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 Is No George Bailey, Says Daughter Of Jimmy Stewart
deadline.comGreg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticDon’t be ringing any bells for Donald Trump just yet. The family of the great Jimmy Stewart is taking issue – strong issue – with a Republican convention speaker who had the audacity to compare the president to the altruistic George Bailey, the character played by Stewart in the enduring Christmas classic It’s A Wonderful Life.The unlikely comparison was made Monday night at the RNC by Natalie Harp, cancer survivor, entrepreneur, Liberty University graduate and Trump campaign advisory board member.Harp, who has credited a Trump-backed Right to Try law with providing the cancer treatment that saved her life, said during her convention address, “In the classic Jimmy Stewart film It’s A Wonderful.
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