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.
Steve Bannon and Lil Wayne among 143 pardoned by Donald Trump hours before he leaves White House - but Julian Assange did not make the list
manchestereveningnews.co.ukdirect to your inboxFormer chief strategist Steve Bannon has been pardoned by US President Donald Trump.Rapper Lil Wayne and Republican fundraiser Elliott Broidy are also among the 143 people to benefit from a late flurry of clemency action.However Wikileaks founder Julian Assange did not make the list, despite his supporters hoping Mr Trump would act.His partner Stella Moris previously said: “I urge the (US) Department of Justice to drop the charges and the President of the United States to pardon Julian.”The pardons and commutations were announced after midnight on Wednesday in the final hours of Mr Trump’s White House term and just hours before the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.A statement from the White House said:.
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