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I started reading "Too Much and Never Enough" by Trump's niece, Mary L. Trump. She provides a lot of family background about what she believes formed him into the man he is today.

Among many other interesting things, I learned that he's still unhappy when anyone reminds him of his older brother dumping mashed potatoes on his head when he was seven. Apparently he still hasn't gotten over the insult.

His father always said things were "great" and "perfect" even when they were far from it. His dad also mocked Trump's older brother for apologizing or taking the blame for anything, therefore teaching Trump that apologizing and accepting responsibility are pathetic.

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    [–]Feather 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I think it's worth reading, but I don't find it enjoyable per se. If someone is looking for an entertaining hate-read, this wouldn't be the right book. Looking at how he grew up is just sad. You see this fucked up family dynamic drama with a sociopathic patriarch who ruins everyone around him, and you know how it ends: really badly. You already know that none of his (Fred Trump's) kids will ever reach escape velocity even long after he's dead, if they even survive that long: they're going to stay who he programmed them to be.