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.
Mike Pence Slams Media Portrayal of Jan. 6 ‘Disgrace': ‘It Mocks Decency to Portray It Any Other Way’
thewrap.comairing of security footage in an attempt to downplay the insurrection, even calling those attacking the Capitol “sightseers.”“I was there at the Capitol, and let me assure you it was not, as some would have us believe, a matter of tourists peacefully enjoying our Capitol,” Pence said at the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, D.C. “Make no mistake about it — what happened that day was a disgrace and it mocks decency to portray it in any other way.”Pence continued on to disprove portrayals of those involved in the Jan.
6 riot as “tourists,” saying “tourists don’t injure 140 police officers by sightseeing; tourists don’t break down doors to get to the Speaker of the House or voice threats against public officials.”“The American people have a right to know what took place at the Capitol on Jan.
6,” he said. “I expect members of the Fourth Estate to continue to do their job.”As Pence lays the groundwork for a potential 2024 Presidential run, he condemned Donald Trump, who has already stated his candidacy, for his actions on Jan.
6.“President Trump was wrong,” Pence said pointedly, adding that he had “no right to overturn the election.” “His reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day, and I know history will hold Donald Trump accountable.”With these sharp remarks, Pence continued to poke fun at Trump and other politicians in tradition with the event attended by journalists and politicians, pointing his next critique on the ongoing investigation into the classified documents found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence.
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