Donald Trump, famous for his wealth, infamous for his ego, has a dim view of the world. To the real estate mogul and TV star, most people are either “enemies,� “bastards,� “sleazebags� or “stone-cold losers.� He isn’t acting when a little glee creeps into his curt dismissal of contestants on The Apprentice: “You’re fired.�
But there are two souls Trump trusts, the ultimate apprentices: his oldest children, Donald Jr., 28, known as Don, and Ivanka, 24. Enough that they are gradually assuming day-to-day responsibilities in the Trump property empire, which has four developments of its own and, as a label for hire, is a consultant and front for dozens of buildings that others construct. The Trumps, that is, run a franchising operation for condo vendors.At 60, Donald J. Trump remains firmly in control of his real estate company, the Trump Organization, overseeing things great and small. But as his kids jet around the world to check on his projects, he’s devoting even more time to his public appearances (he was at Hugh Hefner’s 80th birthday party this spring). And he’s eyeing new reality TV shows now that The Apprentice is fading in the ratings. One idea: a knockoff of the Monopoly board game, apt for a man whose casinos are fixtures on the Atlantic City boardwalk.
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