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lunatica

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13. You obviously didn't read Mary Trump's book

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #5)

Fri Sep 4, 2020, 02:51 AM

Sep 2020

Her father, Freddy, was a decent, educated and good man who couldn’t cope with his father’s demands. He was a pilot and very popular with his friends. But his father humiliated him constantly for not being just as mean as he was. Donald saw that and became what he is today.

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Mary Trump just tweeted a photo of her father when he was in the Air National Guard [View all] highplainsdem Sep 2020 OP

The rest of the family saw him as a failure madaboutharry Sep 2020 #1

He's the real winner ... because he does have love LSparkle Sep 2020 #4

Good point. He actually had love and people who still love him. Trump will NEVER JI7 Sep 2020 #6

How must it feel to know that never in his life did anyone smile when he came into a room renate Sep 2020 #14

So there was a trump in the military. RT.. TY Cha Sep 2020 #2

That's a sweet picture of the two of them Hekate Sep 2020 #3

Given that he declined going into the family business, became a pilot, and served RockRaven Sep 2020 #5

Some families have white sheeps qazplm135 Sep 2020 #9

You obviously didn't read Mary Trump's book lunatica Sep 2020 #13

Loser. SergeStorms Sep 2020 #7

Wow, he's got an actual, genuine smile Bettie Sep 2020 #8

yip UTUSN Sep 2020 #10

Seems like the Dump clan drove the only decent one to alcoholism flibbitygiblets Sep 2020 #11

+1000 smirkymonkey Sep 2020 #12