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 Berates CNN’s Jim Acosta Over “Happy Talk” Question: “These Are The Saddest News Conferences That I’ve Ever Had”
deadline.comBy Ted Johnson As President Donald Trump’s coronavirus press briefing stretched to two hours, he took a question from CNN’s chief White House correspondent, Jim Acosta, that clearly set him off. “We hear from a lot of people who see these briefings as sort of ‘happy talk’ briefings,” Acosta said. “And some of the officials paint as rosy picture of what is happening around the country.
If you look at some of these questions — do we have enough masks? No. Do we have enough tests? No. Do we have enough PPE? No.” Trump then interrupted him. “Why would you say that?
The answer is yes. I think the answer is yes.” For the next five minutes, he sparred with Acosta over the notion that the U.S.
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