Trump wrongly claims for third time his father was born in Germany

Source: https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2019/04/02/592444/US-Donald-Trump-Germany-NATO
Published: Apr 2, 2019
Author: staff
Post Date: 2019-04-02 23:51:49 by Tatarewicz
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US President Donald Trump has wrongly claimed that his father was from Germany as he expressed frustration about the European country’s financial contribution to the US-led military alliance of NATO.

Trump made the claim for a third time on Tuesday as he was meeting with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the White House in Washington, DC.

"Germany, honestly, is not paying their fair share," the US president said before stressing that he has "great respect" for German Chancellor Angela Merkel and "great respect for the country."

"My father is German, was German," Trump went on to say. "Born in a very wonderful place in Germany, so I have a great feeling for Germany."

This is while Trump’s father, Fred Trump, was actually born in New York City, US, in 1905.

Trump just said "my father is German, was German. Born in a very wonderful place in Germany." Fred Trump was born in New York. pic.twitter.com/U6eWYPzjrJ — Tommy MMXIXtopher (@tommyxtopher) April 2, 2019

This was apparently not the first time Trump has incorrectly said his father (pictured below) is from Germany.

The American head of state made the claims about his father multiple times last year while discussing relations between the US and European countries, according to a report by the Washington Post.

"Don’t forget both of my parents were born in EU sectors, OK?" Trump said in an interview last July. "My mother was Scotland. My father was Germany."

Trump's mother, Mary Anne MacLeod, was born in Scotland.

The Post noted that Trump also claimed his father was from Germany while attending the NATO summit in Brussels.

"I have great respect for Germany; my father is from Germany," Trump said. "Both of my parents are from the EU, despite the fact they don’t treat us well on trade."

But Trump’s grandfather, Friedrich Trump, was a German immigrant. He left for America at 16 and worked as a barber in Manhattan. Friedrich was at one point deported from Germany when he returned to his native country after spending time in the US for avoiding mandatory military service as a teenager. US President Donald Trump looks on as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (L) speaks at the White House in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

Trump's claims on Tuesday came as he was hosting Stoltenberg at the White House ahead of the NATO chief's speech to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.

The US president warned at a NATO summit last July that he could withdraw support for Europe if it did not share more of what he called an unfair burden on US taxpayers in funding the military alliance.

In 2014, NATO countries agreed to meet the current spending target over the next decade, pledging to spend 2 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) on the alliance’s military spending. The alliance has estimated that only 15 members, or just over half, will be able to hit the benchmark by then.

Frustrated by the lack of "burden-sharing," Trump has time and again threatened to leave the alliance if others fail to step up contributions.

Trump has reportedly written to several NATO allies, asking them to increase their military spending for the alliance and warning the US is losing patience.

Earlier this year, Stoltenberg credited Trump with an increase in military spending from other member states, saying Washington's pressure had led to "some real results."

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#1: Fred Mertz    To: Tatarewicz (#0)

The guy seems not to be able to tell the truth. I heard today that he also cheats at golf.

Fred Mertz posted on 2019-04-02 23:57:47   Reply   Private Reply


#2: Tatarewicz    To: Fred Mertz (#1)

Father's nose looks a bit unusual.

Tatarewicz posted on 2019-04-03 05:10:27   Reply   Private Reply


#3: Darkwing    To: Tatarewicz (#0)

These elected people tells lies all the time. Do not they think that someone will look up the facts and called them out??? PLUS: these people are running, no ruining this country

Darkwing posted on 2019-04-03 08:32:01   Reply   Private Reply


#4: hondo68    To: Fred Mertz (#1)

I heard today that he also cheats at golf.

hondo68 posted on 2019-04-03 11:07:24   Reply   Private Reply


#5: Fred Mertz    To: hondo68 (#4)

Thanks hondolt, I watched it and it confirms what my lunch buddy told me yesterday. Trump is a better golfer than Jack Nicklaus, just ask him.

Fred Mertz posted on 2019-04-03 11:16:44   Reply   Private Reply


#6: hondo68    To: Tatarewicz, Wheres the Birth Certificate? (#2)

Not too surprising that his father was a fake Kraut. If we believed Donnell's lies, his foreign born Father & Mother would make him NOT a Natural Born US Citizen, a usurper!

Trump wrongly claims for third time his father was born in Germany

Trying to suck up to the NATO Nazis.

If Trump is telling the truth about his father, then Donald is NOT a natural born US citizen.

He's a usurper! Where's the Birth Certificate for Fred Trump?

hondo68 posted on 2019-04-03 14:07:15   Reply   Private Reply


#7: GreyLmist    To: hondo68 (#6)

Not too surprising that his father was a fake Kraut. If we believed Donnell's lies, his foreign born Father & Mother would make him NOT a Natural Born US Citizen, a usurper!

Trump wrongly claims for third time his father was born in Germany
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If Trump is telling the truth about his father, then Donald is NOT a natural born US citizen.

He's a usurper! Where's the Birth Certificate for Fred Trump?


Sources cited at the link are disputed and the Washington Post is not reliable, imo. President Trump is a natural born citizen because he was born in America and both of his parents were citizens of this country at the time of his birth. I think his mother would have become a citizen automatically by marriage to his father, according to the nationality laws then. She also became a naturalized citizen 4 years before the President's birth; which meant that the status of her citizenship here would not be changed if her husband decided to change his, for example. To do that, she would have had to officially renounce her foreign-birth citizenship. I think his father would have been born a citizen no matter which country he was born in, because both of the President's paternal grandparents were citizens. His father was born in 1905. His paternal grandfather had become a citizen 13 years earlier in 1892, after living here since 1885. His paternal grandmother would have been a citizen by marriage.

GreyLmist posted on 2019-04-03 22:23:52   Reply   Private Reply


#8: hondo68    To: GreyLmist, President Pence (#7)

I'll need to see the Naturalization papers for President Trump's Scottish mother, Mary Anne before I'll believe that he's a Natural Born US Citizen.

If they're later than Trump's birth date, he's a usurper!

hondo68 posted on 2019-04-03 22:40:17   Reply   Private Reply


#9: GreyLmist    To: hondo68 (#8)

I'll need to see the Naturalization papers for President Trump's Scottish mother, Mary Anne before I'll believe that he's a Natural Born US Citizen.

If they're later than Trump's birth date, he's a usurper!


Meanwhile, here are some corroborating references which have more credibility, imo, than the notorious Washington Post:

Mary Anne MacLeod Trump - Wikipedia

mother of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States [born June 14, 1946 in New York], and the wife of real estate developer Fred Trump. [They married in January 1936.] Born in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, she immigrated to the United States in 1930 and became a naturalized citizen in 1942.[3] ... [on March 10, 1942.[3][8][9]] ... there is no evidence that she violated any immigration laws prior to her naturalization, as she frequently traveled internationally and was afterwards able to re-enter the U.S.[14]

Nationality law | jus matriomii and marriage - Wikipedia

Some states automatically confer nationality on the basis of marriage. ... Countries have in the past regarded marriage as an important status changing event in people's' lives and encouraged the special relationship that exists between spouses, sentiments which continue to be valued today. The common practice within and among states at the beginning of the 20th century was that a woman should have the nationality of her husband; i.e., upon marrying a foreigner the wife would automatically acquire the nationality of her husband, and lose her previous nationality, often with the reciprocal recognition by the other country. Even after the nationality of a married woman was no longer dependent on the nationality of her husband, legal provisions were still retained which automatically naturalised married women, and sometimes married men as well. This led to a number of problems, such as loss of the spouses' original nationality, the spouse losing the right to consular assistance (since consular assistance cannot be provided to nationals under the jurisdiction of a foreign state of which they are also nationals), and men becoming subject to military service obligations. There has been a shift towards a principle that neither marriage nor dissolution of marriage automatically [affect] the nationality of either spouse, nor of a change of nationality by one spouse during marriage automatically affecting the nationality of their spouse.


Donald Trump’s Immigrant Mother | By Mary Pilon | newyorker.com | June 24, 2016

Fred Trump and Mary MacLeod married in 1936 and settled in Jamaica, Queens, at the time a haven for Western European immigrants. ... As the Second World War raged in Europe, on March 10, 1942, the U.S. District Court in Brooklyn made Mary Trump a naturalized citizen.

United States nationality law | Oath of allegiance - Wikipedia

During the naturalization ceremony, the applications are required to swear the following Oath of Allegiance[37]

I hereby declare, on oath,

that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen;
that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic;
that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;
that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law;
that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law;
that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law;
and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion;
so help me God.


P.S. Thank you for your insistance on eligibility verifications for our nation's Presidential office. Natural born citizenship status is the one qualification of such utmost importance to our Founders (re: undivided allegiance, obligation and influence) that they specified a particular category of citizenship required without binding foreign attachments (rather than citizenship more generally) because: The loyalty and powers of America's Presidency should never be "internationalized" by foreign birth, foreign citizenship(s) acquired otherwise or any foreign affiliation; as many people have been moving to subversively "normalize", since at least as far back as the early 1880s. Thanks, too, for posting that very educational Venn diagram on the natural born citizen subject.

GreyLmist posted on 2019-04-04 12:38:42   Reply   Private Reply


#10: Rotara    To: hondo68, all (#4)

It sure looks like ZionDon has been awarded a 2nd term as Emperor.

Biden ? Hahaha. Radical Moron Commie Left ? Bwahahaha.

Now Trump laid the wood to Messico. Sounded GREAT !!

Kabuki Theater can be highly entertaining once you've seen behind the curtain.

Rotara posted on 2019-04-04 12:45:05   Reply   Private Reply


#11: Rotara    To: All (#10)

Kushner, like ZionDon's own Mossad Agent in the WH, is A-Hole Buddie$ with $oros.

Soros funds and basically started the illegal invasion train 'color revolution' from Central America.

Trump benefits looking tuff, the Wall might well go up, Rothchild Zion is safe, Amnesty is certain.... hmm

Rotara posted on 2019-04-04 12:50:35   Reply   Private Reply


#12: Tatarewicz    To: GreyLmist (#9)

Natural born citizenship status is the one qualification of such utmost importance to our Founders

Does this really matter anymore when the Jew-chosen Congress has to pledge loyalty to Israel, even if US "is turned to rubble?"

Tatarewicz posted on 2019-04-06 05:27:43   Reply   Private Reply