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In reply to the discussion: Trump's new flag poles by the White House are 88 feet tall.. think about it. [View all]Wiz Imp
(6,071 posts)42. Quit repeating debunked conspiracy theories.
There is no proof Trump's father was a member of the KKK let alone a Grand Wizard.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/18/fact-check-fred-trump-detained-kkk-rally-circumstances-unclear/3209853001/
Fact Check: Fred Trump was detained at KKK rally but there's no evidence he was supporter
On Sept. 9, 2015 three months after Trump announced his bid for president the tech blog BoingBoing.net published a New York Times article from 1927 that reported that Donald Trumps father, Fred Trump, had been detained at a KKK rally on Memorial Day weekend. According to the article, 1,000 white-robed Klansmen marched through the Jamaica neighborhood, eventually spurring an all-out brawl in which seven men were arrested.
Among those arrested, the article identifies a man with the name and address of the home of Trumps father in Jamaica, Queens. The article details the charges filed against six of the men. However, it does not identify any charges against the elder Trump and merely states that he was discharged.
The article does not say Trump's father was a member or supporter of the KKK or whether he was a bystander, falsely accused or otherwise the victim of mistaken identity during the chaotic event.
The information available in the New York Times article made it difficult to figure out whether Trumps father was directly involved in the melee or was simply a bystander, falsely accused or otherwise the victim of mistaken identity during the chaotic event. There is no indication in the article that Trumps father was a member or supporter of the KKK.
Among those arrested, the article identifies a man with the name and address of the home of Trumps father in Jamaica, Queens. The article details the charges filed against six of the men. However, it does not identify any charges against the elder Trump and merely states that he was discharged.
The article does not say Trump's father was a member or supporter of the KKK or whether he was a bystander, falsely accused or otherwise the victim of mistaken identity during the chaotic event.
The information available in the New York Times article made it difficult to figure out whether Trumps father was directly involved in the melee or was simply a bystander, falsely accused or otherwise the victim of mistaken identity during the chaotic event. There is no indication in the article that Trumps father was a member or supporter of the KKK.
The other claim is partly true:
In a 1990 interview, Mr. Trump said he had a copy of Hitlers Mein Kampf, although his first wife Ivana Trump and the friend who gave him the book said it was actually My New Order, a collection of Hitler speeches.
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Trump's new flag poles by the White House are 88 feet tall.. think about it. [View all]
LeftinOH
Jun 18
OP
I am not excusing him at all but I am very doubtful he came up with this idea, if he even
Bev54
Jun 18
#48
I suspected as much, but was trying to be polite about expressing my skepticism.
ShazzieB
Jun 18
#50
He may have a 'Mein Kampf' on his booktable, he was at KKK rallies, but no one has ever proven that Papa Drumph ...
marble falls
Jun 20
#65
So are we to assume that the stars and stripes has replaced that "other" flag (insofar as
allegorical oracle
Jun 18
#12
It can be free.... I will gladly knock them down for no charge. Just get Trumpy Bear to stand in the fall zone... n/t
Moostache
Jun 18
#29
There was a period of time where the Nazi regime used two official flags simultaneously in Germany.
RoeVWade
Jun 18
#27
Another reason I hate fRump and his associates, they never ask for my input.
Abolishinist
Jun 18
#57