Marie Brenner on Donald Trump
← Back to Donald Trump ProfileBefore his presidency, Donald Trump revealed an aspiration to father five children, believing at least one would inherit his traits and replicate his success.
“"I want five children, like in my own family, because with five, then I will know that one will be guaranteed to turn out like me," Donald told a close friend.”
Published in an encyclopedia article, this excerpt paints a vivid picture of Donald and Ivana Trump at the peak of their social and aspirational power in New York City.
“It was spring, four years ago. Donald and Ivana Trump were seated at opposite ends of their long Sheraton table in Mrs. Marjorie Merriweather Post's former dining room. They were posed in imperial style, as if they were a king and queen. They were at the height of their ride, and it was plenty glorious. Trump was seen on the news shows offering his services to negotiate with the Russians. There was talk that he might make a run for president. Ivana had had so much publicity that she now offered interviewers a press kit of flattering clips. Anything seemed possible, the Trumps had grown to such stature in the golden city of New York.”