Donald Trump Didn’t Just Start Being Misogynist and Racist

Was it nature or nurture?

William Spivey
The Polis
Published in
6 min readMar 6, 2024

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There is a segment of our population that suggests we shouldn’t listen to the words coming out of Donald Trump’s mouth. Yes, he talks rough and in a manner subject to misinterpretation, but he isn’t any of the things his detractors say he is. Donald Trump is the only candidate willing to stand up for victimized white people while unfairly depicted as a misogynist and racist, which can’t be true because he has sneakers and has been indicted, which the ordinary person can identify with.

You have to wonder what kind of environment Trump was raised in to become the unique individual he is. Donald’s grandfather, Freidrich Trump, was an entrepreneur and eventually got into the hotel business in Canada. Trump came to North America from his native Germany, stopping in New York and Seattle before arriving in Canada, where he established two hotels. The hotels were multi-functional, serving as a restaurant, bar, and brothel. By 1901, the gold rush was dying out, and the Mounties were cracking down on prostitution. Freidrich (now Frederick) returned to Germany with over $582,000 in cash.

Frederick wasn’t welcomed, though. He was considered a draft dodger as he left Germany during his military service years and was deported. He ended up getting deported, heading…

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William Spivey
The Polis

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