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 'pressured' US ambassador to lobby for Turnberry as venue for the British Open golf tournament
dailyrecord.co.ukDonald Trump tried pressuring the former Scottish Secretary to help steer the British Open golf tournament to his Turnberry resort in Ayrshire, according to reports from the United States.
Trump had ordered the American ambassador to Britain, Robert "Woody" Johnson, to lobby for the lucrative sporting fixture to be held at his troubled Scottish resort and a few weeks later Johnson raised the idea with David Mundell, who was in office at the time.
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