Like father, like son. Just as Fred Trump had taken his father’s penchant for success and expanded it, so did Donald Trump. When Forbes announced their first richest Americans list in 1982, both Fred and Donald Trump were featured inside. They were included with their cool $200 million fortune. While that seems like a paltry sum to some, it made the Trump family one of the wealthiest in America at the time! Donald Trump has always credited his father when talking about his success. Recently, Trump said his father helped start his career by gifting “a small loan of $1 million’.