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 Asks U.S. Supreme Court To Reverse Colorado’s Decision That Banned Him From State Ballot
deadline.comFormer President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to weigh in the question of whether states can remove his name from the ballot.
His attorneys filed a petition for a writ of certiorari on Wednesday, arguing that the Colorado Supreme Court exceeded its authority when a majority of judges ruled that he was ineligible for the ballot. “The question of eligibility to serve as President of the United States is properly reserved for Congress, not the state courts, to consider and decide,” Trump’s legal team wrote. “By considering the question of President Trump’s eligibility and barring him from the ballot, the Colorado Supreme Court arrogated Congress’ authority.” Read the Trump petition to the Supreme Court (via Lawfare).
They also challenged the Colorado judges’ conclusions about the 14th Amendment, which prohibits those who have taken an Oath and have “engaged in insurrection or rebellion” from holding office.
Trump’s team argued that the presidency is not an “officer of the United States,” as is defined in the amendment. They also argued that the events of January 6, 2021 were “not ‘insurrection’ and President Trump in no way ‘engaged’ in ‘insurrection,'” they wrote.
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