Fred Trump never asked for any of this: the divisive politics, the endless headlines, a hijacked last name, the heat-seeking uncle, rising from real estate scion to gossip column fixture to The Apprentice host to President of the United States. Fred just wanted a happy life and a satisfying career. But a fight for his son's health and safety forced him onto a center stage that he had never wanted. And now, at a crucial point for our nation, he is stepping forward again.
At times, All in the Family — which bogs down when the author’s life and real estate career are the subjects, but is pretty juicily entertaining when he writes about his aunts and uncles — reads like a cathartic exercise ... While not as scathing as his sister Mary’s book, All in the Family still presents a dishy portrait of generations of the Trump family as chronically toxic, narcissistic, conniving and cruel.
Fred III, the author of this memoir, aspires to be "a different kind of Trump" but coyly trades on his tainted surname ... Anxious to maintain a semblance of peace, Fred III reminiscences fondly about his access to the Oval Office and takes pride in his complimentary membership of a Trump golf club. The family’s handed-down anecdotes about Donald’s bratty behaviour amount, as Fred III sees it, to little more than "stupid kid stuff".
