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.
Trump campaign rally plays the Smiths, Johnny Marr responds
thefader.comAhead of the New Hampshire primary earlier this week, political reporter Ben Jacobs attended a rally for former President Donald Trump and noted in a posting on X that the Smiths had been added to the presumptive Republican nominee's pre-show playlist.
The following day, ABC's Soorin Kim noted that this wasn't a new development. "You actually hear the Smiths more often than you'd think at 2024 Trump rallies," she posted, along with a video of "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want," one of the Smiths's most beloved songs, being played at a Trump event in 2023.
Read Next: Andy Rourke, The Smiths’ bassist, has died Eventually, the video found its way to Johnny Marr, founding guitarist of the Smiths, and he promised to put a stop to his music being played at Trump's rallies. "Ahh…right…OK," he wrote on X, "I never in a million years would’ve thought this could come to pass.
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