Posted on 09/15/2017 3:13:40 PM PDT by SteveH
“My father exposed us to his business at a very young age,” Don Jr. recalls. “The time that we spent with him wasn’t ‘Hey let’s go play catch in the backyard’. It was ‘Let’s go work on this jobsite’. And when you’re a little kid around all of this heavy machinery, equipment, and huge buildings, it was pretty cool. The exposure that (all three of us) had to the family business just made it a natural fit for all of us. If we weren’t into it he wouldn’t have us doing it. We learned from him early on that anything you’re not passionate about you’re not going to do well.”
If all of these Trump business traits—passion, hard work, getting your hands dirty—sound distinctly similar to many of the themes Donald Sr. is hammering home on the Republican campaign trail it’s because they’ve run in the family for decades—and Don Jr. isn’t shy about telling voters as much. Presidential campaigns have a habit of throwing a candidate’s family into the media spotlight, and many American voters are only recently getting to know Don Jr., often stumping for his dad in cufflinks and a well-tailored suit. What they don’t know is that he frequently changes into a pair of Carhartt jeans and Redwing boots as soon as the cameras disappear.
Jokes Don Jr., “I’m pretty certain that I’m the only son of a billionaire who can drive a D10 Caterpillar better than I can drive a golf cart”.
(Excerpt) Read more at forbes.com ...
interesting article
Politics is Don Jr.'s third job (his first is being a father to five children). His day job is construction. While “The Donald” has continued his unlikely march towards the 2016 Republican nomination in full media view, Don Jr. and his siblings, sister Ivanka and younger brother Eric, have quietly continued to run the day-to-day operations of the potential future President’s real estate empire behind the scenes.
My daughters used to have some of DJTJr’s kids as (very young) ski students. They were nicer and better-behaved than most, both parents showed up (rare), and Don Jr a nice, regular guy. This was not at a snazzy resort, just a local place.
already posted here at the time it was written...
Donald Trump Jr. On The Record: Why Trump International Hotels And Residences Are Still Winning
Forbes / Lifestyle ^ | May 2, 2016 | Peter Taylor
Posted on 5/6/2016, 1:26:04 PM by Beautiful_Gracious_Skies
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3428250/posts
... but still interesting (and the first time i saw it)
i was searching for “trump corporation” and “value proposition”
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