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rpannier

(24,329 posts)
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 09:24 PM Sep 2019

'He had lovely parents, I don't know what went wrong with him':

A distant cousin of Donald Trump has described him as a selfish man who stole pancakes and "wouldn’t give a penny" back to his mother’s native community in Scotland.

The US president last visited his late mother’s former home of Tong on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides for around three hours in 2008.

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“I don’t like the man at all,” said Ms Mackay, 79. “He had lovely parents, I don’t know what went wrong with him.”

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“He [Donald Trump] was here one morning I was busy making pancakes and he had forgotten my husband had died.

“He put a few pancakes in pocket and never said ‘cheerio’ or anything.”

link:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-stole-pancakes-cousin-tong-lewis-hebrides-scotland-a9106106.html

Regardless of what anyone thinks of ill presidente's late father, it is an amusing read about il douche

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JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
17. I remember Rachel Maddow reporting on that story the night of the 'both sides' press conference
Tue Sep 17, 2019, 06:46 AM
Sep 2019

I can't find much on it but came across this going going article.

https://boingboing.net/2015/09/09/1927-news-report-donald-trump.html

rpannier

(24,329 posts)
5. I think the mother visited on several occassions, but I don't think Fred did as much
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 09:33 PM
Sep 2019

And, according to the story, the mother was fairly good at donating

Either way, it does paint another picture of the classless cretin that trump has always been

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
7. What a jerk!
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 09:43 PM
Sep 2019

I don't think I have ever heard a story of Donald Trump where he has ever been a decent person. Ever. He has been an asshole since the day he was born. If there was any justice in this world, he would ...never mind. I don't think I can say it here.

Leith

(7,808 posts)
9. The meaning of the word "lovely" changed for me
Mon Sep 16, 2019, 10:01 PM
Sep 2019

when I saw the movie Frenzy. It was an Alfred Hitchcock movie about a serial murderer/rapist in London. The criminal kept repeating the word as he committed his crimes. It was creepy as hell.

xmas74

(29,674 posts)
14. The bit where she said his mother wanted to be buried
Tue Sep 17, 2019, 02:51 AM
Sep 2019

In Scotland but the expenses and his father is rather sad. They more than had the money to honor that request but were too cheap and controlling.

elocs

(22,566 posts)
15. Donald Trump is a self made male.
Tue Sep 17, 2019, 05:47 AM
Sep 2019

I say "male" because he is in no way a "man".
Trump is who he is because that is what he chooses to be and I wouldn't give him the excuse of claiming he is mentally ill as is so popular here. That demeans those who are truly mentally ill and have no choice in the matter.

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