Donald Trump's Grandfather, Friedrich Trump was an apprentice barber beginning at the age of 14. He worked 7 days a week for 2.5 years before leaving Germany to pursue his American Dream in the United States.
Using creative means, Friedrich purchased land and built lodging properties to accommodate miners panning for gold in the pacific Northwest. Friedrich acquired more wealth as a hotelier than most miners made from gold.
Donald Trump became the third generation of real estate investors in his family.
"My father gave me a smalll loan of a million dollars. I came into Manhattan, and I had to pay him back, with interest. But I started buying properties, and I did great." -Donald Trump
"Sheer persistence is the difference between success and failure." Donald Trump
Depending on the source, information regarding Donald Trump's life, business dealings and political career varies extremely. Donald calls those who doubt him "Haters", "Losers" and "Fake News".
Donald Trump loves all things yellow gold. On his first day in presidential office, he replaced the red curtain in the Oval Office with gold. His Mar-a-Lago estate and his New York City Penthouse are both dripping in yellow gold details. Even the belt buckles on this private jet are yellow gold.
Ronald Reagan first used the slogan, "Let's make America great again" during his 1980 campaign. Reagan focused on the nation's stagnate economy.
The Trump administration reports, "President Trump helped America build its strongest economy in the history of the country."
Calvin Klein released a boxer brief with the brand logo sitting above the waist band. Marketing an intimate item meant to be shown was a real shocker in the 1980s.
Trump has over 500 businesses in over 25 countries. Four of his companies have filed bankruptcy. Hillary Clinton confronted Trump with this fact during a debate--Trump responded "I'm the king of debt. I'm great with debt. Nobody knows debt better than me."
Donald Trump has built not just a real estate empire, but he has become a brand. Trump has branded clothing, reality TV shows, and his first elected political opposition was POTUS.
President Trump used a social platform "Twitter" as an unconventional method to communicate with the American public, other politicians, and the press corps.
Each president made use of the newest form of communication during their term. Abraham Lincoln sent telegraphs to his generals during the war. Teddy Roosevelt created catchy headlines to be printed in newspapers. Franklin D. Roosevelt performed radio shows regularly. JFK was made for television. President Clinton sent the first email as a POTUS. President Obama had the first Presidential twitter account.