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's last act could be gift to Scotland by cutting whisky tariffs
dailyrecord.co.ukwhisky imports into America in his final few days in office.The outgoing US president’s trade chief Robert Lighthizer is negotiating with the UK to secure a mini trade deal.Lighthizer suggested tariffs on Scotch whisky could be cut if a post-Brexit deal is successful.A tariff of 25 per cent has been imposed on US imports of Scotch whisky since October 2019 when the industry was caught up in a tit-for-tat trade war following a row over subsidies to aerospace firms.Lighthizer told the BBC: “I’m talking to [International Trade Secretary] Liz Truss, about trying to work out some kind of a deal but we don’t have a lot of time left.”.
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