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.
Former US president Donald Trump CHARGED over attempts to overturn 2020 election result
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer US president Donald Trump has been charged over attempts to overturn the 2020 election result. Official court documents have confirmed the indictment tonight (August 1).
Mr Trump was denied a second term as US president by Joe Biden following the vote in November 2020. But the Republican repeatedly claimed the results of that poll were false, and in January 2021, a number of his supporters stormed the US Capitol.
Mr Trump, who has been intending to run for election again in 2024, announced his own belief he would be indicted earlier this evening.
Posting on his own social media platform, Truth Social, Mr Trump wrote: "I hear that Deranged Jack Smith, in order to interfere with the Presidential Election of 2024, will be putting out yet another Fake Indictment of your favorite President, me, at 5pm. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features "Why didn’t they do this 2.5 years ago?
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