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 looking back on his cameo in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. If you forgot, the former president made a brief appearance alongside franchise star Macaulay Culkin in the movie, which was initially released in 1992.
In the years since its premiere, director Chris Columbus has reflected on Donald‘s appearance in the movie.
In 2020, he went as far as to say that the billionaire who owned the Plaza Hotel insisted on appearing in the movie if it filmed in the hotel.
Speaking to Business Insider, he acknowledged that the moment was a hit but added that Donald “did bully his way into the movie.” Donald has a different recollection about his involvement and would also like credit for the movie’s success. Keep reading to find out more… In a post on his social media site Truth Social, Donald claims that Chris and others involved with the movie were “begging” him for the cameo spot. “They rented the Plaza Hotel in New York, which I owned at the time.
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