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 Ratchets Political Theater With Telephone Plea, D.C. Demonstration Plans
variety.comCynthia Littleton Business EditorPresident Donald Trump is promising to drum up a burst of political theater in his waning weeks in office, starting with Wednesday’s election certification procedure in the U.S.
Senate.Even after four years of drama and desperation, Trump proved he hasn’t lost his power to shock after the Washington Post released audio of a telephone conversation the President held Jan.
2 with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Raffensperger’s general counsel, Ryan Germany.A four-minute excerpt of the conversation published Sunday by the Post reveals Trump by turns bullying and begging for Raffensperger to reconsider the results of the presidential election in the state.
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