A 1976 article from The Washington Post revealed that the chief of inspection and enforcement had spoken with Fred Trump multiple times to try to get him to fix the violations on his complex. Unfortunately, the real estate mogul did nothing about the broken windows, rotted rain gutters, and lack of fire extinguishers. After Fred was released on bail, Irving Eskinazi, the vice president of Trump Management, gave an interview about why his boss wasn’t to be blamed. Eskinazi called Fred a “fine gentleman” and blamed the building’s poor state on “low-income people” who had recently begun to move into the area.
The years passed, and Fred’s actions were mostly forgotten — until the shocking transformation of Donald Trump from a Hollywood star into a presidential candidate. When the already controversial politician was confronted about his father’s involvement with the Ku Klux Klan, he leaned heavily into denial. During a conversation with the Daily Mail, Donald argued, “This never happened. Never took place. He was never arrested, never convicted, never even charged. […] You don’t even know it’s the same person! Nobody says it was!”
However, thanks to a 1930 census uncovered by The Washington Post, we know that the “Fred Trump” who resided at the aforementioned address, lived with his mother, who was named Elizabeth Trump. The census entry also confirmed that “Fred Trump” was 25 years old, and his mother was 50. Coincidence? Extremely unlikely.
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