Trump Reshares Glenn Beck Post Casting His Mother’s 1930 Voyage as American Dream

Trump Reshares Glenn Beck Post Casting His Mother’s 1930 Voyage as American Dream

Trump amplifies commentator Glenn Beck's account of Mary Anne MacLeod, the Scottish maid who arrived in New York with $50 and later became the president's mother.

Richard Miniter
First Published: July 27, 2026, 10:12 AM ET

Donald J. Trump reshared a post from conservative commentator Glenn Beck framing the president’s family history as proof that only in America can the son of an immigrant maid reach the White House.