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.
‘Morning Joe’: Difference Between Trump, DeSantis Abortion Policies Is Trump Is ‘Not a Total Dummy’ (Video)
thewrap.comsigned a bill banning abortions after six weeks into law, the “Morning Joe” team weighed how such a partisan move may impact his chances in the general election were he to run for president in 2024.
Contributor Sam Stein, Politico’s White House editor, drew comparison between former president Donald Trump and DeSantis’ policies on abortion, noting, candidly, that the difference is Trump “is a lot of things,” but he’s “not a total dummy.”“Donald Trump really largely has stayed away from the abortion issue and remember blamed pro-lifers for the losses in the midterm elections,” said “Morning Joe” co-host Willie Geist, punting the mic to Stein.
He agreed.“It’s not just that he stayed away, he affirmatively came out after the midterm elections and said, ‘Hey, I think it’s the fact that we did not embrace exemptions for rape and incest that we lost,'” Stein said of the former president’s stance. “I mean, Trump is a lot of things, but I don’t think he’s a total dummy on the politics of this matter.
I think he understands that it is a real albatross. And look, maybe he’s wrong, maybe he ends up embracing the six-week ban himself, because you just need to do that in the context of a Republican primary.
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