Trump as Businessman, Is it in the Genes?
by Dr. L. John Van Til
Grove City, PA -(AmmoLand.com)- Donald Trump was, of course, famous long before he began his presidential run.
That fame rested on his decades-long career in real estate. Though there are heated arguments currently between Trump and commentators regarding his net worth, there is no question that he has made tens of millions of dollars.
Before dealing with that controversy, I would like to note how his father and paternal grandfather each made a fortune before him, largely in real estate.
Thus, the question, “Is it in the genes?”
Donald’s grandfather, Frederick Trumpf (1869-1918), was born in the Palatinate region of Germany, apparently into a family of vintners. At age 16 he migrated to New York where he practiced hair-cutting for six years. He then moved to Seattle where he opened a restaurant, known locally as a “decadent restaurant” because it also provided prostitution services. He went on to open several more such establishments along a path that eventually ended up with a huge restaurant/hotel in …Read the Rest
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