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.
Donald Trump Announces 2024 Presidential Bid Amid Potential Major Challenges To GOP Nomination
deadline.comDonald Trump said that he is running for president in 2024, seeking to return to the White House amid warning signs that he’s losing support among key Republicans and Rupert Murdoch-owned media outlets. “In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States,” Trump told a crowd gathered at Mar-a-Lago.
Trump’s announcement had long been anticipated, as he had teased it in interviews and at campaign rallies. His speech was heavy in attacks on President Joe Biden, including personal barbs about him being out of touch, as well as “radical left Democrats.” Biden’s team was ready, tweeting out a video with the message, “Donald Trump failed America.”Donald Trump failed America.
pic.twitter.com/fylyocYcse CNN and Fox News carried the announcement; MSNBC’s Alex Wagner dipped in and out of the speech, instead offering analysis with contributors such as Peter Baker and Alex Wagner.
Broadcast network streaming channels also leaned into analysis rather than carrying the speech in its entirety. With Democrats doing surprisingly well in the midterms, retaining control of the Senate and likely keeping the GOP’s new House majority to the low single digits, a number of Republicans have said publicly that it was time to move on from Trump.
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