Tag Archives: The Trump Family’s Immigrant Story

For decades, they denied their German roots, claiming to be of Scandinavian origin. On October 7, 1885, Friedrich Trump, a 16-year-old German barber, bought a one-way ticket for America, escaping three years of compulsory German military service. He had been a sickly child, unsuited to hard labor, and feared the effects of the draft. It might have been illegal, but …

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