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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMary Trump explains why she thinks Donald Trump Jr. is the dumbest of the Trump children
Mary Trump spoke to John Aravosis and Cliff Schecter promoting her latest book about the collective trauma Americans have faced over the years of the Trump administration.
In the early part of the conversation, Trump explains some information about the upbringing of former president Donald Trump's children and how her uncle carried one some of the mistakes Fred Trump made with him.
Fred Trump's eldest and namesake, Freddy Trump, was supposed to take over the business and build it bigger and better. But he was so disenchanted with what he had to deal with that he left and decided to do what he loved, flying. That was what ultimately turned Donald into the new Trump heir.
Like his father, Donald also sidestepped his namesake and elevated Ivanka to be the more important part of the business. This was, in part, because Don Jr. is the least intelligent of the Trump children, Mary Trump explained.
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-jr-mary-intelligence/
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I always thought it was Eric, but she's got a point.....
Lovie777
(11,986 posts)As to who's the number dense, I would say Eric.
napi21
(45,806 posts)failures are judgement & egotistic. None ever seem to use "common sense" in making their decisions & ALL of them function on the tenet that for a decision to be correct, it must be good for THEM & the hell with anyone or anything else.
wnylib
(21,146 posts)whatever intelligence a person has. You must accept that you don't know some things in order to learn. When all of your life is built around power games and self interest, there is no room for mental development and growth. They developed cleverness in using people, sidestepping laws, blaming others, duping people as part of the chronic, forever power games in their lives. They have power game "intelligence," but no real mental development.
Mike Nelson
(9,903 posts)... I don't care which one is dumbest... but I like that it's a discussion!
Harker
(13,870 posts)"Smart" and "Trump" only work together when Mary and perhaps unknown others are up for discussion.
belpejic
(720 posts)But he and Princess Sparkle**** do a much better job of staying out of the spotlight, plus they seem to have much more significant operational roles in the failed Trump crime syndicate, so I'm not surprised that Lil' Don is considered the dumbest of the three.
When Butthead and Princess do make appearances they are cringeworthy, but they are Trumps after all. Tackiness, cluelessness, and sociopathy are baked in.
Harker
(13,870 posts)There's always a pretty strong case for each of them.
Grokenstein
(5,707 posts)patricia92243
(12,590 posts)runs around to tv talk show, rallys, etc because he has more time on his hands doing nothing.
Jilly_in_VA
(9,852 posts)I think Princess does. She runs everything around there, including that clown she's ostensibly married to. (And I still don't think the kids are his.)
IronLionZion
(45,250 posts)it's disgusting.
Sure we all assumed Eric was the dumbest but I can believe Don Jr is dumber. It's probably a competition in that family.
Jilly_in_VA
(9,852 posts)is that Sr. molested Ivanka starting when she was prepubescent and only stopped when she threatened to tell someone, but then bribed her with stuff so she wouldn't. By then Mumsy and Sr were divorced and like the others, she just wanted Daddy to love her. She's been trying to reconcile that ever since.
wnylib
(21,146 posts)going on between Don Sr. and Ivanka. It's visible to the world. Don't know if it was ever physical.
Jilly_in_VA
(9,852 posts)that it was.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)So hard to choose!
belpejic
(720 posts)But I guess that's common in the Trump family.
Klaralven
(7,510 posts)The mother's genes enter into the picture too.
AZLD4Candidate
(5,558 posts)For Don Jr, it's vestigial.
bucolic_frolic
(42,654 posts)but it doesn't require much intelligence to use them.
Jon King
(1,910 posts)She knows exactly what she is doing. She goaded him into a lawsuit which will force him to be deposed under oath. She knew exactly how to play him like a fiddle.
Johonny
(20,675 posts)None of them come off as likable, intelligent, thoughtful, or honest.
There's not much there, there. As one secret service agent said, there's not a sympathetic member of the family.
Skittles
(152,964 posts)nope
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Ivanka got elevated because he had the hots for her.
calimary
(80,693 posts)The proverbial forbidden fruit. And shes all the more desirable to him BECAUSE he cant have her. And he knows it. Begrudgingly perhaps. But that just makes him hotter for her. Im just surprised that hes actually been able to stop himself.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)Ivanka would never tell.
calimary
(80,693 posts)And then again, maybe Jared is there to serve as a beard.