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 blames Bob Woodward for downplaying coronavirus threat
mirror.co.ukDonald Trump has blamed Watergate journalist Bob Woodward for sitting on the US President's knowledge of how deadly coronavirus was four months ago.
Trump spoke to Woodward in a series of taped phone calls in February for his upcoming book Rage. According to the newly released recordings of interviews done for which, Trump acknowledged he knew how deadly and contagious the coronavirus was but played it down because he did not want to create a panic.
The president - who must overcome Democrat nominee Joe Biden at the November elections to secure a second term in office - has since repeatedly defended his remarks. "I thought it would be interesting to talk to him for a period of calls so we did that," he said, justifying why he spoke to
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