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Wiz Imp

(6,071 posts)
42. Quit repeating debunked conspiracy theories.
Wed Jun 18, 2025, 06:15 PM
Jun 18

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 Trump’s 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 Trump’s 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 Trump’s 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 Trump’s 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 Hitler’s “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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ok so what does it imply? Layzeebeaver Jun 18 #1
It's a hate symbol Luvcatz14 Jun 18 #2
Some years ago, I was on Jeopardy. Staph Jun 18 #15
I was on as well in 2007. Danmel Jun 18 #24
You guys! I want to hear more about your Jeopardy appearances! viva la Jun 18 #37
Yes, Alex was the host Danmel Jun 18 #54
I was on in January 2019 and filmed in November 2018. Staph Jun 18 #63
That's so cool, I always loved that show. JMCKUSICK Jun 18 #38
As I stated in the comment below yours, JMCKUSICK Jun 18 #40
Something like "Holy Hannah!"... appmanga Jun 18 #14
What is the eighth letter mikeysnot Jun 18 #3
Nice of them to clear things up for us. No ambiguity whatsoever remains. None. hatrack Jun 18 #4
Cut off two feet C_U_L8R Jun 18 #5
Good math. Norrrm Jun 18 #39
Plus Jilly_in_VA Jun 18 #6
Serious compensation issues! SheltieLover Jun 18 #30
"Out on the dark side of route 88" n/t BluesRunTheGame Jun 18 #7
the number 88 is a neo nazi dogwhistle LuvLoogie Jun 18 #8
Sounds like a Miller request. Trump is too stupid to know the meaning of it. Bev54 Jun 18 #9
Stop excusing this B.See Jun 18 #11
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
... THEIR Nazi brothers. B.See Jun 18 #53
His father was a grand wizard of the KKK... Bluethroughu Jun 18 #18
Whose father are you talking about? ShazzieB Jun 18 #36
There is no source. It's a completely false claim. Wiz Imp Jun 18 #46
I suspected as much, but was trying to be polite about expressing my skepticism. ShazzieB Jun 18 #50
"His father was a grand wizard of the KKK..." mahatmakanejeeves Jun 18 #41
It's Completely false Wiz Imp Jun 18 #45
The dial is being turned up on disinformation at DU. mahatmakanejeeves Jun 18 #47
Quit repeating debunked conspiracy theories. Wiz Imp Jun 18 #42
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
I *just* said that to my husband! slightlv Jun 18 #34
Did Trump donate a couple of his jock straps to fortify them? Ping Tung Jun 18 #10
So are we to assume that the stars and stripes has replaced that "other" flag (insofar as allegorical oracle Jun 18 #12
Compensation, sigh. usonian Jun 18 #13
88 feet of owning the libs? This is why they do most of their stupid shit. IcyPeas Jun 18 #16
Neo Nazi in the white house and cabinets. Bluethroughu Jun 18 #17
It's still tiny compared to the one here in Sheboygan... Archae Jun 18 #19
Next he'll put black and white upside down flags on em. mdbl Jun 18 #20
88 is shorthand for Heil Hitler Botany Jun 18 #21
What would it cost to take down a pair 88' flagpoles? Intractable Jun 18 #22
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
Also, Codifer Jun 18 #23
88 mm Flak 18/36/37/41/43 (Flugabwehrkanone ie air defence cannon) Celerity Jun 18 #59
I don't believe for one minute he paid for them himself. LisaM Jun 18 #25
88 or 100 ? FB47243 Jun 18 #26
Welcome to DU, FB47243! calimary Jun 18 #62
There was a period of time where the Nazi regime used two official flags simultaneously in Germany. RoeVWade Jun 18 #27
That proves absolutely nothing, of course. ShazzieB Jun 18 #51
Angelo Mozilo MAGA grandson robnewell Jun 18 #28
Welcome to DU, robnewell! calimary Jun 18 #61
And let me guess... jmowreader Jun 18 #31
Getting ready to raise the Russian flag vapor2 Jun 18 #32
Here's ADl info... surfered Jun 18 #33
My piano is surprised to hear this. Frasier Balzov Jun 18 #35
Piano worried? DrMJG10 Jun 18 #55
I Played One ProfessorGAC Jun 18 #58
The one in the picture looks like its leaning Figarosmom Jun 18 #43
Hats off for pointing this out BaronChocula Jun 18 #44
It's the white house BidenRocks Jun 18 #49
A post yesterday said it was 100ft tall. Who is right? Srkdqltr Jun 18 #52
Sick. applegrove Jun 18 #56
Another reason I hate fRump and his associates, they never ask for my input. Abolishinist Jun 18 #57
Regardless of any hidden meaning, it's a massive overcompensation for Jack Valentino Jun 18 #60
88 is a symbol of abundance, too. lildDemz Jun 19 #64
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