Donald Trump is facing renewed criticism in Washington after telling reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, 11 June, that 'guys like me' built the United States and dismissing working‑class critics as 'ingrates'. The remark, offered as a defence of his record and policymaking style, has quickly drawn fire from those who say Trump is trying to rewrite who really built America and who counts as a 'builder' today.
Trump was responding to a question about how he approaches policy when he slipped into a familiar story about himself as a builder and businessman. He has long presented himself as a self‑made, hands‑on mogul, a claim that sits uneasily with the documented fact that he inherited a large New York property empire and millions of dollars from his father, Fred Trump.
