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.
Sen. Tim Scott Kicks Off Presidential Run With $25 Million War Chest Funded by Larry Ellison
thewrap.comSouth Carolina Republican Senator Tim Scott announced his presidential run Monday, with a special mention of billionaire Larry Ellison, who has poured $25 million into Scott’s super PAC, Opportunity Matters Fund.“I choose freedom and hope and opportunity,” Scott told the crowd gathered in North Charleston, South Carolina, on Monday. ”We need a president who persuades not just our friends and our base” but seeks “common sense” solutions and displays “compassion for people who don’t agree with us.”From the stage, he specifically noted Ellison’s presence in the crowd, calling him a “great mentor.”Since 2020, Elison, co-founder of Oracle Corp., has made a series of donations totaling $25 million to Scott’s Opportunity Matters Fund – a conservative Super Pac.
The group has also received donations from Koch Industries Inc. and New Balance owner and chairman James S. Davis, with the stated mission to support candidates that will “help prove the American Dream is alive and well.”Former President Donald Trump, who is also running for president in 2024, welcomed Scott to the race.“Good luck to Senator Tim Scott in entering the Republican Presidential Primary Race,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social website. “It is rapidly loading up with lots of people, and Tim is a big step up from Ron DeSanctimonious, who is totally unelectable.
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