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.
Hotel chain of billionaire who wants to buy Manchester United 'netted £3.1million in Covid grants'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA hotel chain operated by the businessman bidding to buy Manchester United FC netted £3.1million in public Covid-19 grants - despite him being worth billions, it's been revealed.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Lime Wood Group Ltd received more than £1.5million during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021. The Lime Wood Hotel, in the New Forest, has rooms for £1,400 a night.
Sir Jim’s portfolio also includes the four-star Le Portetta, which boasts “38 luxuriously cosy rooms” in French ski resort Courchevel.
His firm made use of the furlough scheme and the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme. Sir Jim's wealth was estimated at £6.075billion in the 2022 Sunday Times Rich list.
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