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Naive, me? You have got to be kidding.

I don't know you ... I didn't mean to insult you personally. Just engaging in vigorous debate, is all.

That said, I do think it's absurd to imply that having a NYC real estate mogul worth hundreds of millions of dollars for a father wasn't helpful to Donald in becoming, well, a NYC real estate mogul worth hundreds of millions of dollars. If that isn't naïve, it's ... something.

Trump's father did not bankroll him and certainly in no significant way.

For what it's worth, the NY Daily News obit of Fred Trump literally begins with:

Fred Trump, who amassed a fortune building middle-class houses and apartments in Brooklyn and Queens, then helped bankroll son Donald's glamorous foray into Manhattan real estate ....