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.
Triumphant Trump Played ‘It’s a Man’s World’ on Flight Home After CNN Town Hall
thewrap.comAccording to The Guardian, Trump saw the night as a success. And he wasn’t the only one, of course. CNN faced widespread backlash and criticism for giving the former president such a large platform.Moderated by CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, viewers complained the discussion featured Trump spouting innumerable lies with relatively little pushback, insulting and interrupting Collins and defaming E.
Jean Carrol, the woman a jury found him liable of sexually abusing and defaming the day before the town hall.According to The Guardian’s report, Trump told CNN CEO Chris Licht before the show started that he would boost the network’s ratings, and Licht nodded, saying he should “have a good conversation and have fun.”The town hall in New Hampshire, where the first GOP presidential primary will be hosted for the 2024 campaign, featured a live audience of mostly Republican-leaning voters.
The Guardian reported CNN reached out to Trump’s team as far back as November, after he announced his 2023 candidacy. Collins hosted Thursday’s episode of CNN Primetime.
With a day’s worth of hindsight, she reflected on what the town hall meant going forward.“About last night: the 70 minutes I spent on stage in New Hampshire with former President Donald Trump was a major inflection point in the Republican party’s search for its nominee, and potentially the starting line for America’s next presidential race,” Collins said.“It’s important to remember that he is, right now, the GOP front-runner, that he is running, as noted, while being criminally indicted, found civilly liable and under investigation for everything from his handling of classified documents to his business empire.”.
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