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.
Stephen Colbert says Joe Biden should “self-sacrifice” and step down as presidential candidate
nme.comStephen Colbert has added his voice to those encouraging Joe Biden to stand down from the 2024 US presidential election race.The president performed poorly in the first debate against Donald Trump on June 27, appearing to lose his way several times, causing many of his supporters to call into question his ability to continue in the fight for the White House.In Colbert’s first Late Night show since the debate, he said watching Biden’s disastrous performance “took a year off my life”.“I think that this is actually a battle of two virtues,” Colbert continued. “One of them is perseverance.
Biden is famous for that.”“There’s another competing virtue, and that is self-sacrifice, and self-sacrifice takes a particular kind of courage.
And that is a courage I believe Joe Biden is capable of.”“I believe he’s a good enough man. He is a good enough president to put the needs of the country ahead of the needs of his ego.
And however painful that might be, it is possible that handing leadership to a younger generation is the right thing for the greater good,” he concluded.Several other prominent figures have urged Biden to step aside, including Stephen King, a well-known Democrat supporter.“Joe Biden has been a fine president, but it’s time for him—in the interests of the America he so clearly loves—to announce he will not run for re-election,” the horror novelist wrote on social media.Similarly, When Harry Met Sally… director Rob Reiner, 77 shared his concerns about Biden’s physical competence for the upcoming election.“If the Convicted Felon wins, we lose our Democracy.
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