The Donald Trump Family Lied About Their German Heritage | All In | MSNBC

Donald Trump wrote in the "Art of the Deal" that his grandfather came to the United States from Sweden - when in fact he came from Germany.

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The Donald Trump Family Lied About Their German Heritage | All In | MSNBC

[robertpage]

Wonderful: Elizabeth Warren can now say that, if Trump calls her, Pocahontas, she’ll call him, Adolf.

[TheSchmuckLook]

BTW & FYI, Grandpa changed the family name TO Trump. It was originally Drumpf, but he wanted to make it more acceptable to Americans.

[FlyingKangaroo]

At least by being German it makes Trump one of the few politicians without a slave owning family tree

Even Obama had them in his tree

[sandragruhle]

He is so despicable there are no words that fit, but we are seeing more of it each day—like peeling an onion, but one that is rotten to its core.

[dallen]

His actions make me feel sad. This is the leader of the free world...in a position that you used to be able to say to your child if you work hard enough you can be president. At this time i wouldn't point any child In that direction. He displays no Integrity.

[macbuff]

I'm German-american. I am proud of that. That fool currently running the US is an embarrassment for both countries. Well, humanity as a whole actually

[Zeekay]

Was he on ecstasy or something? He sounded pretty high, especially when he said, "I like you."

[seanrector]

Well now we know why he gets so prickly when we call him a Nazi lol

[michaelstrauss]

There are many patterns. His grandfather sailed to America to avoid the army, got rich running a brothel in the Yukon, then tried to return to Germany but was expelled. The family then claimed it was from Karlstad, Sweden instead of Kallstadt, Germany. Besides their actual German name being 'Drumpf' (which sounds like it's telling you all you need to know), in closely-related Yiddish, the word 'Trompenik' (or 'Trombenik') means lazy, boastful, loudmouth, or lowlife. So Donny fulfills his heritage.

[juniper]

I think she should just thank him for the comparison to a brave, very young woman who played a transformative roll in the early history of the Europeans in America, for better or worse.

[SatoshiMatrix]

Those Native Americans should be loudly said "how dare you" and walked away. Trump's ego would not have been able to handle that.

[hatorihanso]

They can’t tell the truth, it’s just the way they are

[m.s.]

Huckabee-Sanders is very offensive when she tries to pass herself off as a Christian to advance her career.

[sandragruhle]

He claimed they fled to Sweden? He must have been thinking of neutral Switzerland and doesn’t know the difference. To him all European countries look alike.🤭🤭

[juliancrooks]

Take the picture of his dad. Trim his mustache, change his hair and now we know were Hitler fled to at the end of WW2

[ScorpionRegent]

S.H. Sanders has a lot of nerve accusing Senator Warren of lying and being offensive.

[Lar]

If all these "guests" and "aides" of trump are real hero's why don't they call Trump out on his inappropriate and offensive comments and walk off the stage. Its shocking the amount of so called well educated and informed people that just stand beside him and smile in total silence and shake his hand without the slightest protest.

[dennispatrick-bexc]

Are you serious she played the Indian card until she got caught, total loser....

[altitudeillume]

CONGRATULATIONS, SENATOR WARREN, I DID N OT KNOW YOU WERE SO FORTUNATE AS TO HAVE NATIVE AMERICAN ANCESTRY. I HAVE A SIMILAR STORY, PROUDLY CARRIED, IF UNEARNED.

[lornanunez]

How does Sarah knows she lied. Why Sarah get to call people liers but what she represent is not lies. Someone is goin to sue you Sarah. Stop becoming a horrible person for trump. Ask God to forgive you and let someone better forget your pass and hire you..