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.
Trump Media Stock Price Jumps After Ex-President’s Debate Victory Over Biden
variety.comTodd Spangler NY Digital Editor Trump Media & Technology Group’s stock jumped Friday after Donald Trump scored what political pundits nearly unanimously agreed was a victory over President Biden in the candidates’ first debate of the 2024 election season.
Shares of TMTG, which operates the unprofitable niche social media network Truth Social, were up more than 13% in premarket trading Friday, to over $41/share.
That came after the volatile stock closed down 6.4% in regular trading Thursday. The uptick in TMTG’s stock price reflects investor enthusiasm for Trump’s appearance in the June 27 debate with Biden on CNN.
Trump uttered numerous untruths — which were largely left unchallenged by CNN moderators Jake Tapper and Dana Bash — but he won the night relative to Biden’s halting and muted delivery. “Trump left Biden in the dust.
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