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.
Putting Trump on Television Will Never Do Anything But Further His Own Agenda
variety.comCaroline Framke Chief TV CriticNo matter how well-intentioned the plea, it was hard not to cringe when President-elect Joe Biden called for Donald Trump on Wednesday to appeal to his supporters for calm by getting on television.
Throughout his career, whether as a reality show host or as the President of the United States, Trump has very rarely used his time on TV to do anything other than incite a strong reaction in his audience.
It wasn’t surprising, then, when Trump’s subsequent statement to those insurrectionists scaling the Capitol walls included far more affection than condemnation.
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