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35. For years both Dolt45 and Fred Trump claimed Frederick Trump was from Sweden
Thu Aug 13, 2020, 09:17 PM
Aug 2020
Trump's family denied German heritage for years
Jennifer Hansler

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN

Updated 2:57 PM ET, Tue November 28, 2017

(CNN)President Donald Trump has come under fire for using the name of a famous Native American as a slur -- at an event honoring Native Americans for their service as code talkers in World War II, no less.

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Fred Trump sought to pass himself off as Swedish amid anti-German sentiment sparked by World War II. According to the biography "The Trumps: Three Generations that Built an Empire" by Gwenda Blair, Fred Trump denied knowing German and did not teach it to his children.

John Walter, a Trump family historian and one of Donald Trump's cousins, said this was an effort to not offend his Jewish customers.
"He said, 'You don't sell apartments after the war if you're German,'?" Walter said in the Boston Globe article. "So he's Swedish, no problem."

Even after World War II, Fred Trump continued to claim he was Swedish, according to Walter.

More: https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/28/politics/trump-family-heritage/index.html
Ignore it; it's more birther bullshit. They got nothing. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2020 #1
Yep. That rules out anchor baby Nikki Haley as Trump's VP pick! TheBlackAdder Aug 2020 #33
See Straw! Grasp! TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 #2
This makes Trump an even more illegal president! imanamerican63 Aug 2020 #3
The reporters are a bunch of sheep. TheCowsCameHome Aug 2020 #4
The press is the problem. I'm sorry but a fifth grader could do better. onecaliberal Aug 2020 #5
Fred Trump was born in America TlalocW Aug 2020 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author imanamerican63 Aug 2020 #8
On several occassions, trump has said his dad was born in Germany. ecstatic Aug 2020 #14
For years both Dolt45 and Fred Trump claimed Frederick Trump was from Sweden csziggy Aug 2020 #35
SSDD zipplewrath Aug 2020 #7
FUCK TRUMP Blue Owl Aug 2020 #9
I am so pissed off about this I can't see straight!! So Obama was Kenyan and Harris is cornball 24 Aug 2020 #10
I am too. This is my way of venting. Trump just needsto look at his own family history. progressive nobody Aug 2020 #12
No, not really ornotna Aug 2020 #11
Yes, but mummy was born in Scotland and did Fred run back to the father country to get out of progressive nobody Aug 2020 #15
Did Mommy go back to Scotland? IggleDuer Aug 2020 #20
No, it was Fred's father who was the draft dodger. nsd Aug 2020 #30
Ah, I stand corrected progressive nobody Aug 2020 #32
I wonder if Kamala laughed it off and called it "birther bullshit" SMC22307 Aug 2020 #13
No doubt! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #21
"Grab a Red Stripe and some samosas and try to figure out why you're wrong, dumbass." SMC22307 Aug 2020 #26
Maybe so! SheltieLover Aug 2020 #28
These fuckers are ruthless, we must not fall for their bullshit! Initech Aug 2020 #16
No, but we should bring a gun to the gun fight. progressive nobody Aug 2020 #18
Wait till they say that California did not have statehood when Camela was born ... IggleDuer Aug 2020 #17
They are using an interpretation Ilsa Aug 2020 #19
They were marching for civil rights ornotna Aug 2020 #23
They're basically claiming that only children of citizens are citizens unblock Aug 2020 #25
Our current president has an allegiance to Russia and doesn't think he is subject struggle4progress Aug 2020 #34
Federalist crap pretending a precedent from 1898 isn't settled law unblock Aug 2020 #22
+1. Good summary. (nt) nsd Aug 2020 #31
Okay atreides1 Aug 2020 #24
She's perfectly eligible.. Princess Turandot Aug 2020 #27
Everyone should just laugh this off. Ridiculous garbage the RW is spreading. onetexan Aug 2020 #29
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