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 orders journalist to remove face mask - but he refuses in White House showdown
mirror.co.ukDonald Trump ordered a reporter to remove his face mask but the journalist refused during a showdown at the White House. The US president cut off Reuters' Jeff Mason - despite the reporter speaking clearly - to tell him his question was too muffled.
Despite Trump becoming visibly irritated by his subsequent refusal to take off his mask in the press pool, Mason simply raised his voice even louder.
After he'd initially begun speaking, Trump said: "You're going to have to take that off, please. You can take it off. How many feet are you away?" When Mason said he would instead speak louder, the president said: "Well, if you don't take it off you're very muffled, so if you would take it off, it would be a lot easier." However, Mason stood his
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