Trump's grandfather was a pimp and tax evader; his father a member of the KKK

[Janelle2002 3,865]

EMBER 11 ,2015BY TIM KING

Trump's grandfather was a pimp and tax evader; his father a member of the KKK

As they say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; Donald Trump's racism can easily be traced through his lineage.

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Most families of enormous wealth have a dark and sometimes scandalous, even monstrous past. Donald Trump's clan is no exception to that rule. His grandfather was a pimp and a tax evader, his father a racist who would in the course of his life, clash with New York City Police as a member of the Ku Klux Klan and then as a wealthy real estate magnate, refuse to rent to people of color.

Donald Trump's legacy is anything but a rags to riches story. His dad kicked the bucket with $250-$300 million in the bank. The man who wants to ban all people of a particular religion from travel, wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth, his was white gold. The only thing more obnoxious than Donald Trump himself, is his family's money grubbing, bigoted history.

Trump's Grandfather: Pimp and Tax Evader

Donald Trump's grandfather, Frederick or Frederich Trump, made his money from operating a decadent restaurant and hotel during the Gold Rush at Klondike in the Yukon.

That's a nice way of saying it.

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"Trump made his first fortune operating boom-town hotels, restaurants and brothels", is more accurate, according to the CBC news report, "Donald Trump's grandfather ran Canadian brothel during gold rush, author says". Author Gwenda Blair simply wrote, ""The bulk of the cash flow came from the sale of liquor and sex."

Trump's grandfather was born in Germany, to parents who were employed by a vineyard. He moved to New York City in 1885 where he became a barber. After six years of this, Frederick Trump moved across the United States to Seattle, Washington, where he owned and operated what he referred to as a "decadent restaurant" that was actually called "Poodle Dog" in Seattle's red light district. Interestingly, the name and concept that had already been established in San Francisco. (He named his restaurant after a dog but would later make money selling horse meat) Around this time Frederick Trump became a US citizen.

A Yukon Sun Newspaper writer described his business: "For single men the Arctic has excellent accommodations as well as the best restaurant in Bennett, but I would not advise respectable women to go there to sleep as they are liable to hear that which would be repugnant to their feelings and uttered, too, by the depraved of their own sex".

Trump moved to Monte Cristo, Wash. in 1894, and then four years later, shortly after the Klondike gold rush began, he relocated again to Bennett, British Columbia. Here he ran the "Actic Restaurant and Hotel". He would next build the "White Horse restaurant and Inn" in Whitehorse, Yukon.

An article published this year by Politico, explains that Frederick Trump sold off his investments and returned to Germany in 1901, as he sensed the end of the gold rush and a subsequent end to prostitution. The following year, he married his former neighbor, Elizabeth Christ in his native German town of Kallstadt. Then he came under heavy scrutiny by the German government,

The country had compulsory military service for men which had to be fulfilled by the age of 35. Donald Trump's grandfather waited until he was 35 to go back to Germany. He had already amassed great wealth worth well more than half a million US dollars, or 80,000 marks. While his town council was eager to keep Trump and his money, who billed himself as a man who "avoided bars" and led "a quiet life", other German authorities had a different plan, the Politico article explains. In their view, Trump had relocated to Germany in order to avoid both tax and military-service obligations.

"...the regional authorities refused to let Trump off the hook. Unlike his grandson, who would become too big to fail in business and, more recently, to ignore in politics, Friedrich Trump was not big enough to get away with being a draft-dodger. He and his wife, then pregnant with Fred, Donalds father, would not be allowed to resume their German citizenship and it would not be extended to their daughter; instead, they were deportedthe same fate that Donald would like to impose on undocumented immigrants in the U.S. today."

The fact that Donald Trump h

To be continued. ...http://ahtribune.com/us/2016-election/242-trump-grandfather-pimp-father-kkk.html

Edited December 14, 2015 by Janelle2002

[Pitaya 2,577]

Shake that family tree, many of them likely have a skunk or two lurking in the branches.......

YMMV.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Shake that family tree, many of them likely have a skunk or two lurking in the branches.......

YMMV.

The fruit from that tree is rotten before it hits the ground. I hope their decendents change this trend

[Ban Hammer 13,636]

so if you want your grandkids to be wealthy, be a pimp?

Edited December 15, 2015 by charles!

[Sousuke 1,214]

Janelle, what do you think of Australians then?

(Actually, IMO the father thing is pretty serious since he was raised by a KKK member)

Edited December 15, 2015 by Sousuke

[lostinblue 1,989]

Granddaddy Trump Donald Trump's grandfather Frederick Trump did not make his fortune in prostitution.

Origins: In November 2015, the biography of Frederick Trump, Donald Trump's grandfather, was condensed into two paragraphs and then passed around the internet via the above-displayed meme. While some of the information included in the meme is accurate, much of it is either over-exaggerated or incomplete.

This particular rumor centers on the idea that Frederich Trump made his fortune via brothels and opium dens. While there is anecdotal evidence that Trump dabbled in prostitution, there is no proof that this made up the bulk of his fortune.

In Gwenda Blair's 2001 book The Trumps: Three Generations Of Builders And A Presidential Candidate, she described how Frederick Trump opened a series of restaurants and hotels during the Klondike Gold Rush in the 1890s. One of those hotels, The Arctic Restaurant and Hotel, was described as decadent and far superior to other restaurants in the area:

“In the larder was salmon and an extraordinary variety of meats, including duck, ptarmigan, grouse, goose, and swan, as well as caribou, moose, goat, sheep, rabbit, and squirrel. Incredibly, the New Arctic served fresh fruit: red currants, raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, even cranberries. A small oasis of luxury, the Arctic’s menu was a vast improvement over what the two restaurateurs had been able to offer on the trail.”

An anonymous letter to the Yukon, however, claimed that The Arctic Restaurant and Hotel was also known for prostitution:

“I would advise respectable women traveling alone, or with an escort, to be careful in their selection of hotels at Bennett,” he wrote. “For single men the Arctic has excellent accommodations as well as the best restaurant in Bennett, but I would not advise respectable women to go there to sleep as they are liable to hear that which would be repugnant to their feelings – and uttered, too, by the depraved of their own sex.”

While it's unclear if Frederich Trump directly profited from prostitution at his hotel (or whether it even occurred there), it should be noted that the world's oldest profession was relatively commonplace during the Gold Rush.

The meme also claims that Frederick Trump decided to go back to Germany when police started cracking down on "his criminal rackets." Again, this is based on little more than a morsel of truth, and does not tell the whole story. In 1901, Trump sold his assets and returned to Germany. While one could argue that Trump made the decision because he believed that police were going to start enforcing prostitution laws, that is only one factor that led to Trump's departure for Germany:

Frederick Trump saw that it was time to leave. If Major Wood actually enforced the laws regarding prostitution, gambling, and liquor, hotels and restaurants would be far less profitable. Not only that, the economic boom was bound to be short lived. There was not nearly enough solid economic development to absorb these newcomers in any long-term way; when the placer deposits were emptied, they would go back home. Without the umbrella of gold, other local industries would not be strong enough to keep going on their own and compete with cheaper sources farther south. The boom was over, Frederick Trump realized...

... Frederick Trump left just in time. He avoided the uproar when his erstwhile partner hit the skids, and he avoided the economic decline that would soon sweep over White Horse. Once again, in a situation that created many losers, he managed to emerge a winner. He had made money; perhaps even more unusual in the Yukon, he had also kept it and departed from White Horse with a substantial nest egg. He had accomplished this goal of making and saving enough money to marry. But he had no intention of doing so in America. For this important moment, he would have to return to Germany.

While the above-displayed meme exaggerated Trump's involvement in "criminal rackets," it did correctly state that Trump returned to the United States after the German government determined that he had originally left Germany in 1885 to avoid taxes and the army.

In summation, Donald Trump's grandfather Frederick Trump was a German immigrant who made his fortune by opening several restaurants and hotels in Seattle and British Columbia during the Yukon Gold Rush. While some of these hotels may have been used for prostitution, gambling, or other seedy activities common on the trail, it is incorrect to say that Trump built his fortune on illegal activities.

http://www.snopes.com/donald-trump-grandfather-prostitution/

Haters got to hate .

[Merle 458]

It's quite funnty watching all the libs scared that we won't have a liar in chief in office after the next election.

[lostinblue 1,989]

It's quite funnty watching all the libs scared that we won't have a liar in chief in office after the next election.

According to the news reports when trumps father was arrested there was a massive fist fight of over 1000 people involved . He was one of 7 arrested . Maybe they were the only ones that did not have a hood on . People can be walking down the street and get pulled into a riot.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Janelle, what do you think of Australians then?

(Actually, IMO the father thing is pretty serious since he was raised by a KKK member)

Review my post again stating I hope decendents change this trend, meaning, I believe it can be changed.

Yes we can!

Father was a KKK member. Back then, the KKK hated everyone, including Asians......

[lostinblue 1,989]

Review my post again stating I hope decendents change this trend, meaning, I believe it can be changed.

Yes we can!

Father was a KKK member. Back then, the KKK hated everyone, including Asians......

Perhaps you could post more information about his kkk activities

[elmcitymaven 9,712]

To be fair, there are a couple of real stinkers in my tree. One should be judged on the content of one's own character. I think Trump has given us plenty to weigh on his own behalf.

[Janelle2002 3,865]

Perhaps you could post more information about his kkk activities

He's ur BFF and have your undivided support. By all means, enlighten us. Don't tell me you know more about Hilary and less about the guy you're voting for.

[lostinblue 1,989]

He's ur BFF and have your undivided support. By all means, enlighten us. Don't tell me you know more about Hilary and less about the guy you're voting for.

You are throwing out the story that trumps father was a kkk member. . Show us some proof .

[Janelle2002 3,865]

"A New York Times article published 01 June 1927, related Donald Trump's father Fred Trump's role in a Ku Klux Klan brawl that pitted 1,000 klansmen against 100 New York City Police in Queens. Though he wasn't officially charged, Fred Trump was one of seven klansmen arrested during the incident."

Go through the archives at your local library and find the article.

To be fair, there are a couple of real stinkers in my tree. One should be judged on the content of one's own character. I think Trump has given us plenty to weigh on his own behalf.

This is true, but isn't Obama judged off of his father all the time?

I believe some VJers refer to him as 'The Kenyan.'

Edited December 15, 2015 by Janelle2002

[The Nature Boy 7,659]

"A New York Times article published 01 June 1927, related Donald Trump's father Fred Trump's role in a Ku Klux Klan brawl that pitted 1,000 klansmen against 100 New York City Police in Queens. Though he wasn't officially charged, Fred Trump was one of seven klansmen arrested during the incident."

Go through the archives at your local library and find the article.

This is true, but isn't Obama judged off of his father all the time?

I believe some VJers refer to him as 'The Kenyan.'

so since Democrats supported slavery and opposed the Civil rights bill we should not vote for them