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.
Gene Simmons believes Donald Trump has done a lot of damage to America. In an interview with SPIN, the former “Celebrity Apprentice” contestant got candid about Trump’s presidency and his effect on politics. READ MORE: Trump Adviser Kellyanne Conway Booed By Audience In Contentious Appearance On ‘The View’ “I know the previous [US] president,” Simmons said. “I knew him before he entered politics.
Look what that gentleman did to this country and the polarization — got all the cockroaches to rise to the top. Once upon a time, you were embarrassed to be publicly racist and out there with conspiracy theories.
Now it’s all out in the open because he allowed it.” The musician also criticized Trump for conflating his role as a businessman with that of the president. “You have a different responsibility when you’re just a citizen or an entrepreneur,” he said. “You don’t make policy.
It doesn’t affect life and death. When you get into a position of power, it does affect lives.” Simmons added, “I don’t think he’s a Republican or a Democrat.
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