Trump, an exposé

Donald Trump with his father, Fred Trump Sr.

To understand the Donald, one first has to understand this picture. Fred Trump Sr. was a prominent real estate developer who rose to success through the 1930’s and 1940’s. Fighting his way through the cutthroat and unforgiving world of the New York City real estate market was no easy task, and he wanted one of his sons to learn to carry the torch, to acquire the acumen and ruthlessness that allowed him to succeed. The pressure and enormity of this task was…