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.
Donald Trump took the stage on night four of the Republican National Convention on Thursday to officially accept the Republican presidential nomination.
As he took the podium at the White House, he began by thanking his family, wife Melania Trump, and mentioning his late brother, Robert Trump.«I know my brother Robert is looking down on us right now from heaven.
He was a great brother and was very proud of the job we are all doing,» he expressed, before accepting the nomination. «My fellow Americans, tonight, with a heart full of gratitude and boundless optimism, I profoundly accept this nomination for president of the United States… This is the most important election in the history of this country.»Twitter, naturally, had much to say.
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