Posted on 01/27/2016 12:15:58 PM PST by Walt Griffith
Transatlantic relations What Donald Trump learned from his German grandpa Friedrich Drumpf
Want to understand the phenomenon called Donald Trump and his surprising rise to the top of the Republican presidential field? Then you'd better check out his German roots, Trump biographer Gwenda Blair tells DW.
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Can someone give me the Cliffs Notes please?
Grandfather was a draft dodger and whore monger. Father ripped off the government to build government housing. Donny used illegal immigrant labor to demolish structure where Trump Tower was built. Totally fluid politically, no commitment to any principle except winning.
From the article:
So it does not bother him that he is in a way betraying his own family history with his stance on immigration?
I don't think contradictions have ever bothered him, which has been confounding obviously to people observing the primary race. He is all over the map politically and I don't think it matters to him. He used to be a Democrat, but now he'll be a Republican. Now he is conservative, but he used to be liberal. He used to be for the right for an abortion, now he is hedging back on that. He used to be for immigration reform, now he is against. He moves back and forth very fluidly. I think that is the least bit of concern.
Wonderful 500+ page book. This is a clifnote synopsis
Well worth the read.
Please pass to others.
Not really a long read. Highly informative.
From the biographer:
“So it does not bother him that he is in a way betraying his own family history with his stance on immigration?
I don’t think contradictions have ever bothered him, which has been confounding obviously to people observing the primary race. He is all over the map politically and I don’t think it matters to him. He used to be a Democrat, but now he’ll be a Republican. Now he is conservative, but he used to be liberal. He used to be for the right for an abortion, now he is hedging back on that. He used to be for immigration reform, now he is against. He moves back and forth very fluidly. I think that is the least bit of concern.”
You obviously have note read the well documented book but are relying on tabloid trash.
Seems to me he just wants immigration to go back to what it was back when his ancestors came to this country, what betrayal is that?
BTTT
Thanks much!!
The poster asked for a summary of the article posted here. I gave a summary of it. What would your summary be?
I partied at Friederich Drumpf’s Bar and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt!!
Whores, gambling and Beer. Oh! My!
Go Drumpf!!
why are you talking like that?
That wasn’t a question posed by me but by the author’s interviewer.
I would love more immigrants from Europe - the way it used to be. I just posted the author’s opinion of Trump’s total lack of principle which I happen to agree with.
Trump = Mussolini making the trains run on time regardless of the means.
So when did he start misspelling his last name?
Wow what are we to make when you leave out “Illegal” and now we can add “Terrorist” or is that too anti-PC!
that’s what the article said
Your screen name is fitting.
No you didn’t, you posted specious tripe .
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