11. Brooklyn, 1975
“#TBT With my father, Fred Trump, in Brooklyn,1975. A great Father’s Day gift—a stay at my 5 star hotel,” Trump wrote in this photo caption he shared to his Facebook page. It was a happy moment for the father and son business team. But trouble lurked in the background. The Trumps that year settled a lawsuit from the Justice Department that their company systematically discriminated against prospective renters who were African-American. The Justice Department alleged the Trump Organization had screened out people based on race and not economic status. This wasn’t the first time the Trumps settled a case of racial discrimination. The pair was sued in 1969 by the management of a property they owned in Cincinnati, Ohio. Fred Trump directed that lawsuit be “quietly settled,” according to news reports. Despite the setbacks, the business kept chugging along, and Donald Trump soon would find love…
