British star Tilda Swinton has revealed why she is looking forward to speaking to President-elect Donald Trump about her late mother.
Swinton, winner of an Academy Award and a British Academy Film Award, recently spoke with the New York Times about his anti-conservative activism in England, especially in the 1980s.
The Orlando actress said in particular that in recent years there has been a tremendous “rise in the pettiness of right-wing politics” and suggested that “the purveyors of that pettiness were once vulnerable little children.”
“I can tell you, and you may even read this, that if I ever met your incoming president, there is one thing I would love to talk to him about, which is having a Scottish mother,” Swinton said boldly.
“That’s something I can get close to him on.”
When asked why she would want to talk to Trump, Swinton doubled down and said she is actually more interested in hearing about his mother, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump.
Mary Anne was born and raised on the Isle of Lewis in the Hebrides and emigrated to New York in 1930, at the age of 18, to seek work as a domestic servant.
In 1936, she married successful real estate developer Frederick Trump, the son of German immigrants.
In his 1987 book, ‘Trump: The Art of the Deal,’ Donald said of his parents: ‘We had a very traditional family. My father was the power and breadwinner of the family, and my mother was the perfect housewife.’
British star Tilda Swinton has revealed why she is looking forward to speaking to President-elect Donald Trump about her now-deceased mother.
From left to right: American banker Elizabeth Trump Grau, her brother, President-elect Donald Trump, and their mother Mary Trump at the Mar-a-Lago estate.
Trump added that his mother took care of him and his siblings, “cooked, cleaned and darned socks and did charity work at the local hospital.”
Speaking of her influence on his life, Donald credits Mary Anne for passing on the “showbiz” gene to him.
“She always had a talent for the dramatic and the grandiose. She was a very traditional housewife, but she also had a sense of the world beyond herself.
“I still remember my mother, who is Scottish by birth, sitting in front of the television to watch Queen Elizabeth’s coronation and not moving for a whole day.
‘I also remember my father that day, pacing impatiently. “For the love of God, Mary,” he said. “Enough, turn it off. You’re all a bunch of scammers.”
‘My mother didn’t even look up. They were total opposites in that sense. My mother loves splendor and magnificence, while my down-to-earth father is only excited by competition and efficiency.’
In his book ‘How to Get Rich’, Donald attributes his religious values to his mother as well.
According to Jeffrey Lyonsprofessor of political science at Boise State University, about three-quarters of children who have two parents from the same political party will fall on the same end of the left-right spectrum as their parents.
Speaking of her influence on his life, Donald credits Mary Anne for passing on the “showbiz” gene to him. In the photo: Mary Trump, Donald and his wife Melania.
In his book ‘How to Get Rich’, Donald attributes his religious values also to his mother
About eight in ten parents who were Republican or leaned Republican (81 percent) had teens who also identified as Republican or leaned that way.
TO Pew Research Center Study revealed that about 35 percent of American parents said it was extremely or very important that their children grow up to share their religious views.
The study also showed that 70 percent of white born-again or evangelical Protestant parents said it was extremely or very important for their children to have similar religious beliefs, compared to just 8 percent of religiously unaffiliated parents.
He also indicated that a large majority of parents with teenage children have passed on their political allegiances.
About eight in ten parents who were Republican or leaned Republican (81 percent) had teens who also identified as Republican or leaned that way.
Similarly, about nine in ten parents who were Democrats or leaned Democratic (89 percent) had teens who described themselves the same way.