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.
Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft and one of the wealthiest people in the world, donated $50 million toward VP Kamala Harris’s presidential election campaign against Donald Trump, according to a New York Times report.
Gates “has not publicly endorsed Ms. Harris” and his $50 million donation to a nonprofit Democratic-aligned political action committee was intended to remain private, per the NYT report.
The tech billionaire made the donation to Future Forward, a Silicon Valley PAC that is supporting Harris, the Times reported, citing anonymous sources.
Reps for Gates’ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation charity did not respond to Variety‘s request for comment. Citing anonymous sources, the Times reported that the foundation “is significantly concerned about potential cuts to family planning and global health programs if Mr.
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