Posted on 05/10/2020 2:02:10 PM PDT by Maudeen
Under sunny, seventy-degree skies, 18-year-old Mary Anne Smith MacLeod, the future mother of President Donald J. Trump, stepped off the steamship Transylvania onto Ellis Island and into a future that would exceed her wildest dreams.
It was 90 years ago, Sunday, May 11, 1930 – Mother’s Day – that Mary MacLeod completed a 9-day journey across the Atlantic Ocean from the small Hebridean Island of Lewis, off the west coast of Scotland. With $50 in her pocket, she would settle with family in the New York City borough of Queens.
For 6 years, Mary worked as a nanny before meeting and marrying Frederick Trump – a scrappy developer who began his career in high school building garages to house people’s new automobiles.
As the nation pauses to celebrate its mothers this year in the midst of a global pandemic, what can we learn from the life of the mother of our nation’s chief executive?
(Excerpt) Read more at dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com ...
Donald Trump was destined to become President.
“If it’s not Scottish, it’s crrrrap!”
“Mary Trump was tough and resilient, surviving a vicious mugging while walking to a bakery to buy crumb cake in Queens at the age of 79. She was beaten, bruised and suffered several broken ribs. The attack left her with permanent sight and hearing damage. Her attacker was 16 years old and made away with $14. A passing truck driver saw the assault and stopped to help, rescuing the wounded woman from her assailant.”
Happy Mother's Day, or kiss and hug your mom, or blessings on a day of remembrance, as appropriate.
A great read. President Trump was fortunate to have a godfearing mother.
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