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.
ABC News’ George Stephanopoulous Backs Away From Remark on Biden’s White House Chances
variety.comBrian Steinberg Senior TV Editor George Stephanopoulos backed away Tuesday evening from an errant quip he made to a passerby that he didn’t think President Joe Biden “can serve four more years.:” The exchange was captured on video by TMZ, and the person lobbing a query about Biden’s fortitude appeared to be working for the outlet.
The person approached Stephanopoulos as he was walking, in workout clothes, on the streets of New York City. “Earlier today I responded to a question from a passerby.
I shouldn’t have,” Stephanopoulos said in a statement that was shared previously with both Puck News and TMZ. “George expressed his own point of view and not the position of ABC News,” the Disney news unit said in a separate statement.
Stephanopoulos had a recent first-hand view of Biden. The journalist, who co-anchors both “This Week” and “Good Morning America” for ABC News, snared the first TV interview with President Biden after his recent debate with former President Donald Trump, During that event, telecast by CNN, Biden appeared weakened and confused, and his performance that has spurred massive pushback from Democrats along with questions about his fitness to run for the White House in the 2024 presidential election.
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