kallstadt, germany <u+2013> in donald trump <u+2019>s ancestral town, his stunning election as u.s. president is creating etiquette and protocol dilemmas. mayor thomas jaworek plans to discuss at the next municipal council meeting in two weeks whether to send congratulations and a gift. the local delicacy, a dish made from pork stomach, would be confiscated by the u.s. secret service, he fears. a selection of local wines might be inappropriate because mr. trump says he doesn<u+2019>t drink alcohol. <u+201c>we<u+2019>ll probably settle for our usual gift card,<u+201d> an oil painting of the local landscape, mr. jaworek said. kallstadt residents have long felt ambivalence about their most famous native grandson. mr. trump<u+2019>s paternal grandparents grew up in this town of 1,200 people in germany<u+2019>s picturesque wine region near the rhine river. they emigrated to the u.s. more than a century ago. both grandparents<u+2019> childhood homes still face each other across freinsheimer street, now owned by other families. no immediate trump family remains in kallstadt, though the name can be seen on tombstones in the cemetery. kallstadt became a focus for international media attention following a wall street journal article in january, giving locals a new--and controversial--icon to associate with their proud, but low-key, town. the current owners of mr. trump<u+2019>s grandfather<u+2019>s home recently posted a sign saying they would be willing to sell the landmark to the town to shed unwanted attention. <u+201c>some recent visitors were surprised that the former trump homes haven<u+2019>t yet been turned into museums,<u+201d> said tourism manager j<u+00f6>rg d<u+00f6>rr. despite more tourist traffic since mr. trump began his run more than a year ago, many locals are hesitant to cash in. the tenor of mr. trump<u+2019>s campaign outweighed civic pride for some. <u+201c>the comments mr. trump made during his election campaign completely disqualified him,<u+201d> said pensioner roland martin. mayor jaworek said the town has no plans to invite mr. trump, who has never visited. locals supported the mayor<u+2019>s position. <u+201c>i would say <u+2018>hello<u+2019> and <u+2018>how can i help you<u+2019>,<u+201d> said bakery saleswoman gabriele riede. <u+201c>but he certainly would have to pay like everyone else.<u+201d> hans-joachim bender, a retired winemaker, said kallstadt would dread the high costs of hosting the president-elect, such as for sealing all manhole covers to ensure security. still, the region plans to update its tourist material, to make more information available in english, and monitor their local celebrity<u+2019>s comportment. <u+201c>if he maintains the negative image he had during the election campaign, we won<u+2019>t use him in a tourism marketing campaign,<u+201d> said mr. d<u+00f6>rr, the tourism manager. <u+201c>not all publicity is good publicity.<u+201d> mr. jaworek, the mayor, said he will give mr. trump <u+201c>the benefit of the doubt.<u+201d> he has no plans to attend mr. trump<u+2019>s inauguration and expects to be on a ski vacation at the time. <u+201c>if i were to find an invitation in the mail,<u+201d> he said, <u+201c>i would consider it.<u+201d> write to ulrike dauer at ulrike.dauer@wsj.com
trump<u+2019>s ancestral home in germany ponders response to victory - wsj
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