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Who is the real Donald Trump?

Donald John Trump was born on June 14, 1946, at Jamaica Hospital in the borough of Queens in New York City, the fourth child of Fred Trump, a Bronx-born real estate developer whose parents were German immigrants, and Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, an immigrant from Scotland. 

Born in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, Mary Trump emigrated to the United States in 1930 and became a naturalized citizen in March 1942

Her paternal grandparents were Alexander MacLeod and Ann MacLeod; her maternal grandparents were Donald Smith and Mary MacAulay. They were from the locations of Vatisker and South Lochs, respectively. Donald died at sea aged 34 when his sailing ship sank, a common fate for men in the region which was dependent on fishing.

Donald Trump was named after him.

We all know the persona.

But who is the person?

He frequently references his late brother:

Fred Trump Jr.
Frederick Crist Trump Jr. (October 14, 1938 – September 26, 1981; nicknamed “Freddy”) was an American airplane pilot and maintenance worker. The eldest son to realtor Fred Trump Sr., he fell out of his father’s favor when he chose to become an airline pilot. Fred Sr. then chose Fred Jr.’s younger brother Donald to take over the family business.

Trump has called golfing his “primary form of exercise” but usually does not walk the course. He considers exercise a waste of energy, because exercise depletes the body’s energy “like a battery, with a finite amount of energy.”

While some have claimed relations to other presidents and royals via his mother, there is no evidence to support this.