Trump Shares Glenn Beck’s Tribute to His Immigrant Mother Mary Anne MacLeod
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Trump Shares Glenn Beck’s Tribute to His Immigrant Mother Mary Anne MacLeod

Trump posts a Glenn Beck narrative recounting how his mother sailed from Scotland to Ellis Island in 1930 and worked as a maid before raising a future president.

Richard Miniter
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First Published: August 21, 2026, 8:45 AM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump shared a Glenn Beck narrative on Truth Social recounting the immigration story of his mother,Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, who sailed from Scotland to Ellis Island as an 18-year-old. The post frames her life as a one-generation American success story, ending with the line that one of her sons became president.