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 Falsely Questions Kamala Harris' Race in Front of Black Journalists: 'She Happened to Turn Black'
justjared.comDonald Trump is the subject of even more controversy, as he just falsely questioned Kamala Harris’ race during an appearance in front of the National Association of Black Journalists on Wednesday (July 31) in Chicago, Ill.
The 78-year-old former President of the United States claimed that the Vice President, who is the first Black woman and Asian American to serve as vice president, had only promoted her Indian heritage in the past. “I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black and now she wants to be known as Black.
So, I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?” Trump said, via AP. Keep reading to find out more… Kamala Harris notably attended Howard University, one of the most well-known and prestigious historically Black colleges and universities.
She also pledged the historically Black sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha, and was a member of the Congressional Black Caucus in the Senate, supporting her colleagues’ legislation aimed at strengthening voting rights and reform policing, the news outlet notes. Trump previously engaged in false theories about race (also dubbed “Birtherism”) with President Barack Obama, the nation’s first Black president, by suggesting Obama was not born in the United States. (Obama was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. ) Trump’s appearance at the organization’s annual gathering reportedly got heated immediately after accusing Rachel Scott of ABC News of giving him a “very rude introduction” with a tough first question about his past criticism of Black people and Black journalists, his attack on Black prosecutors and the dinner he had with a white supremacist at his Florida club. “I think it’s disgraceful that I came here in good spirit.
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