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.
UPDATED with endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris: Joe Biden on Sunday announced that he will exit the 2024 presidential race.
He also said that he is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris “to be the nominee of our party this year.” “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” the 81-year-old incumbent said today in a letter posted on social media. “And while it has been my intention to seek re-election, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” added the increasingly besieged Biden in words that hark to President Lyndon Johnson’s sudden exit from his own re-election campaign in 1968.
After a Saturday that saw both GOP nominee Donald Trump and his running mate Sen J.D. Vance (R-OH) campaigning, as was Harris, the one-page correspondence from Biden, who has been at his Delaware home recovering from Covid, also noted that POTUS intends to “speak to the nation later this week in more detail about my decision.
Here’s Biden’s letter: pic.twitter.com/RMIRvlSOYw Biden’s decision and announcement today came amid weeks of revolt among party donors, supporters and congressional members that the president’s electoral chances and already shaky poll numbers were dimming following a disastrous debate performance last month that raised new concerns about his age. RELATED: Kamala Harris Says She Intends “To Earn And Win This Nomination” Following Joe Biden’s Exit From 2024 Race As top Hollywood donors like Damon Lindelof, Rob Reiner and George Clooney stopped writing checks and called for Biden to exit the race, and top lawmakers like Nancy Pelosi’s right-hand man Adam
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