Would Trump be the first US president without any previous government employment?

originally posted by: Now2016
a reply to: Profusion

Interesting List.
Could Trump also be the first President that is not related to European Royalty?
Every President is somehow related to each other - and British Royalty.

I am related to royalty, good chance you are too. Almost everyone is.

It would be kind of fun to watch Trump learn about the different branches of government and how he can not do much. Unlike owning a company where you can say do this now. He is going to find out that he has to get Congress to do things for him. And they always want something in return.

originally posted by: Profusion

originally posted by: Now2016
a reply to: Profusion

Interesting List.
Could Trump also be the first President that is not related to European Royalty?
Every President is somehow related to each other - and British Royalty.

No. As usual, Trump and Clinton just happen to be related to each other (and British royalty).

Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton revealed to be distant cousins as family trees show they share same set of royal ancestors

You can read in the following thread about how some poster believes that's all not too strange:

Does Bernie Sanders have enough royal blood to be POTUS?

You ever heard of Mitochondrial DNA? we're all related, it just depends how far back you have to go. It's an inevetability regardeless of if you believe Adam and Eve creating a world of inbreeds or the European monarchys doing it

originally posted by: MrSpad
It would be kind of fun to watch Trump learn about the different branches of government and how he can not do much. Unlike owning a company where you can say do this now. He is going to find out that he has to get Congress to do things for him. And they always want something in return.

Executive overreach has made this must see TV. It'd all obviously be challenged in the courts but I can't imagine a president Trump trying to return balance to the legislative branch given the abuses at the executive level over a number of years

a reply to: Krazysh0t There were several presidents before George Washington.