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.
Moderators Martha MacCallum & Bret Baier Talk About Fox News Republican Debate: Donald Trump Will Loom Large Even If He’s Not There
deadline.comDonald Trump has yet to announce definitively whether he will participate in the first Republican debate next week, something that likely would make the difference between blockbuster ratings for Fox News if he does and very different dynamics if he does not.
So far, all indications are that the former president will not participate, the most recent being his Truth Social post on Thursday morning, as he complained that Fox & Friends was purposely showing an unflattering picture big “orange” picture of him. “And then they want me to debate!” he wrote.
The network and its two debate moderators, Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, are preparing for both scenarios, but whether Trump is there or not, his four criminal indictments are likely to be a topic. “How the other candidates react to it will be interesting,” Baier, the network’s chief political anchor and anchor and executive editor of Special Report, told Deadline in an interview this week. “In the GOP primary, we have seen these indictments increase his polling numbers, increase his fundraising. … How others react to it and how differently they approach it will be a part of this primary and this debate.” MacCallum, anchor and executive editor of The Story, said that the indictments — including new racketeering charges in Georgia — are “also a good reason for the former president to come and make his own mark on where he stands on it.” She said that “maybe because of everything that is going on, it would make sense to be there and to rebut some of what is going to be said in real time.” Trump’s presence also would mark the first time that he has faced off against the 2024 GOP field, with the expectation that seven or eight will qualify for the Milwaukee stage by
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