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 finally condemns US Capitol riots and gives up fight to overturn election
mirror.co.ukDonald Trump has finally condemned fanatical supporters who "defiled" the Capitol complex on Wednesday, saying they "do not represent our country".
The President released a video to Twitter on Thursday in which he also accepted the result of the election for the first time and pledged a "smooth transition" of power to Joe Biden.
He had been temporarily banned from Twitter and Facebook in relation to his posts amidst the choas, which saw five killed, after the platforms deemed him to be inciting violence.
Trump, who hours before the video had continued to claim falsely that the election had been stolen from him, said that "serving as your president has been the honor of my lifetime".
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