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.
Conor Oberst explains why Bright Eyes’ new album avoids talking about Trump
nme.comConor Oberst has explained why Bright Eyes’ forthcoming new album doesn’t talk about Donald Trump.The band were widely praised for their 2005 protest song ‘When The President Talks To God’, which railed against then-US President George W.
Bush.Speaking to The Times, Oberst confirmed ‘Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was’, which will be released later this summer, has no mention of the current President. “Trump is a different animal from Bush,” he explained.“Bush had an ideology and the move to war was easy to protest.
But comedians say it’s hard to satirise Trump because he’s the most ridiculous version of himself to start with and I find the same with writing.
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