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 orders construction of 250 statues including Whitney Houston, Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash
nme.comDonald Trump has ordered the construction of 250 statues as one of his final acts in office, following through on a previous pledge to build a ‘Garden of American Heroes’.In an executive order issued today (January 18), Trump released a list of all 250 of the statues to be constructed, with little indication of the motives behind each’s selection.
They range from historical figures and politicians to sportspeople and light entertainers.Among the musicians whose statues will be constructed are Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Johnny Cash, Nat King Cole, Billie Holiday, Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.Bizarrely, Trump’s list of American Heroes contains a number of non-Americans..
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