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 heaps praise on "great thing" LIV Saudi Golf League despite controversy
dailystar.co.ukDonald Trump has heaped praise on the controversial Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour.The LIV Tour rocked the golf world when it saw senior players defect from the PGA Tour to join the bank-rolled product.
And Trump has now insisted it's 'one of the best things to have happened in sport', with the tour set to arrive in New Jersey this weekend.Trump will host the LIV Tour at his New Jersey golf club in Bedminster.
And with the tour receiving backlash from numerous groups, Trump has defended his decision to host the tournament and praised its effect on the sporting world.READ MORE: Upset families of 9/11 victims to protest against LIV Golf players at Donald Trump’s course"I think LIV has been a great thing for Saudi Arabia, for the image of Saudi Arabia," Trump told the Wall Street Journal."I think it's going to be an incredible investment from that standpoint, and that's more valuable than lots of other things because you can't buy that- even with billions of dollars."I do think that the publicity that they've gotten, more than anything, has been a great thing for them.
I think the publicity they've gotten is worth billions of dollars. It's one of the hottest things to have happened in sports, and sports is a big part of life." What do you think of Donald Trump's comments?
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