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about trumps father? Boy he raised a real uncaring bastard son Maybe we should be checking this out and get under trumps skin
rurallib
(62,379 posts)But let us just say the turd doesn't fall far from the asshole
bluestarone
(16,859 posts)we should be discussing him! love to see trumps response!!!!!!
BigmanPigman
(51,567 posts)wishstar
(5,268 posts)NY Times article from 1927 named him as one of those arrested in a KKK melee with police. Article is vague but appears he was participating in a KKK rally that was broken up by police.
i guess that pretty much explains a lot!!!
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)Trump: The Greatest Show on Earth: The Deals, the Downfall, the Reinvention by investigative reporter Wayne Barrett
Donald Trump claims that his success as a self-made businessman and real estate developer proves that he will make an effective president, but this devastating investigative account by legendary reporter Wayne Barrett proves otherwise. Back in print for the first time in years, Barretts seminal book reveals how Trump put together the biggest deal of his lifeTrump Towerthrough manipulation and deceit; how he worked with questionable characters from the mafia and city politics; and how it all nearly came crashing down. Here is a vivid and inglorious portrait of the man who wants now to be the most powerful man in the world.
In Trump: The Greatest Show in the WorldThe Deals, the Downfall, the Reinvention, Barrett unravels the myth and reveals the truth behind the moguls wheelings and dealings. After decades covering him, few reporters know Trump as Barrett does. Instead of the canny businessman that Trump claims in his own books, Barrett explores how Trump exploited his fathers banking and political connections to finance and grease his first major deals. Barretts investigative biography takes us from the days of Donalds lonely youth to his brash entry into the real estate market, and to the back room deals behind his New York, Atlantic City and Florida projects.
Most compellingly Barrett paints an intimate portrait of Trump himself, a man driven by bravado, obsessive self-regard, and an anxious ruthlessness to subdue his rivals and seduce anyone with the power to aid his empire. We see him head to head with an opponent as powerful as Pete Rozelle, ingratiating himself with the brooding governor on the Hudson, and fueling the Drexel engine driven by Michael Milken with hundreds of millions in feespaid, ironically, by gaming companies to fend off Trump takeovers. We explore his complicated emotional and business relationship with his first wife, Ivana, and the use he planned to make of his mistressand later, his second wifeMarla Maples as a southern strategy in his then contemplated presidential campaign. With interviews with scores of adversaries and former colleagues, we are given a privileged look at Trump the businessman in actionreckless as often as he is brilliant, reliant on threats as much as on charm, and ultimately a cautionary tale: is this the man we want to lead the world?
https://www.amazon.com/Trump-Greatest-Earth-Downfall-Reinvention-ebook/dp/B01ECUXPIM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501629298&sr=8-1&keywords=wayne+barrett+trump
looks like a good book! (but i'm not a reader) but if i were!!!