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.
direct to your inboxThe Prime Minister has said Donald Trump was “completely wrong” to encourage supporters to storm the Capitol and to cast doubt on the US election result.Violence erupted at the Capitol building in Washington D.C.
when pro-Trump protesters stormed the building in an attempt to disrupt the proceedings on Wednesday afternoon (January 6).A woman died after being shot by law enforcement.Members of Congress were forced to put on gas masks, hide under desks and flee to safety when the building was locked down as offices were ransacked.The formal congressional count of Electoral College votes was halted for more than six hours.Joe Biden was confirmed as the president-elect despite the violent scenes.Speaking during a Downing.
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