Donald Trump, sem ólst upp á óðalsetri í New York, hefur sagt að viðskiptaferill hans hafi hafist með „smáu einnar milljóna dala láni“ frá föður sínum. Þar að auki er hann talinn hafa erft um 40 milljónir frá föður sínum. Hann tók yfir rekstri verktakafyrirtækis fjölskyldunnar þegar hann var 28 ára gamall.
Hillary Clinton hefur einnig tjáð sig um ummælin.
At a speech today in PA, Trump said he considers himself "a blue collar worker, in a way." Right. That's like me claiming I'm a ladies man.
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) October 10, 2016
Never heard of a “blue collar worker” losing nearly $1 billion in a year and cheating hundreds of other workers in the process. https://t.co/ln1cqSnoTV
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) October 10, 2016
I am a blue-collar worker!!! #Trump pic.twitter.com/1KjgzjF3My
— TRUMPALMIGHTY (@TRUMP_ALMIGHTY) October 10, 2016
Donald Trump today: "I consider myself in a certain way to be a blue collar worker." pic.twitter.com/YYWVj6l2BN
— Kevin Drum (@kdrum) October 10, 2016
Trump began speech talking about golf and his time at Wharton business school, ended with declaring himself "in a way, a blue collar worker"
— Martin Gelin (@M_Gelin) October 10, 2016
Maybe he wears blue collar dress shirts under his Trump suits sometimes
— Dan Eggen (@DanEggenWPost) October 10, 2016