{"id":28257,"date":"2021-03-13T13:03:23","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T17:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=28257"},"modified":"2021-03-26T17:29:07","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T21:29:07","slug":"donald-trump-growing-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/donald-trump-growing-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump Growing Up: Like Father Like Son"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What was Donald Trump like growing up? What were the biggest early influences on his character and business acumen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump is a born-and-raised New Yorker. Growing up, Donald Trump\u2019s biggest influence was his father, Fred Trump, who was tough both personally and professionally. Donald learned about business, toughness, and efficiency from helping his father in his housing business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/donald-trumps-childhood\/\">Donald Trump growing up<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Donald <strong>Trump Growing Up&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing up, Donald Trump and his four siblings were comfortable and well-cared for, but their parents always instilled in them the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/value-of-hard-work\/\">value of hard work<\/a>. At the age of 13, Donald Trump&#8217;s father, Fred Trump abruptly sent him to the military school where Donald became the captain of the cadets in his senior year. He was also the captain of the baseball team. His baseball coach, a teacher, and former Marine drill sergeant was an imposing man who had a big impact on Trump. This teacher was physically and emotionally tough and intimidated most people\u2014not unlike Donald Trump\u2019s father. However, Trump forged a relationship with him by showing respect for the teacher as well as confidence in himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although he didn\u2019t care much about schoolwork, academics came fairly easily to Trump. He enrolled at Fordham University, but after two years transferred to the University of Pennsylvania\u2019s Wharton School of Finance. The most important things he took away from Wharton were:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The understanding that he shouldn\u2019t put too much stock in academic credentials&nbsp;<\/li><li>The understanding that other people <em>are<\/em> highly impressed by academic credentials, and that a Wharton degree carries a lot of weight.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Like Father Like Son&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing up, Donald Trump\u2019s biggest influence was his father, Fred Trump. who was tough both personally and professionally. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He\u2019d work with his father during school breaks, and as soon as he graduated from Wharton, Donald joined Fred\u2019s business full time.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Donald enjoyed much of the business, but a few aspects of building and running rent-stabilized and rent-controlled buildings didn\u2019t appeal to him.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, <strong>Donald wanted a business with bigger profits.<\/strong> Not only would that mean more cash in his pockets, but also that he could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-become-more-creative\/\">be more creative<\/a> with the design of the buildings. Donald wanted to construct buildings with luxury and stunning design details\u2014like the glass curtain wall he\u2019d later include on the facade of Trump Tower\u2014that would be excessive and out of place in middle-income apartment buildings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Second, a small portion of tenants in the rent-stabilized and rent-controlled buildings was disrespectful and even violent. Collecting rent could be dangerous when tenants didn\u2019t want to pay. Additionally, some tenants trashed the property out of ignorance or indifference. Donald wanted a different kind of clientele.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, Donald had his sights set on more glamour and bigger profits in Manhattan. While he inherited his father\u2019s work ethic, he got his mother\u2019s love for grandeur. The combination of the two helped him to create bold buildings and large profits.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What was Donald Trump like growing up? 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