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 opened his speech at the Republican National Convention tonight by recounting the assassination attempt on his life, telling delegates about the harrowing moments at his rally in Butler, PA.
The former president, in his first speech since the shooting, recalled how he had turned his head “and I was ready to begin a little bit further turn, which I am very lucky I didn’t do when I heard a loud whizzing sound, and felt something hit me, really, really hard on my right ear.” “I said to myself, ‘Wow, what was that?’ It can only be a bullet, and moved my right hand to my ear…My hand was covered in blood.
There was absolutely blood all over the place. I knew right them that it was very serious, that we were under attack.” He said that he then “proceeded to drop to the ground” as the bullets continued to fly. “The amazing thing is that prior to the shot, if I had not moved my head at the very last instant, the assassin’s bullet would have perfectly hit its mark, and I would not be here tonight,” Trump said. “I’m not supposed to be here tonight,” Trump said, as delegates shouted, “Yes, you are.” Against a backdrop of the White House, and with iconic images from Saturday’s shooting flashing on the screen, Trump in a slow, almost somber tone at times as he described the events, while saying that he was spared “only by the grace of almighty God.” “I’ll tell you what happened, and you’ll never hear it from me a second time, because it’s too painful to tell,” Trump said.
He also noted that the crowd at the rally stayed, rather than fled, as the bullets rang out. By then, he was on the ground with the Secret Service protecting him. “The crowd was confused because they thought I was dead,” Trump said. “And there was
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