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 'considering pardoning himself before being booted out of White House'
mirror.co.ukDonald Trump is reported to be considering pardoning himself before leaving the White House in a fortnight. The outgoing leader has issued a series of pardons in his final days in office, including to figures close to his campaign.
The President believes is able to use the extraordinary power for himself. However it would be a striking and historic first - never before tested by a President of the United States.
According to the New York Times, the President has suggested to aides that he wants use the clemency rights for himself. The report emerged on Thursday night as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called for Trump to be removed from office in the wake of the Capitol Hill riots.
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