Michael Knigge, DW: Trump only trusts his family, says biographer
Trump family biographer, Gwenda Blair, talks to DW about the new president’s views on family, and explains the very different roles his wives and children play.
DW: Family plays a very important role for President Donald Trump. What kind of first family can we expect in the Trumps?
Gwenda Blair: As we have seen, he is holding on close to that family. This is how he is going to continue what he has always done, which is to focus on maximizing his own advantage. He always had a very sharp eye for how to get ahead, whatever the situation, and for the opportunities that may be lurking and how to profit from them.
He did this in his business career, and what we are now seeing is the rolling out of making the White House into a for-profit situation, depending on his family, depending on his children, having his daughter and his son-in-law very close by. We don't know how close his son-in-law will be in the White House, but presumably not far. That's his way of taking this forward and keeping the focus on what's in it for him and how he can take advantage of now being president.
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WNU Editor: Family is everything ..... but is using your family the best way to run a country? The last time the U.S. was faced with something like this was the Kennedys (I do not include the Bush family in this mix) ... but their rule was cut short. Fortunately .... the U.S. has checks and balances .... so the Trump family will be held in check. But we are definitely entering uncharted territory.
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WNU Editor: Family is everything ..... but is using your family the best way to run a country? The last time the U.S. was faced with something like this was the Kennedys (I do not include the Bush family in this mix) ... but their rule was cut short. Fortunately .... the U.S. has checks and balances .... so the Trump family will be held in check. But we are definitely entering uncharted territory.
