Saturday, June 15, 2024

D.L. Gardner: Trump is a Husband & Father Too

Why do people hate Donald J. Trump? Let’s face it: Hatred for Trump is the key issue of many of those who oppose him.

Trump was born June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York, to Frederick, a real estate developer, and Mary Trump who was a New York socialite and philanthropist. The fourth of five children, Donald Trump was described online in biography.com as “an energetic, assertive child.”

The article continues, “At age 13, Trump’s parents sent him to the New York Military Academy, hoping the discipline of the school would channel his energy in a positive manner. He did well at the academy, both socially and academically, rising to become a star athlete and student leader by the time he graduated in 1964.”

In 1968 Trump graduated with a degree in economics from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania. Benefitting from this degree and taking advantage of experience he had gained from working in the family business, Trump naturally gravitated to a career in real estate development.

According to the article in biography.com, “Trump’s business ventures include The Trump Organization, Trump Tower, casinos in Atlantic City and television franchises like The Apprentice and Miss Universe. Trump has business deals with the Javits Center and the Grand Hyatt New York, as well as other real estate ventures in New York City, Florida and Los Angeles.”

Trump’s mother, Mary Anne MacLeod immigrated from Scotland in 1929 and married Fred Trump in 1936. The couple had four other children: Maryanne Trump Barry; Fred Trump, Jr.; Elizabeth Trump Grau; and Robert Trump.

Trump had two wives before marrying Melania in January 2005. He and his first wife, Ivana married in 1977 and had three children: Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka and Eric. They divorced in 1992. The next year Trump married Marla Maples and had a daughter, Tiffany. They divorced in 1999. Trump married his current wife Melania in January 2005, and they had Barron in March 2006.

Trump’s sons Donald Jr. and Eric followed him into the family business and are executive vice presidents for The Trump Organization. They led the business while their father was president. Ivanka was also an executive vice president in the family business before striking out on her own to begin her fashion label. When Trump became president Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner worked in advising roles in the White House.

Donald Trump has grown up in a family rich environment. The latest “lawfare” attacks from those who hate him have especially hurt Melania and his children. Personal attacks have particularly hurt Barron, his youngest son who just graduated from high school.

In an interview with Phil McGraw, “Dr. Phil” asked what impact the jury’s guilty verdict had had on his family. According to an account in The Epoch Times, Trump answered, “It’s not easy.” Regarding Barron’s reactions Trump said, “He’s a great kid, he’s a good student, he got accepted to different colleges. Some of those colleges all of a sudden, they’re rioting all over the place. But he’s a good boy. He’s a tall boy, very tall, and he’s a great kid. Good-looking kid. And, you know, he’s going to be at college.”

Donald J. Trump has strongly withstood non-stop ad hominem attacks from haters, but his family should not have to suffer.

Daniel L. Gardner is a columnist who lives in Starkville, MS. You may contact him at PJandMe2@gmail.com.

38 comments:

Anonymous said...

I do feel badly for his family, but when he pedals hate, there is really no one else to blame.

Anonymous said...

What about Judge Merchan's family? Michael Cohen's family. Alvin Bragg's family. Fani Willis' family. Nancy Pelosi's family. E. Jean Carrol's family. What about the family of every poll worker in the country? What about the family of every non-white person in the country? Whether or not they are American citizens.

Why should I care about Trump's family? He surely doesn't. He has cheated on all three of his wives.

Mr. Gardner, please quote a better news source than the Epoch Times. Money laundering charges against the chief financial officer says a lot about the integrity of that organization.

I agree that family's should be protected. Practice what you preach.

Anonymous said...

@5:54 PM That would be deflecting hate thrown at him. Oh, be sure to vote for Biden, comrade, but don't expect any social security in your future, comrade.

Anonymous said...

I do not hate Donald Trump, I do very much dislike him. It’s the narcissistic psychopath personality that he displays that makes him very unpleasant.

Anonymous said...

5:54, he's really spreading the hate in Detroit.

https://x.com/simonateba/status/1802084102880768459

Anonymous said...

6:49, your post is exactly what I would expect from an iced mocha cappuccino drinking, pâté eating, J Crew wearing, Beamer driving, Friend watching, sushi eating, scented candle burning, man-bun wearing, green hair, nose ring sporting, liberal.

Anonymous said...

OK DL. Biden is a husband and father as well. When are you going to write a fawning piece about him?

Anonymous said...

6:55, so you don't like strong me that are secure in their manhood?

Anonymous said...

“whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.”—Galatians 6:7

Anonymous said...

This reads like a ghostwrite by Salter.

Anonymous said...

Trump is a born leader. He is intelligent and well educated. That is something the other presidents never had. Trump is not a lifetime politician. He knows how to make a living without depending on Uncle Sam to provide everything for him. He donated every cent he was paid for being president. Is there any other president that can say the same?

Anonymous said...

I think a lot of people judge Trump by his behavior and the way he treats people.

That is not the same thing as "ad hominem attacks from haters."

Anonymous said...

Yes, and his wife and his daughter aren't willing to show their faces as he perputrates his lie that he didn't f**k Stormy. (Or hear the tapewhere he claims he can grab a woman's p****y because he is (supposedly) rich and famous

So much for being a 'husband and a father' - thanks DL for your wonderful commentary

Anonymous said...

@8:56 PM
Being a master manipulator does not equal intelligence. Your "born leader" took daddy's money and tried to convince people that he is a self-made man. Donating his presidential salary is irrelevant. As for Gardner's drivel, why should we care about Trump's family? You reap what you sow so Trump's own actions are to blame.

Anonymous said...

Most of the people that hate him is because of their envy, but will never admit it. Very few people have the wealth and the moxie to speak up on things that rattled the world. He has taken on the largest criminal cabal in history and is still standing. The real concern will be after he's left the stage, who on earth will fill the void of leadership?

Every president did despicable things - even Eisenhower cheated on angelic Mamie - but he won the war, and came home and designed our present day highway systems that were the primary reason for America's economic boom after the war.

Anonymous said...

People like or love Trump for the things he says and does. People dislike or hate Trump for the things he says and does.

Anonymous said...

Wow, the left wing Trump haters are quick on the draw to chime in here. Do you Trump haters think Biden would be propped up enough to make it through another disastrous term??? I can't see him surviving another term and then comes the mighty do nothing cackling Kamala. God be with us!

Anonymous said...

venal mendacious trator
his narcissist crybaby act grows old in the suburbs of states that count ...
hubris and roe v wade will cost him the election and his freedom

Anonymous said...

Not trying to read that Gettysburg Address

Anonymous said...

Big Deal. Like me, many people will hold their noses and vote for this skunk. We don't hate him but we certainly would like a less obnoxious choice if there was one. It's not a matter of loyalty or admiration, it's just necessity. After all Trump has shown his only loyalty is to Trump. It's scary, but Biden's regime is more so.

Anonymous said...

KF - I think you're posters are beginning to trend to the 40 and younger crowd who are demonstrably communist....meaning they failed history.

reximus said...

@1:38 - We get it, anyone who doesn’t like Trump is clearly a communist. Is that what you’re saying?

Anonymous said...

@7:56
DL could write an article about Ashley Biden’s diary and the sexual abuse she detailed from her father. But I doubt DL is really into writing child sexual abuse stores. He could also write about Hunter and his niece from the dead brother. Bur again, quite disgusting.

Anonymous said...

3:42, Since when is DL Gardner is so constrained by good taste and not wanting to be tacky? The guy's about one letter away from full-blown Q.

Anonymous said...

Reximus - nobody equated whether you like Trump or not to being a communist.

It's that you're generation was never schooled in history, economics, or political science. Now you're an "adult" (with age 30 being the new 18) where most of you're life you were entertained and comforted, and not prepared for the rigors of life or the brutal realities of how we got here, and you struggle with what's happening - which is just a repeat of the past - but you're too afraid to actually look at what happens in the end because you won't have the grit to handle it. So you rage....at everything.

Y'all just need some therapy to address how you're parents threw you under a bus by treating you like mushrooms - keeping you in the dark and feeding you shit.

Anonymous said...

As someone who deals in facts not emotions, I do find the it fascinating how popular (hell, encouraged) it is to vehemently hate people that don't share your belief systems.

I remember when that was frowned upon.

I also fear that success is being villainized in an organized effort to truly become a more socialist minded nation.

reximus said...

@6:44 am - I’m 61, FYI.

Anonymous said...

Other than the cheating, lying, and not treating people with respect, Trump isn’t that bad. If being a decent person is an important quality to voters, then those voters have long since abandoned the boy who cried rigged. All that’s left are the true believers like DL and that’s just not enough to legitimately win.

Anonymous said...

7:52 pm the post you criticize is what I'd expect for a Christian. The gist of the post is The Golden Rule or practicing what you preach.

George Washington wrote a very small and easily read book for human behavior in groups so as to foster a peaceful society. Dolly Madison also wrote on etiquette for ladies.

Our Founders assumed we'd all aspire to be ladies and gentleman and treat each based only on each citizens behavior.

I suppose that is the crux of the matter. Political disagreements , indeed, any disagreement can be discussed and resolved without personal insults or threats of harm. Our Founders knew that was critical to a surviving democratic republic. They ALL were worried about violent and intimidating "factions" developing.

It has nothing to do with style or the size of one's wallet nor the amount of formal education. It does have to do with educating oneself.

When you are a pleasant person and learn what is necessary to get along well with others and to solve problems, neither money nor formal education is required. What is required is maturity which includes controlling one's emotions and being reliable in word and deed ...honorable.

I have very good friends who can afford anything they wish to acquire and friends who work hard to provide for their families and have struggles. All them have relatives who have chosen to be mean spirited, angry, defensive and blame other for their poor choices. Such relatives refused to be civil or law abiding and dug their own ditch. Too often they dragged their wives and children with them into the ditch you now seem to wish to occupy.

Every group has it's bad apples. Former President Trump was known as the "bad apple" in his family from childhood. That is why, despite his wealth, the only time he was able to be invited into the homes of the " nice people" was when he was married to his first wife who did have excellent social skills and good manners. It was not until he not only cheated on her, but did so in an embarrassing way.

The people of New York City, have embraced Republicans into their social ranks forever.

If you cannot counter an argument or set of beliefs without rancor, that says you are uneducated on the subject and therefore can't support of defend your position.




Anonymous said...

June 17, 2024 at 12:01 PM, so, I take it you confess to being that type of liberal? Your post at June 15, 2024 at 6:49 PM, was no where close to being Christ oriented.

In my opinion, it was condescending, libelous, whispering, murmuring, back biting, and gossiping. What you are showing at June 17, at 12;01, is your ignorance of the scriptures.

Romans 1:29-30, Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

In my opinion, there's a lot of Romans 1:29-30, in both of your post. That's just my opinion, the same as your two post were your opinion.

Anonymous said...

What a lovely SPIN you have spun, DL.
Let's only use the positive and leave out every other paragraph.
He is hateful, arrogant and an egomaniac.
He does not love this country. He loves power.
He completely disrespects women.
He thinks our veterans are weak.
He makes fun of the handicapped.
He made fun of his own father and ignored him in his final days, after all of his money he had been through.
He admires terrorists and dictators and desires to be just like them.
How can so many people be so blind to what he is?! Do they not know that he cares nothing for them, that he would never associate with any of them?
This Republican will never support him.

Anonymous said...

June 17, 2024 at 5:22 PM, let's go on the assumption you're right, you're not, but even if you're %100 right, he's still better than Biden.

Anonymous said...

Oh, 8:53, I am right, 100%.
Biden is by no means perfect, but he is a far better human being and leader than Trump will ever be.
Please keep your eyes and mind open.

Anonymous said...

Trump a devoted family man? Please...He's cheated on all of his wives, including Melania when he was home with their month-old baby. She should be used to his philandering by now, which probably explains the separate bedrooms. And Trump a business whiz? That's even more laughable. He fooled millions of American voters by playing the role of a savvy businessman in a scripted TV show. In real life, he ran six companies into bankruptcy (including a casino -- how do you do that?). He'd be much wealthier if he'd taken the nine-figure inheritance his daddy gave him and just put it all into an S&P index fund.

Anonymous said...

"In real life, he ran six companies into bankruptcy (including a casino -- how do you do that?)."

IIRC every casino in Atlanta City eventually went bankrupt.

Anonymous said...

June 17, 2024 at 5:22 PM, how about a link to all of those accusations?

Anonymous said...

5:27, if you're awake on any given day, there are plenty of stories over air or in print to substantiate the ""accusations" and many more!

Anonymous said...

June 19, 2024 at 2:20 PM, so, you don't have any? I had the feeling you were wishing it to be true. If wishers had horses, beggars could ride.


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