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.
The US presidential race continues to stand on a knife edge, with the hotly contested election now only a couple of weeks away.
According to national polls, Democratic candidate and former Vice PresidentJoe Biden is leading Donald Trump in the deeply divisive contest.
And of the 10.6 million mail ballots cast so far, 5.8m have been cast by Democrats, according the University of Florida US Election Project.
Democrats will be cautious despite the positive signs, as Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election despite leading the polls in the weeks before the big day.
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