So who is Donald Trump?

Donald Trump and family

Donald Trump and family Source: AAP

Who is Donald Trump? How can a person who has never held a position in a local council or State government win the office of the most powerful person on the planet? We take a look.


E le'i toatele nisi na manatu pe talitonu e malo DonaldTrump i primaries e avea ai ma sui tauva.

 

Ae ina ua malo i primaries, e tele ana lafoga na tetee iai isi sui o le Republicans, ma latou tuua ai lana campaign.

 

O le a tatou faatalitali nei pe o afea e amata ai le galuega i lana Pa poo le 'Olo lea o le a vavae ai Amerika ma Mexico - o le tuaoi lena e 3afe kilomita le umi, ae o loo fuafua Trump e totogi e le atunuu o Mexico le tau o le Pa.

 

E le gata i tagata Latino mai Amerika i Saute, ae na ia folafola foi le faasaina o tagata Moselemi ona toe ulufale i Amerika.

 

O le tofi peresitene o Amerika e faaigoa o le Chief of Staff, ona o ia le taitai 'au o le militari - e mafai ona ia faatonuina se osofaiga niukilia.

 

Ae o ai lenei tagata o Donald Trump?

 

O Donald J Trump na fanau i Queens, New York, i 1946, o lona tama o se alii faipisinisi i le fausia ma le faatauina o fale tetele i le taulaga tele o New York City.

 

f1344a TRUMP 20 secs

 

"And I watched. And it wasn't that I even watched consciously. I'd be sitting on the floor playing with blocks as a three-year-old baby, and he'd be on the floor talking to contractors about price and elevators and wood. And by the time I'm 16 years old, I sort of like knew everything about building buildings."

 

O le taumafaiga e tulei Trump e avea ma peresitene, poo le "Trump for President" na muamua alia'e i le 28 tausaga talu ai ae o fesoasoani Donald Trump i le campaign a George Bush Senior.

 

Na fesiligia e se tusitala a le NBC Donald Trump i le 1988 pe iai se taimi e ono tauva ai mo le tofi peresitene.....

 

f1344d NBC 10 secs

 

(Reporter:) "You have said that, if you ran for president, you'd win."

(Trump:) "I think I'd have a very good chance. I mean, I like to win. When I do something, I like to win, I like to do well, and I think I probably would have a pretty good chance."

 






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