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.
So far, all is peaceful at the Manhattan courthouse and outside Trump Tower, but the wall-to-wall coverage given to former President Donald Trump’s journey from Florida to New York on Monday is just a preview of what is to come today.
Throughout the day, broadcast networks are planning to break into regular programming to capture moments of Trump’s arraignment, while cable news channels are loading up on talking heads to fill spots when visuals are lacking.
And there could be a few: The actual hearing, set to start at around 2 PM ET/11 AM PT, will have limited camera access. New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan ruled on Monday that he would not allow TV cameras to cover the proceedings, although he will allow five pool photographers to take still photos for several minutes before the proceedings begin.
He will allow cameras in the hallway outside the courtroom — although it’s unclear if Trump would be able to step and repeat from one outlet to the next.
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