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 Hayes Says It’s ‘Hard to Defend’ CNN’s Trump Town Hall: ‘The Guy Who Tried to Kill American Democracy’ (Video)
thewrap.comMSNBC anchor Chris Hayes explained on Wednesday night why he disagrees with rival network CNN hosting a town hall for former President Donald Trump.
Trump, Hayes said in part, is “the guy who tried to kill American democracy.”Trump will participate in a CNN presidential town hall on May 10, moderated by “CNN This Morning” anchor Kaitlan Collins.
About that, Hayes expressed concerns that Trump could say anything on live TV and there’s no taking it back.“If he is given live airtime, there is no way to know if he will do something like, I don’t know, give out the personal information about the DA,” Hayes said, referring to the District Attorney of New York. “Something that once said on the live broadcast cannot be unsaid and undone.”Hayes added, “So I find it very hard to defend the choice to give him a live platform, no matter how it is dressed up.
But that’s one of the challenges he presents as networks begin the work of campaign coverage during a presidential election, which centers on the guy who tried to kill American democracy.”MSNBC has decided in the recent past not to air Trump live on its network.
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