"So as a little boy I'd be sitting there playing with blocks I guess and my father would be on the phone or door door door, you know, and I'd be listening I guess. And you know you listen, I had a father who was very good at building, he was very good at building things and so am I. I'd build better than anybody else, nobody can build like me."
"Well, he built low, moderate, income housing, so he didn't have to do a floor like this. You know, he'd do a flooring tile, linoleum, at the time they used to call it, and it would be a different kind of a thing. But he had a tremendous attention to quality. In other words, if it's going to be even, you know, a regular floor, it would be exactly even, exactly straight,"
A televised tour highlighted controversial renovations, including brass ventilation covers painted to look like marble. All five children — Barron, Donald Jr., Eric, Ivanka, and Tiffany — were identified as potential future presidents who could take turns winning the presidency. Early exposure to construction work through a father who built properties is presented as formative for architectural attention and skill. The father focused on low- and moderate-income housing but maintained strict attention to quality. A strong claim of superior building ability was made, asserting unmatched skill in constructing and designing spaces.
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