Grossinger Etess, who died in a helicopter crash before it could be finalised. Trump then took over in his place.

Per Weisman, Trump said that the cost of the dates Sinatra was scheduled to perform on was "a little rich". Trump also decided that he didn't want the additional acts that were part of the original deal — including Steve and Eydie, along with Davis, who had just been diagnosed with cancer at the time.

Donald Trump, Ivana Trump and Frank Sinatra attend New York Friar's Club Tribute Honouring Barbara Sinatra on May 14, 1988 at the Waldorf Hotel in New York City. (Ron Galella Collection via Getty)

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When Weisman called Sinatra to tell him what had happened, the singer said he could take one of two choices: "Tell Trump to 'go f--- himself' or give Trump's phone number to Sinatra so that he could do it himself."

Weisman said he returned to Trump's office to tell him: "Sinatra says 'go f--- yourself.'"

Nancy Sinatra, 80, is one of three children to Frank Sinatra and Nancy Barbato. Barbato pretty much raised the kids on her own while the singer toured. He left her for movie star Ava Gardner in 1951.

Frank Sinatra at an event with his daughter singer Nancy Sinatra in circa 1967. (Getty)

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Nancy Sinatra developed her own successful music career in the 1960s with hits like 'These Boots Are Made For Walking' and has publicly criticised Trump in the past.

After Trump was elected president in November 2016, it was announced that he and his wife, Melania Trump, would dance to Frank Sinatra's hit 'My Way' at the inauguration ball in Washington, DC.

"Just remember the first line of the song," Nancy wrote in a since-deleted tweet. The first line of the song is: "And now, the end is near."

Nancy Sinatra has also criticised Trump for his remarks about climate change and other global issues.

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