Trump Was Born Into a White, Wealthy Family and is Totally Ignorant About Life in America
Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart
There are at least two Americas. One is composed of about 95
percent of citizens who work hard to make better lives for themselves, their
children, and their grandchildren. My America is grateful for its diversity. We
are a nation of immigrants. We are not perfect, but most try to be. We never
ask for much, and we usually get less.
The other America is occupied by men and women who came into
great wealth at birth. Some obtained great wealth when offered “once in a
lifetime opportunities” not available to the majority.
As a small child, I never knew that I was poor. I remember
my childhood as “great.” I didn’t have money in my pockets, I had “treasures”
which were worth little or nothing but had meaning for me. I look back on my younger
years and have mostly fond memories, although I understood the struggle my
mother faced every day, worrying that her children might not have enough to
eat. We always did, somehow.
Trump and his oligarchs never faced “worry.” Their greatest “problems”
involved situations which prevented them from playing with their ridiculously
expensive toys.
Trump has never worked a single day in his life. Everything
was done for him. He was not required to fight in Vietnam. Father Fred paid for
his deferments, allowing him to avoid military service.
By his own words, actions, and the fact that he had all of
his academic records sealed in 2017, proof exists that he never earned his
degree from Wharton, Daddy paid for it.
The history of his useless life began the day he was born
into Fred Trump’s world.
In 1968, Trump “worked” for his father in his racist-based
real estate business. Fred was indicted for discriminatory practices, but settled
out of court. In 1971 Father Fred gifted
him properties worth approximately 421 million dollars. Several years later,
after making poor business decisions, he was virtually penniless.
This time Daddy didn’t bail him out: Vladimir Putin and his
oligarchs saved his failing “empire.” They purchased buildings for and from
Trump which were greatly overpriced. Trump Industries began the policies of
inflating property values when seeking loans, and deflating their value during
tax season.
One of Trump’s many Constitutional violations began in
January of 2017, and continues today. The Emoluments Clause prevents a sitting
president from profits obtained through the use of his position as an American
president. Between 2017 and 2021, Trump’s businesses made at least 1.7 billion
dollars.
In 2025, he is spending your money like a drunken sailor on shore
leave. One of his promises was to reduce the national debt. During his first
illegitimate presidency, he added an estimated 8 trillion dollars to the
deficit. We know that he has already added a significant number to the debt in
2025, but he fired the men and women assigned to report government waste.
Trump wastes an estimated 10 million dollars each month as
he uses Air Force One as his personal aircraft, traveling to and from his golf
course properties and his millionaires/billionaires playpen; Mar-a-Lago. On a
single golf excursion to open his new golf resort in Scotland, he stole over 10
million dollars from the national treasury.
Trump’s official Oval Office schedule during four, long
years of destruction, was three hours. It is far less than that today. He signs
documents, and then watches television when he’s not golfing or partying at
Mar-a-Lago. As Will Rogers said: “Be thankful we're not getting all the
government we're paying for.”
When Trump is in the White House, he is destroying something
which made America a respected and revered nation with every breath he takes.
Not only is Trump the worst president in America’s 249-year
history, he is too expensive. We cannot afford a president who is using your
money to live the life of a real billionaire.
Op-ed by James Turnage
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