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.
Michael Bass, EVP of programming at CNN, is leaving the network at the end of the year. News of his departure was shared with employees this morning by CNN CEO Chris Licht, who is in the midst of an extensive effort to reorganize and reorient the news network.
A network rep confirmed the move to Deadline. (Read Licht’s memo to staff below.) Licht arrived in the top job soon after the close of WarnerMedia’s $43 billion merger with Discovery, with the combined company needing to cut cost and streamline in order to pay down its sizable debt.
In addition to sorting out the headcount and budget of the retooled network, Licht is charting a different course than his predecessor, Jeff Zucker, who drove CNN’s leftward direction and frequent clashes with former President Donald Trump.
Ratings have flagged since the inauguration of President Joe Biden and CNN has also faced a challenge in primetime since former host Chris Cuomo left under an ethical cloud.
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