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 defends suspected protester killer saying he was 'violently attacked'
mirror.co.ukDonald Trump has appeared to defend the teenager accused of killing two protesters with an illegal firearm, suggesting that he acted in self-defence.
The US President said 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse "probably would have been killed" if he hadn't taken action during the chaotic scenes in Kenosha, Wisconsin last week.
Black Lives Matter demonstrators had taken to the streets following the police shooting of black man Jacob Blake, 29, and clashes with law enforcement and armed vigilantes ensued. "He was trying to get away from them I guess, it looks like, and he fell, then they very violently attacked him," Trump said on Monday, referring to Rittenhouse. "It was something that we are looking at right now and it's under investigation, but I
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