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 bizarrely downplayed climate change concerns - claiming fire-ravaged California "will start getting cooler" and claiming to know more than scientists.
The US President met with officials as millions of acres of wildfires cause destruction in the state after record temperatures over the summer.
So far 36 people have died in huge blazes in western states since last month, with whole towns destroyed by wildfires. Trump's presidential rival Joe Biden has branded him a "climate arsonist" and accused him of again failing the American people.
After being warned against "putting our heads in the sand", Trump responded: "OK. It'll start getting cooler. You just watch." When told there was no science to support this, Trump responded: "I
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