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.
JD Vance Rallies RNC Crowd in First Address as Donald Trump’s Running Mate: ‘This Could Have Been a Day of Heartbreak and Mourning’
variety.comMichaela Zee JD Vance spoke on day three of the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, where the junior senator from Ohio officially accepted his nomination as Donald Trump‘s vice presidential running mate.
After introducing himself to the nation, Vance squarely addressed the attempted assassination of Trump on Saturday at a Pennsylvania campaign rally.
Four days ago, the former president was inches away from being killed or gravely wounded by a 20-year-old man with an automatic rifle who was shot dead at the scene by Secret Service snipers. “As we meet tonight, we cannot forget that this evening could have been so much different instead of a day of celebration,” Vance said at the podium. “This could have been a day of heartache and mourning.” Vance used his first primetime address as Trump’s running mate to share his story of his upbringing in Middletown, Ohio, describing the town as “a place that had been cast aside and forgotten by America’s ruling class in Washington.” “In small towns like mine in Ohio, or next door in Pennsylvania, or in Michigan, in states all across our country, jobs were sent overseas and children were sent to war,” he added.
Vance was elected as a Republican senator from Ohio in 2022. He is the author of the 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” which follows his working-class family and the abuse, poverty and addiction that afflicted them during Vance’s childhood.
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