Donald Trump - Anti-German sentiment
Time: 1940
Place: U.S.
Details: In spite of his German ancestry, Fred claimed to be Swedish amid the anti-German sentiment sparked by World War II; Trump repeated this claim until the 1990s.
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Wednesday Jun 19, 1940 - London


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