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.
Donald Trump Accepts Republican Nomination, Details Assassination Attempt: ‘I Had God on My Side’
variety.comCynthia Littleton Business Editor Former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president Thursday night, striking a softer tone that he has in the past on the heels of his near-death experience five days ago when he narrowly missed an assassin’s bullet at a campaign rally in Butler, Pa.
Trump took the stage at Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum with theatrical flair and in front of a giant bank of light bulbs that spelled out “Trump.” “I stand before you this evening with a message of confidence, strength and hope.
Four months from now, we will have an incredible victory, and we will begin the four greatest years in the history of our country,” he said. “The discord and division in our society must be healed and must heal it quickly.
As Americans, we are bound together by a single fate and a shared destiny. We rise together, or we fall apart. I am running to be president for all of America, not half of America, because there is no victory in winning for half of America.” Trump told the crowd he would give them a detailed description of his harrowing experience on Saturday amid the shooting. “In a certain way, I felt very safe, because I had God on my side.
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