“Yes he is smart but he had two very knowledgeable strong men who trained him from the cradle”
I spent 30 years in Los Angeles dealing with very wealthy clients involved with commercial real estate. If I told you how many sons squandered what their fathers built, you would shudder. Not kidding.
It is why he not Fred Jr (who died of alcoholism at 42) went into the business. His son Donald Jr was given time to grow up before he was brought into the business.