Trump was born on October 11, 1905 in the neighborhood of Woodhaven, Queens, New York City.
His father had immigrated to New York City in 1885 from the small German town of Kallstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate,
Although both of Trump's parents were born in Germany, Trump told friends and acquaintances for decades after World War II that the family was of Swedish origin. According to his nephew John Walter, "He had a lot of Jewish tenants and it wasn't a good thing to be German in those days.
His father had immigrated to New York City in 1885 from the small German town of Kallstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate,
Although both of Trump's parents were born in Germany, Trump told friends and acquaintances for decades after World War II that the family was of Swedish origin. According to his nephew John Walter, "He had a lot of Jewish tenants and it wasn't a good thing to be German in those days.