Donald Trump got a million dollars from dad, scorn from the internet
'It has not been easy for me,' Trump tells New Hampshire crowd
Donald Trump has his foot in his mouth yet again, after sharing his idea of a "small loan" from dad with a crowd at a recent campaign event.
The bombastic billionaire turned Republican presidential hopefulĀ was discussing some of the hurdles he overcame on his way to the topĀ during a meeting withĀ Republican voters at aĀ town hall event Monday in New Hampshire, when he let on that he had a little help from his father to get his business started.
"It has not been easy for me," said Trump.
"I started off in Brooklyn, my father gave me a small loan of a million dollars," Trump said, before talking about how he built up his real estate business.
Trump was answering a question from an audience member who asked whether the billionaire businessman had ever been told no by people outside his family.
ForĀ a man who says he's worth aboutĀ $10 billionĀ US, one million might seem like a drop in the pail.Ā ButĀ assuming Trump received his million dollar loan sometime around hisĀ graduationĀ in 1968, the loanĀ would be worth about $6.8 million in today's dollars,Ā according to the U.S. Department of Labor'sĀ Labor Statistics CPI Inflation Calculator.
Other times Trump said he was "told no"Ā include when his father told himĀ not to enter the Manhattan real estate marketĀ and by the pessimists who believe he shouldn't run for president.
But the internet seems fixated on that million dollar loan from the bank of dad.
Some think TrumpĀ needs to give his head a shake.
A million $ in the 60s to invest in real estate? How could you not turn a profit, <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump">@realDonaldTrump</a>?! <a href="https://t.co/OppR4TXXSy">https://t.co/OppR4TXXSy</a>
—@tobyquarantaLife for Donald ain't been no crystal stair: <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/smalllloan?src=hash">#smalllloan</a> <a href="https://t.co/3TuDRaFIkA">https://t.co/3TuDRaFIkA</a>
—@apolkeySpoiled out of touch <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump">@realDonaldTrump</a> thinks $1MIL is small. Are you aware ppl in our country can barely pay bills?? <a href="https://t.co/bYgoLO1TUV">https://t.co/bYgoLO1TUV</a>
—@toxicdonutsOthers say if that's hard, sign us all up.
bruh Donald trump said his dad gave him a "small loan of a million dollars" so his life hasn't been easy, my life must be impossible then
—@ColinxMCIt's easy to lift yourself up by your own bootstraps, if you have million dollar bootstraps. <a href="https://t.co/iS1lEzRjJo">https://t.co/iS1lEzRjJo</a>
—@Aunty__EmHow To Make a Million Dollarsā by Donald Trump. Step 1. Ask Dad. The end.
—@Civic_ThoughtsWish we all had fathers who could give us "a small loan of a million dollars" like Donald Trump's did <a href="https://t.co/8lo1noCAQf">https://t.co/8lo1noCAQf</a>
—@SoniaChopra28Trump was born on third, got bluffed back to second, and thinks he hit a double <a href="https://t.co/WXdgf1NCMr">https://t.co/WXdgf1NCMr</a>
—@ProfeppsSome want a "small loan" of their own.
If Donald Trump thinks a million dollars is a small loan..I'd be willing to take a miniscule loan from him šµ
—@ATick84Gonna ask my bank for a "small loan." Maybe a $1,000,000. <a href="https://t.co/C5E404ucIL">https://t.co/C5E404ucIL</a>
—@jeremyjojolaIt's brought out lots of emotions.
I am in tears right now; sobbing uncontrollably at the hardships that Donald Trump has had to face... <a href="https://t.co/3S2fxpzJ1g">https://t.co/3S2fxpzJ1g</a>
—@WriterMRKlassI'm honestly still cracking up when I saw Donald Trump said his life never been easy because he only got a million dollars from his father
—@dear_jenai"my dad gave me a small amount of a million dollars" - donald trumpšššššš how do people- a small amount- i'm just done.
—@samlewieAnd, of course, plenty of GIFs as well.
Donald Trump has some nerve getting on tv and saying "My father gave me a small loan of a million dollars." <a href="https://t.co/77BfLjJWWu">pic.twitter.com/77BfLjJWWu</a>
—@_JayAntonioTrump: My Life Hasn't Been 'Easy,' My Dad Gave Me 'Small' $1M Loan - <a href="https://t.co/XvP4XzOcOb">https://t.co/XvP4XzOcOb</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ecie1sV87B">pic.twitter.com/Ecie1sV87B</a>
—@JuanSaaa"My father gave me a small loan of about a million dollars..." --<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/DonaldTrump?src=hash">#DonaldTrump</a> <a href="https://t.co/4q5Frd135F">pic.twitter.com/4q5Frd135F</a>
—@dtafakari.<a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump">@realDonaldTrump</a> started off with a "small loan" of $1 million. <a href="https://twitter.com/NickGass">@NickGass</a> <a href="https://t.co/msC0tvjOKK">https://t.co/msC0tvjOKK</a> <a href="https://t.co/DmrWVaVbjt">pic.twitter.com/DmrWVaVbjt</a>
—@inside