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How Did the Trump Family First Make Their Fortune?
Regardless of your politics, I think we can all agree that Donald
Trump is by no means a humble man, and he’d be the first to admit that
the Trump Family comprises something of a rich and powerful dynasty. As
it turns out though, Trump’s wealth and influence can all be traced back
to a bizarre confluence of good fortune that befell, ironically, an
unemployed barber who immigrant to the United States to find work- his
grandfather, Frederick Trump.
Born in 1869 in a small village located in what was then the Kingdom
of Bavaria called, Kallstadt, Frederick (who went by the decidedly more
German sounding “Friedrich” prior to moving to the states) had a fairly
humble upbringing. One of 6 children, he was the son of not terribly
well off grape growers in the region. Matters got worse for the family
in 1877 when Fred’s father, Johannes, died at the age of 48, leaving a
wife, 6 children, and quite a bit of debt.
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By Cloud10Regardless of your politics, I think we can all agree that Donald
Trump is by no means a humble man, and he’d be the first to admit that
the Trump Family comprises something of a rich and powerful dynasty. As
it turns out though, Trump’s wealth and influence can all be traced back
to a bizarre confluence of good fortune that befell, ironically, an
unemployed barber who immigrant to the United States to find work- his
grandfather, Frederick Trump.
Born in 1869 in a small village located in what was then the Kingdom
of Bavaria called, Kallstadt, Frederick (who went by the decidedly more
German sounding “Friedrich” prior to moving to the states) had a fairly
humble upbringing. One of 6 children, he was the son of not terribly
well off grape growers in the region. Matters got worse for the family
in 1877 when Fred’s father, Johannes, died at the age of 48, leaving a
wife, 6 children, and quite a bit of debt.
Sponsor Note: Go to surfshark.com/brainfood or use code brainfood at checkout to get four extra months of Surf Shark VPN. There's a 30 day money back guarantee, so you can try it risk free!
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices