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 Says ‘Home Alone 2’ Bullying Allegations Are A Bunch Of Bull
deadline.comThere was no bullying involved in the Donald Trump cameo in 1992’s Home Alone 2, says the former president, responding to claims by the film’s director, Chris Columbus, that he “bullied” his way into the picture. “Nothing could be further from the truth,” Trump said on social media on Wednesday. “That cameo helped make the movie a success.
But if they felt bullied, or didn’t want me, why did they put me in, and keep me there for over 30 years?” Trump said he was begged to appear, but was “very busy” at the time and “didn’t want to do it.” But the filmmakers were “persistent,” so he agreed.
Trump has been accused of applying a quid pro quo for the filming at his Plaza Hotel. “Like most locations in New York City, you just pay a fee and you are allowed to shoot in that location,” said Columbus. “We approached The Plaza Hotel, which Trump owned at the time, because we wanted to shoot in the lobby.
We couldn’t rebuild The Plaza on a soundstage,” Columbus said in an interview with Business Insider. “Trump said OK. We paid the fee, but he also said, ‘The only way you can use the Plaza is if I’m in the movie,’” Columbus explained. “So we agreed to put him in the movie, and when we screened it for the first time the oddest thing happened: People cheered when Trump showed up on-screen.
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