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.
Aaron Sorkin backs Kamala Harris for US presidency after originally suggesting Mitt Romney
nme.comhe is dropping out of the 2024 race, despite a recent op-ed in which he suggested Mitt Romney should run.Last Saturday (July 20), Sorkin published an op-ed article in The New York Times titled “How I Would Script This Moment for Biden and the Democrats”.
In it, Sorkin lamented the troubles Biden had been facing with his campaign.The 81-year-old president has faced increased scrutiny following a disastrous debate performance in June, with pleas from fellow Democratic Party colleagues, along with notable public figures like George Clooney, Stephen King and Stephen Colbert, to step down.“So here’s my pitch to the writers’ room: The Democratic Party should pick a Republican,” Sorkin proposed. “At their convention next month, the Democrats should nominate Mitt Romney.”Today (July 22), however, the award-winning writer of The West Wing and The Social Network issued a statement via former West Wing colleague and actor Joshua Melina.“I take it all back.
Harris for America!” said Sorkin. Per Deadline, the statement was later confirmed by a Sorkin spokesperson.pic.twitter.com/fg252EKmC5— (((Jew))) (@JoshMalina) July 21, 2024Earlier this year, Sorkin revealed plans to write a follow-up sequel to The Social Network with a focus on the January 6 riots. “I’ll be writing about this.
I blame Facebook for January 6,” he said on podcast The Town. When the host asked him to explain further, Sorkin teased: “You’re going to need to buy a movie ticket.”Biden announced his ultimate decision yesterday (July 21), explaining that it was “in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as president for the remainder of my term”.Biden has also offered his “full support and endorsement”.
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