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Trump incorrectly states that his father was born in Germany

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In a discussion about Germany's contributions to NATO, President Trump said his father was born in Germany, but records show the president's father was born in New York City.
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· 5 hours ago

This afternoon while discussing NATO and criticizing Germany's contributions to its cost, the president said his father was born in Germany. Fred Trump was born in New York City. Learn more here:

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· 7 hours ago

By my count this is at least the 3rd time Trump has wrongly said his dad was born in Germany.

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Trump just said "my father is German, was German. Born in a very wonderful place in Germany." Fred Trump was born in New York.
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· 5 hours ago

I can't access the original from home, but here's the index listing for Fred Trump's 1905 birth. In New York City. I mean, c'mon now.

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Trump just said "my father is German, was German. Born in a very wonderful place in Germany." Fred Trump was born in New York.
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· 5 hours ago

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· 6 hours ago

It's strange that Trump is now saying his father was born in Germany. In "The Art of the Deal," Trump incorrectly said that his father's father came to America "from Sweden as a child," when his paternal grandfather was actually an immigrant from Germany.

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· 6 hours ago

Fred Trump was born in NY. Friedrich Trumpf was born in Germany, emigrated to America at age 16, made a fortune as a hotelier in the Yukon Gold Rush, & was later denied repatriation to Germany for dodging the draft

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Trump just said "my father is German, was German. Born in a very wonderful place in Germany." Fred Trump was born in New York.
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· 6 hours ago

Note: Trump’s grandfather (Frederick) was born in Bavaria, though Trump’s father (Fred) claimed Frederick had been born in Sweden. Frederick immigrated to the US 30 years before Fred was born.

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· 6 hours ago

The most likely scenario is that keeps getting his father and grandfather confused.

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