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 Pulls Out of ’60 Minutes’ Election Interview
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Donald Trump is turning up his nose at ‘60 Minutes‘ once again. The former president, who walked out of an interview with correspondent Lesley Stahl in 2020 amid the last presidential campaign, has cancelled an exchange he was scheduled to make on a special edition of the venerable CBS News newsmagazine for Monday night — after previously committing to do so. “For over half a century, ’60 Minutes’ has invited the Democratic and Republican tickets to appear on our broadcast as Americans head to the polls,” the program said in a statement Tuesday. “This year, both the Harris and Trump campaigns agreed to sit down with ’60 Minutes’.
Vice President Harris will speak with correspondent Bill Whitaker. After initially accepting ’60 Minutes’’ request for an interview with Scott Pelley, former President Trump’s campaign has decided not to participate.
Pelley will address this Monday evening.” it’s the second time Trump and the show have been at odds. In 2020, the former president cut short an interview with Stahl at the White House that was being taped for presentation on the CBS News program.
Trump subsequently posted a clip of Stahl at the White House, noting that she was not wearing a mask, and then, in a second tweet, suggested he might make available a tape of his exchange with Stahl before the interview aired. “Our election special will broadcast the Harris interview on Monday as planned.
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