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 Concealed D.C. Hotel’s $70 Million In Losses With “Misleading” Disclosures, House Committee Says
deadline.comDonald Trump’s Washington, D.C. hotel lost $70 million during his time in office, as the former president “grossly exaggerated” the financial health of the property, a House committee said on Friday.Citing documents it obtained, the House Oversight and Reform Committee also said that the Trump International Hotel, which opened in 2016 in the Old Post Office Building, collected an estimated $3.7 million from foreign governments from 2017 to 2020, “raising concerns about possible violations of the Constitution’s Foreign Emoluments Clause.”The committee, chaired by Rep.
Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) called on the General Services Administration to provide additional documents related to the records it kept from Trump’s company.
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