Summary of Trump Revealed: by Michael Kranish & Marc Fisher | Includes Analysis

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Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power by Washington Post reporters Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher is a biography of businessman and

• Language: English
• Publisher: Instaread, Inc
• Release date: Feb 23, 2019
• ISBN: 9781683784968

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Trump Revealed: An American Journey of Ambition, Ego, Money, and Power by Washington Post reporters Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher is a biography of businessman and TV personality-turned-2016 Republican Party presidential nominee Donald Trump.

Trump’s mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, grew up on Scotland’s Isle of Lewis and emigrated to New York City in 1930. Trump’s father, Frederick Christ Trump, was born in the South Bronx to parents of German descent. After Frederick’s father died at age 49, Fred got involved in the family real estate business. Fred bought up land in Queens during the Depression. In 1935, Fred met Mary Anne, and they were married a year later. On June 14, 1946, the fourth of their five children was born: Donald John Trump.

Donald Trump grew up in a 23-room mansion in Queens. Young Trump was a troublemaker who was once caught throwing rocks at a neighbor’s baby. He went to private school with his older brother, Fred Jr., and sisters Maryanne and Elizabeth. At home Fred and Mary were strict, but Fred always told Trump that he was the king. In 1959, they sent Trump to New York Military Academy (NYMA).

Trump deferred military service in order to start college at Fordham University. He transferred to the Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania two years