Donald Trump in 100 Facts

by Ruth Ann Monti

Overview

Love him or loathe him, everybody is interested in the phenomenon that is Donald Trump. In the 100 facts contained within, Ruth Ann Monti brings us up close to the man and the brand. Even seasoned Trump watchers will find things they never knew. Did you know that Trump’s children aren't allowed to keep pets? That he has been married more times than any other president? How many businesses bearing his name have gone under? Did you know he once proposed a tax on the 'superwealthy' to wipe out the national debt? How about the theory that The Donald is descended from a ‘werewolf ’ –or at least from his lover? Whether you approach this book as a dip-in fact file or a straight read, your jaw will hit the floor.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781445678535
Publisher:	Amberley Publishing
Publication date:	04/01/2018
Series:	In 100 Facts
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.08(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Ruth Ann Monti is a copywriter, researcher and editor. She provides technical support for WordPress sites and has worked as a Government Relations Director. Science and politics are her passions and she has been studying the Trump phenomenon intensely. She is the author of the best-selling 'Donald Trump in 100 Facts'. She lives in Arizona.

Table of Contents

1 Donald Trump Is a Middle Child 7

2 Trump May Be Descended from a Werewolf or His Lover 9

3 Trump's Mother Emigrated from Scotland at Eighteen on a Ship Called Transylvania 10

4 Donald's Father, Frederick Christ Trump, Started out Building Affordable Housing 12

5 Trump's Paternal Grandfather Left Germany Illegally and Made His Fortune in Canada 14

6 As a Child, Trump Was a Troublemaker Inside and Outside School 16

7 Trump's Father Sent Him to Military School to Straighten up and Fly Right 18

8 Freddy Trump Jr Provided a Cautionary Tale to Donald 20

9 Most of Trump's University Classmates Don't Remember Him 22

10 Donald Trump Did Not Serve in the Military and Used Ail Deferments Necessary to Avoid It 24

11 Trump Has Been Married More Than Any Other President but Started as a Second Husband 26

12 Trump's Affair with Maria Maples Went on for a Couple of Years Before Ivana Could No Longer Ignore It 28

13 Trump's Second Wife, Maria Maples, Left New York to Raise Their Daughter Alone 30

14 Melania Trump Is the Second First Lady to Be Born Outside the US and the First from a Communist Country 31

15 Trump Is the Only President to Have Children with Three Different Wives 33

16 Other Trump Relatives Include a Decorated Engineer, a Ketchup Magnate, and a High-ranking Judge 34

17 A Feud with Fred Trump III Led Donald to Cut off Medical Support for a Sick Great-nephew 36

18 Trump's Obsession with Models, Hollywood, and Real Estate May Have Driven His Older Children's Choice of Marriage Partners 37

19 The Trumps Have a History of Racism 38

20 Woody Guthrie Wrote a Song about Fred Trump 40

21 A 'Mr Barron' Existed Long Before Trump's Youngest Child 42

22 Trump Children Are Not Allowed to Have Pets 44

23 Trump Used to Be Pretty Articulate 46

24 Don't Muss with Me: Trump, Like All Politicians, Is Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow 48

25 Trump Is Overweight 50

26 Trump Is Mr Mysophobia 51

27 Trump Insisted He Owns a Renoir; He Might Still Think It's Genuine 53

28 Trump Had a Crush on Princess Diana 55

29 Trump Really Is Sensitive about His Fingers: Blame Spy 57

30 Roy Cohn, One of the Most Infamous Americans in Modern History, Was Trump's Other Mentor 59

31 Trump Used to Be Very Fond of the Media! 61

32 Trump Inspires Some Pretty Clever Comments from Comedians and Journalists 63

33 Trump Has Changed American English Like No One Before 65

34 Trump Nicknames Opponents and People He Doesn't Like 67

35 Trump Has Belonged to Three Different Political Parties over the Years 70

36 Trump Promises Donations to Whomever or Whatever Has His Attention 72

37 The 'Lying Media' Often Forces Trump to Honor His Charity Pledges 74

38 Trump Is the 'Least Racist' Person You'll Meet 75

39 Trump Advocated the Death Penalty for Defendants Later Found Innocent 77

40 Hate Crimes in the US Grew with Trump's Popularity 79

41 In Case You Haven't Heard, Trump Had A Very, Very Popular Television Show 81

42 Trump Has Been as Obsessed with a Comedienne as He Has with Hillary 82

43 Trump Remained Obsessed with Rosie during the 2016 Campaign 84

44 Trump Likes Music by Musicians Who Want Nothing to Do with Him 86

45 He's Doctor Trump, Loser! 88

46 Trump Has Some Weird Ideas about Disease 89

47 Trump Is Obsessed with Other People's Weight 91

48 Trump Once Recommended a One-time 'Massive' Tax on the Rich to Wipe out the National Debt 93

49 Trump Is Disrespectful towards Women 94

50 Trump Donates His Presidential Salary 96

51 Trump Took the Ice Bucket Challenge 97

52 Trump Sent the Owner of the New York jets to Be Ambassador to Britain 98

53 Trump Restored Central Park's Languishing Wollman Rink 100

54 Trump Sympathized with a Young AIDS Patient at a Time When Many Shunned Those with HIV 102

55 Mar-A-Lago Was the First Club in Palm Beach to Welcome Blacks, Jews, and Gay People 104

56 Trump's Developments Revived Dying Sections of Manhattan 106

57 Trump Once Professed a Startlingly Progressive Agenda 108

58 Trump Is Rich, but Probably Not as Rich as He Claims 110

59 Untrained Illegal Workers Worked on the Trump Tower Site 112

60 Trump Was Successfully Sued for Failing to Pay Union Pensions 114

61 The Trump Hotel in Washington, DC Was Built by Undocumented Construction Workers 116

62 Trump Owned a Modeling Agency That Employed Undocumented Models 118

63 At Least Six Trump Businesses Have Declared Bankruptcy 120

64 Trump Sold Personal Property, an Airline, and Business Interests to Settle Business Bankruptcies 122

65 Those Bankruptcies Made Trump Even Richer 124

66 Sportswise, The Donald Tends to Drop the Ball 125

67 Trump Was Inducted into the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame 127

68 Trump Once Produced a Broadway Show 129

69 Brother Freddy's Struggle with Alcohol Didn't Stop Trump from Starting a Vodka Brand 131

70 Trump Shops outside the USA to Make His Brands and Buy Construction Materials 132

71 Trump Owns 16 Golf Courses 134

72 Trump Has Published 12 Books, Mostly about Himself; at Least One Co-author Deeply Regrets His Role 136

73 Trump Has Appeared in at Least 13 Films and 19 Television Series 138

74 There Are Many, Many Lawsuits from The Suit 140

75 At Least 24 Women Have Accused Trump of Inappropriate Behavior 142

76 Trump Steaks Tanked While Reviews of Trump Steakhouses Are Mixed 144

77 Some Banks Stay Away from Trump 146

78 Three of Trump's Top Atlantic City Employees Died in a Helicopter Crash 148

79 Trump Taj Mahal Had the Worst Opening Week Ever 150

80 Trump Was Obsessed with Barack Obama 152

81 Trump Set Presidential Precedents by Just Becoming President 153

82 Trump Breaks Records for Low Public Approval Ratings 155

83 Trump May Be Encouraging His Public Perception as Flaky 156

84 Trump Spent Much of His First Several Months in Office Lying about the Size of His Inauguration Crowd 158

85 Trump Expects Personal Loyalty over Sworn Oaths to Serve the Nation 160

86 Trump Doesn't Understand the Difference between a Law and an Executive Order 162

87 Trump's Cabinet and Advisors Are a Who's Who of American Millionaires and Billionaires 164

88 Trump's Cabinet Members and Top Advisors Say Disturbing Things 166

89 Under The Donald, We Have an Environmental Destruction Agency 168

90 Trump Made the Only Speech in UN History That Involved Actual Schoolyard Name-calling 171

91 Trump and His Staff Create 'Alternative Facts' 173

92 Trump Told at Least One Lie Per Day during His First 40 Days in Office 175

93 America's Political Divide Grew Markedly During Trump's First Year in Office 177

94 Trump Is Stressing America Out 179

95 Therapists Have Devised Coping Mechanisms for Trump Stress Syndrome 181

96 White House Staff Turnover Is Considerable, but Not Record-breaking 183

97 Trump's Speeches Often Veer off Topic 185

98 At Least Five World Leaders Are More Disliked in Their Countries Than Trump 187

99 Trump Uses Twitter for Everything from Attacking Enemies to Announcing New Policies 189

100 Trump's 2018 Visit to Great Britain Will Be 'Yoog!' 191