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.
In a series of actions taken today – featuring a live broadcast on Twitter — California Gov. Gavin Newsom sent a letter outlining his requests for assistance from the federal government in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic including a request to President Donald Trump asking him to order the immediate deployment of the USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to the Port of Los Angeles through Sept.
1, 2020, to help decompress the state’s health care system which experts fear will be completely overwhelmed. Newsom also sent a separate request letter today to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy requesting additional federal assistance
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