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 Town Hall That Turned Into Unusual, 40-Minute Listening Session Of ‘Ave Maria’ And Other Songs From His Playlist
deadline.comDonald Trump defended his decision to turn a town-hall event Monday night into an unusual, nearly 40-minute listening session of his favorite songs from his campaign’s music playlist.
The event was interrupted by two medical emergencies in the crowd, something that is not entirely uncommon at campaign events.
But it forced Trump to stop the Q&A as people were tended to. Trump stood on stage with Gov. Kristi Noem (R-SD) as the recorded music played, starting with an orchestral version of “Ave Maria” and then moving to Luciano Pavarotti’s rendition. “Let’s make this a music fest,” Trump said at one point to the crowd in Oaks, PA. “Who the hell wants to hear questions?” I had a Town Hall in Pennsylvania last night.
It was amazing! The Q and A was almost finished when people began fainting from the excitement and heat. We started playing music while we waited, and just kept it going.
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