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.
Congress Meets To Count Electoral Votes; Donald Trump Again Pressures Mike Pence To Overturn Results
deadline.comPresident Donald Trump again insisted , speaking to very large crowds of supporters just outside the White House, again pressured Vice President Mike Pence to move to overturn the results of the presidential election during a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.But Pence has no authority to do so, as his role presiding over Congress’ counting of the electoral votes, which will certify Joe Biden’s win, is largely ceremonial.“Mike Pence is going to have to come through for us, because if he doesn’t, that will be a sad day for our country, because you have sworn to uphold the Constitution,” he said.Among the cable news networks, CNN and MSNBC did not carry the speech; Fox News did.Appearing before the huge crowds that stretched from the
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