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.
President Biden Calls for National Unity in Oval Office Address, Saying ‘It’s Time to Cool It Down’ After Trump Shooting
variety.comWilliam Earl President Joe Biden made an earnest plea for Americans to tone down the political rhetoric and pull together as a nation in the aftermath of Saturday’s shocking assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, Biden’s Republican presidential rival in November. “Political rhetoric has gotten very heated,” Biden said in a rare Oval Office address that aired live across multiple networks at 8 p.m.
ET. “It’s time to cool it down.” Biden expressed his concern for Trump, who was hit on the ear by a bullet while holding a rally in Butler, Penn., as well as the Pennsylvania man who was caught in the crossfire with the Secret Service and another man wounded at the Saturday rally.
The deadly political violence is yet another shocking development in a presidential race between Biden and Trump that has been without precedent. “We must stand together,” Biden said during his six-minute address.
The president urged his audience to remember that despite political differences, “we are not enemies, we’re neighbors, we’re friends, co-workers, citizens, most importantly, we’re fellow Americans.
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