Those who have been surprised at the behavior of President Donald Trump had not been following his career as a real-estate developer and entertainer. Instead of changing him and making him more presidential, his surprise election in 2016 has magnified his strengths and weaknesses. How did a rich, thrice-married New Yorker who supported abortion rights become the nominee of the Republican Party?
Trump's grandfather emigrated from Germany in the 1885s for better economic opportunities and to avoid military conscription, he started as a barber but then accumulated wealth in several ventures in New York, Seattle and the Yukon, before returning to Germany a wealthy man. He married someone from his town and returned to New York, where he continued to build his wealth before during the Spanish flu in 1918. Trump's father, Fred, inherited the business and entered the construction industry. Fred continued to expand until the company owned many buildings in and around New York City.
Donald was unruly enough that he attended military school, then graduated and completed a business degree before joining his father's team. Trump set out for himself and made his own deals, finding success but also accumulating failures along the way. A braggard and consumate self-promoter, Trump played on the desire for change for those whose lives had been devastated during the Great Recession and those who felt the country was changing too rapidly.
This biography of the 45th President discusses his early life, his career as a builder, his foray into the entertainment world, his many relationships and bankruptcies, his rise to the top of the Republic Party and his subsequent election as President, as well as his first two years in office, which were marred by self-inflicted scandals. Supporters and opponents will all learn something new about the man who currently leads the United States.
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