About President Donald J. Trump

Wow, very, very interesting.
  Much of this I didn't know. Good reading...see especially the last line...
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   *   Donald John  Trump, was born June 14, 1946.
   *   He will be 70  years old on election day.  
   *   From the  Internet, he is 6'2" or 6'3' and weighs between 195 and
200  lbs.
   *   He has a full  head of blond/brown hair (which is long and
elaborately combed) and blue  eyes.
   *   The Internet  tells us he wears a size 12 shoe.
   *   Donald Trump  was born the fourth of five children who were born
over eleven  years.
   *   The oldest,  Mary Ann, was born in 1937 and is currently a Federal
Judge.  
   *   His older  brother, Fred Jr, died in early adulthood as a result of
complications from  alcoholism.
   *   He has another  older sister, Elizabeth and a younger brother,
Robert.  
   *   Donald Trump  has been married three times.
   *   Trump's first  wife, Ivana, was an immigrant from Czechoslovakia
and a divorcee who has  been married 4 times in her life. She is a lifelong
avid skier and worked in design at the Trump  Organization.
   *   Marla Maples,  Trump's second wife is an actress and model
   *   Trump's third  wife, Melania is an immigrant from Slovenia (born in
Yugoslavia) and has been a super model.  
   *   Two of Trump's children, Donald Jr and Ivanka, have gone to Penn.
Son Eric, went to Georgetown.
   *   Donald Trump tells us that he is Presbyterian.  
   *   Donald  Trump does not appear to have had any interest in occults,
mysticism  or exotic mythologies.
   *   Donald Trump's oldest daughter, Ivanka, and her three children are
Jewish.
   *   Trump's oldest  daughter, Ivanka, is married to Jared Kushner who
is, among other things, a newspaper publisher. The Kushner family is very
successful in New York City area real estate.
   *   Donald's  grandmother, mother, first wife, and third wife are all
immigrants.
   *   Donald Trump  was born and raised in Queens NY.
   *   Though his family was very wealthy, Trump's boyhood home in the
Jamaica Estates section of Queens was not a grand mansion. The Trump home was
a  larger version of the homes Fred Trump was building for his tenants.
   *   There are no  indications that the Trump family lived among the
wealthy elites on vacations or country clubs.
   *   Queens is the largest of New York's five boroughs and the most
ethnically diverse.
   *   Trump attended  a local private day school, the Kew Forrest School,
in Queens until about 8th grade.
   *   His secondary schooling was at New York Military Academy which is
about 60 miles north of NYC in Cornwall on the Hudson. He was the class of
1964.
   *   Trump was never  a "Preppie".
   *   Trump never embraced any aspect of the "Hippie" movement of the
time.
   *   Trump was  a very good high school athlete - football, soccer, and
especially baseball.  He had potential to become a professional baseball
player.
   *   Even in high  school - Trump liked women and women liked him.
   *   Trump was  generally popular in high school.
   *   Trump's  boarding school room mate liked him.
   *   He attended  Fordham University in NYC for two years and
transferred to the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business.
   *   At that time, the Wharton School offered a rare program for Real
Estate Business.  
   *   Though he was of age, Donald Trump did not serve in Vietnam.
   *   He was not drafted due to bone spurs in his heels (4F) and also
student deferments.
   *   Ultimately, in the draft lottery, he drew a high number.
   *   By all we know, Donald Trump does not smoke, drink or use
recreational drugs. He'll be the first President in more than 25 years who hasn't
smoked weed.
   *   BTW: Trump's  children don't smoke or drink.
   *   Trump makes it well known that he enjoys sexual interaction with
women.
   *   I am unaware that Donald Trump is a recreational gambler.
   *   His doctor publicly announced Donald to be in excellent health.
I  think that to really know Donald Trump, you must know his family
background.  The Trump family story is a very American story.
Trump  family history - concise version.
   *   Donald Trump's  grandparents immigrated to the U.S. from Alsace
(Kallstadt, Germany) which throughout history has been alternately French and
German. The Trumps are German, originally speaking the same German dialect
as the Amish of  Lancaster County, PA.
   *   His maternal grandparents lived in Scotland.  
   *   Freiderich (Drumph) Trump made a small but respectable fortune in
the late 19th Century in the mining boom towns of the American Northwest.
   *   He returned to Germany to marry his childhood neighbor, Elizabeth
Christ.
   *  The newly married Trumps resettled in the Borough of Queens NY.  
   *   Freidrich was establishing a real estate business in Queens when
he died suddenly at age 49 (1918).
   *   In 1920, at the  age of 15, Fred Trump (Freiderich's son and
Donald's father), started a  business partnership with his widowed mother called
Elizabeth Trump &  Son.
   *   This business was built upon the real estate holdings that his
father, Frederich, had amassed (worth about $500,000.00 in today's dollars).
This is the original  "seed money" of the current Trump organization.
   *   Elizabeth &  Fred remained close business partners her entire life
(she died in 1966).
   *   In 1936 Fred Trump (age 31) married Mary Ann MacLeod (age 24) of
Stoneaway Scotland.
   *   During the depression, Fred Trump built and successfully operated
a supermarket (a new concept at the time) which was sold to King Kullen Co.
and operates this day.
   *   Fred Trump made  a lot of money building housing for the military
during WWII.  
   *   Fred Trump was investigated by the Justice Department for making
"excessive profits" from  government contracts.
   *   All (or nearly all) of the building of Elizabeth Trump &  Son's
non-government building was residential property in Queens.
   *   Fred Trump died  in 1999 (age 94) - beloved and worth between $250
million and $300 million.  His wife died a year later.
"The  Donald's" career:
Donald  Trump is the greatest career achiever of the "baby boomer"
generation.
Donald  Trump has reached the zenith in his careers as book author, TV
entertainer, sports entertainer, real estate developer, and currently
politician.
   *   Donald Trump  has authored more than 18 books. At least one of
them, "The Art of the Deal" was a top seller.
   *   Donald says that the Holy Bible is his favorite book. "The Art of
the Deal" is his 2nd favorite book. And "The Power of Positive Thinking" by
Norman Vincent Peale is his third favorite  book.
   *   He likes golf.  Donald Trump has developed more than 11 golf
courses which bear his  name.
   *   Donald Trump has twice been nominated for an Emmy Award
   *   Donald Trump has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
   *   Donald Trump has been inducted into the Professional Wrestling Hall
of  Fame.
   *   Donald Trump  has appeared in more than a dozen movies such as "Home
Alone 2", "Zoolander", and "Little Rascals".  
   *   Donald Trump  has been a guest actor in more than 6 TV shows such
as "Fresh Prince of  Bel Aire", "Days of Our Lives", "Sex and the City", and
others.
   *   Trump has been the executive producer of 7 TV shows.
   *   Trump has been the guest host of 5 TV shows such as Extra, Larry
King Live, SaturdayNight Live and more.
   *   Donald Trump  has been co-producer of the longest running reality
TV  show.
   *   Donald Trump  performed in several WWE wrestling shows.
   *   Donald performed in Wrestlemania 23 which set attendance records
and revenue records up til that time.  
   *   In his first candidacy for public office, Donald Trump received
the most popular votes for the President of the United States out of a field
of experienced and successful politicians. And in most cases, he achieved
this with less  money than any of his opponents.
Keeping in mind that 90% of start up businesses fail, Trump's record of
enterprise is  nothing short of amazing.  Trump has enjoyed success in at least 11 very different
enterprises:  Professional football, ice skating rinks, fragrance, ice, steaks, wines,
model management, airline, blenders, men's wear, bicycle races, world class
beauty contests, and many others. In some of these, such as model
management, his firm has risen to the top of that particular industry.
   *   There are 31 buildings that bear his name.
   *   The largest private real estate development in New York is Trump
        Riverside. Drive down the Henry Hudson Blvd. - you can't miss them.
   *   There are at  least 12 Trump Towers
   *   There are at  least 6 Trump Plazas.
   *   There are at  least 11 Trump Golf Course developments.  
   *   And much, much, more in real estate.
   *   Trump  Entertainment, Casinos and Resorts was recently sold to Carl
Ichan.
   *   Donald Trump's  personal managing of the Wollman Ice Skating Rink
project in the early  1980's is the quintessential case study for MBA
students in Wharton,  Harvard, and other business schools. His performance there
was  phenomenal.
   *   Donald Trump's  privately held businesses have employed more than
200,000  people.
   *   In the casino  business in Atlantic City, Trump had to do business
with known mobsters -  and he stayed "clean" and alive.
   *   Aside from his  personal investments, Donald Trump has never been a
Wall Street  "player".
The  Political Trump:
about  1967 - 1987 - Democrat (he was a supporter of Ronald  Reagan)
1987  - 1999 - Republican
1999  - 2001 - Reform Party (he supported Ross Perot)
2001  - 2009 - Democrat
2009  - 2011 - Republican
2011  - 2012 - Independent
2012  - Present - Republican
Donald  Trump was openly supportive of Mitt Romney's candidacy.
Donald  Trump does not seem to hold political party organizations in high regard.
For  the most part, his political involvement has been for practical reasons.
Donald  Trump does not appear to be held to political  ideology.
Some of my take aways:
   *   Trump has an  extraordinarily energetic central nervous system much
like Teddy Roosevelt but more targeted to industry and enterprise.
   *   Trump's  presidency will be very energetic, transparent, and
communicative.
   *   Trump will be a  very hard working President.
   *   His interaction  with his older brother (who everybody loved) tells
me that he thinks that  everybody is like him - or wants to be - or should be.
   *   His  relationship with his older brother was a hard lesson in
tolerance for him.
   *   Trump is the Babe Ruth of career achievements.  
   *   He is dumb like a fox. When you think he just said something
stupid - he didn't. It's just that you were not his target audience.
   *   Trump knows the people - the folk.
   *   His son, Donald Jr. is right. Trump is a "Blue Collar
Billionaire".
   *   More than anything, his TV show, The  Apprentice, was his passion.
He wants all Americans to have  confidence (like he does) to venture.
   *   Donald Trump is attracted to and marries smart, high achieving
women.
   *   The highest levels of a Trump Administration is certain to have
many women - and they will be bright and assertive.
   *   Donald Trump's children are very important to him. And it shows.
PS. And we know almost nothing about our current
president with 2 terms in office.

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“When it comes to arrogance, power, and lack of accountability, journalists are probably the only people on the planet who make lawyers look good.”
Can you even begin to imagine what President-Elect Donald Trump now can do to make America great again?

He has the White House.

He has a clear mandate for his entire agenda because he explicitly articulated every one of his leadership priorities, even if he sometimes was incomplete on details.

He has 52 United States senators.

He may have lost Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, but next month's Louisiana Senate runoff will net him the 52nd Republican.

He also may find that West Virginia 's Joe Manchin switches parties in the next year, like a reverse Arlen Specter, because Barack Obama, the transformative president, has transformed West Virginia from a Democrat stronghold into one of the reddest states in America. Manchin may be figuring out that his political career is finished in two years if he runs as a Democrat against a pro-coal, pro-energy Trump.

Trump has the House of Representatives solidly.

He has approximately ten Democrat senators terrified because they come up for re-election in two years and are in GOP-friendly states. There's Joe Donnelly in Indiana, which just sent Evan Bayh back to lobbying in Washington. There's Claire McCaskill of Missouri, a state that just re-elected Roy Blunt and changed governors from Democrat to Republican. There's Jon Tester of Montana – it does not get redder than Montana. There's Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota; Sherrod Brown of Ohio, which just gave Rob Portman a twenty-plus-point mandate; and Joe Manchin. Others like Bill Nelson in Florida and Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin are vulnerable. These senators will be running scared these next two years. (Expect to see much too much of McCaskill on Fox News.)

With the Supreme Court knotted at 4-4, Trump has an immediate vacancy to fill, the seat previously held by the late Justice Antonin Scalia. Meanwhile, Justices Ruth Ginsburg, Anthony Kennedy, and Stephen Breyer all are in their sunset season.

One must assume that * IRS commissioner John Koskinen will be deducted from the Internal Revenue Service. That would open the door for the IRS to investigate the * Clinton Foundation in the same way that the New York attorney general investigates Trump operations.

Trump also can launch an investigation into what exactly * Lois Lerner did and whether others aided and abetted her. In addition, Trump now can make critical changes to the Tax Code – and that always was Paul Ryan's dream.

With all the tools of government at his back, a Pres. Trump now can * CANCEL all the Obama executive orders as fast as counting "1-2-3."

For the Democrats, it is an inconvenient truth that all the Obama climate agreements and trade agreements and Iran deals that he chose not to present to the Congress as treaties for ratification, but rather enshrined as personal executive orders, now can be neutralized by the incoming executive.

Trump now can secure the border, can build a big beautiful wall with a big door.

He can repeal Obamacare.

* Suddenly, men no longer will have to pay for themselves to be covered for pregnancy conditions.

* We no longer will have to pay for Sandra Fluke's birth control.

* Employers will not have to limit full-time employees to 29-hour employment.

* Doctors will stop retiring from practice.

* People with coverage will have reasonable insurance deductibles, and their premiums will stop rising forty percent a year.

* It will be possible to buy better, cheaper insurance coverage offered in other states.

* A President Trump, with a Republican Congress, now can cut off funding to sanctuary cities.

* He can drain the swamp that festers in the Eric Holder-Loretta Lynch Justice Department.

* He can relieve FBI director James Comey from getting embroiled in political investigations by allowing for the appointment of special investigators to find out what happened in this country during the past eight years of corruption.

* He can keep Gitmo open.

* He can move America's Israel embassy to that country's capital city, Jerusalem. All embassies belong in capital cities. Congress already has passed the enabling legislation. All he has to do is just do it.

* He can ask Rick Perry for the names of those three federal agencies to close down. As a start, he not only can deal with Common Core, but can begin the process of permanently closing down the entire federal Department of Education and returning that role to the states.

* He can send Loretta Lynch home, even arranging for her to catch a flight on an Arizona tarmac, and she can discuss grandchildren and golfing with the TSA as she goes through security.

How do these sound:

   * Attorney General Chris Christie? *Secretary of Homeland Security Rudy Giuliani? * Secretary of State John Bolton? * Secretary of Defense Jeff Sessions? * Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Flynn? White House Communications Director Kellyanne Conway? * Gotta give Newt something. Also Reince Priebus, who ultimately stood with him during difficult times. And Dr. Ben Carson. Maybe make Newt the ambassador to the United Nations. He deserves it, the U.N. deserves it, and Megyn Kelly deserves it.

As a cautionary, Trump may enter office with one huge headache. If the Fed finally starts to allow interest rates to rise according to market forces, as it soon must, the impact on the $19-trillion debt will be devastating and will force major budget decisions. So that will be tough and could ruin some of his infrastructure and other spending plans. However, it also will chasten Republicans to avoid building bridges to nowhere. This time, the GOP had better get it right.

There is reason to be deeply hopeful that, with the election concluded, the rhetoric on all sides will soften, the intensity of feelings will diminish, and many people will give the new president a few weeks' "honeymoon" to see what he can do. He began beautifully with the acceptance speech he made, praising Hillary for her lifetime of service and congratulating her and her team for the contest they made. He did not mean a word of it, nor did he have to. It was a touch of class.

His proven instincts and experience as a lifetime deal-maker hopefully will lead him to find ways to work productively with Congress and to avoid unnecessary bipartisan animus now that he has won his prize. Naturally, a President Trump will advance agenda item steps that inevitably will cause disagreements. If he reverses executive orders, upends the * Iran Deal, * repeals Obamacare, etc., he will face opposition- There is no avoiding that!

Nevertheless, a President Trump with a supportive Congress and judiciary potentially may do a great job. The public exposures of his seamier past hopefully have humbled him. He surely does not want to have that side of his past revived and made his legacy. He surely does not want to lose this wife or to lose the respect of his beautiful children any further. With Trump. there are bound to be painful lapses because, at age 70, he is what he is – but he also will start focusing, soon enough, on building a record that can get him re-elected. That swamp cannot be drained in less than a decade. Hopefully he also will use a serious portion of the four years to extend serious outreach efforts to black Americans and Latinos, to women, and to other groups who have been used and manipulated by Democrats, Hollywood , the mainstream media, and the left for half a century.

Non-Caucasians will come to see that the media lied about him, that he is not that racist misogynist that the racists and misogynists in the Democratic Party and the media painted him as being. And hopefully he will be a president who avoids getting enmeshed in every local imbroglio, from Trayvon Martin to an arrest of a man thought to be breaking into a home.

There is reason to hope that so much of Donald Trump's nonsense this past year – Little Marco, Lyin' Ted, Low Energy Jeb! – was part of his Brooklyn-street-smart strategy for getting to the front of the pack. Now that he is there, he has time to realize that he no longer has to street-fight. He now has the prize. He will be surrounded by teams of intelligent people who will offer him guidance. There is reason to hope that, barring unexpected world crises, he will surprise many people by governing wisely and sensibly. And if crises arise, he may prove exactly the commander in chief needed.

PS. And we know almost nothing about our current
president with 2 terms in office. We still have no certain truth about his patriotism, who he favors, not even if he is an American. He has numerous Social security numbers, birth certificates, and professes to come down on the side of Islam in a conflict, etc. the stuff we do know about him is vague and uncertain, rather nebulous.

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