Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in the New York City borough of Queens, and received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School. He took charge of his family's real-estate business in 1971, renamed it The Trump Organization, and expanded its operations from Queens and Brooklyn into Manhattan.
The company built or renovated skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses. Trump later started various side ventures, mostly by licensing his name. He owned the Miss Universe and Miss USA beauty pageants from 1996 to 2015, and produced and hosted The Apprentice, a reality television show, from 2003 to 2015. Forbes estimates his net worth to be $3.1 billion.
Chris Christie town hall - live: Christie ramps up campaign with CNN event after harsh attacks on ex-president
msn.comLIVE – Updated at 17:00Former New Jersey governor and 2024 presidential candidate Chris Christie will appear before Americans on Monday night in a town hall hosted by CNN.
Less than a week ago, Mr Christie officially entered the already-packed race for the Republican nomination. He joins former president Donald Trump, former vice president Mike Pence, former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley and more.
It is the second time Mr Christie has made a bid for the White House in his political career. The former governor launched his campaign positioning himself as a moderate-conservative alternative to former president Donald Trump, who Mr Christie called a “self-consumed, self-serving, mirror hog. ”Mr Christie will likely continue to set himself apart from the former president, who he twice endorsed, in the town hall.
It is set to begin at 8pm EST, hosted by Anderson Cooper. The former governor is expected to answer questions from Mr Cooper as well as a live audience comprised of voters who claim that they plan to vote in the Republican presidential primary in their respective states.
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