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.
'Don't cancel my golf season'... Donald Trump supports US protests against coronavirus lockdown measures
manchestereveningnews.co.ukProtests against lockdown measures imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus are gathering momentum in the US, after they received the backing of President Donald Trump.
A number of right-wing rallies - involving mass gatherings of people - have taken place in states including Michigan, Minnesota and Virginia.
Supporters, many of whom are also gun rights activists, have held up placards with messages such as 'don't cancel my golf season' and 'God gave us an immune system for a reason'.
The United States has the largest outbreak of Covid-19 anywhere in the world with more than 700,000 cases confirmed and around 35,000 deaths so far.
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