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's Scottish and Irish golf courses 'lost £244m', tax documents show
mirror.co.ukDonald Trump reportedly paid just £587 in income tax in his first year as President – thanks to deductions including £55,000 on a hairdresser.
He allegedly paid no income tax in 11 of the 18 years covered in documents leaked to the New York Times. According to the claims, his golf courses, including two in Scotland and one in Ireland, have made losses of £244million since 2000.
His daughter Ivanka, a Trump Organisation employee, appears to have received “consulting fees” that also helped reduce his tax bill.
Trump claimed last night the details of his finances had been “illegally obtained”. He tweeted: “The fake news media, just like election time 2016, is bringing up my taxes and all sorts of nonsense with illegally obtained information
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