Where Did Trump’s Money Come From?

Please think about supporting my work at Sources for Donald Trump’s Financial History: Early Wealth and Real Estate: Fred Trump’s Business: Donald Trump’s father, Fred Trump, was indeed a successful real estate developer, focusing on affordable housing. For historical context, this is covered in biographies and investigative journalism such as “The Trumps: Three Generations of Builders and a President“ by Gwenda Blair. Loans and Financial Support: The claim that Donald Trump received significant financial support from his father is documented in various reports. For example, The New York Times published an investigative report in 2018 revealing that Donald Trump received the equivalent of $413 million from his father’s business empire through various means (). Real Estate Projects and Failures: Grand Hyatt and Trump Tower: The early successes and later failures i