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.
Walt Disney, Whitney Houston, Alex Trebek and Others Added to Trump’s ‘Garden of American Heroes’ Monument
variety.comCynthia Littleton Business EditorWalt Disney, Frank Capra, Whitney Houston, Billie Holiday, Johnny Cash and Alex Trebek are among the entertainment industry figures who have been added as honorees in the National Garden of American Heroes monument project unveiled by President Donald Trump in July.As he began his final 48 hours as President, Trump issued an amended executive order on Monday that added dozens of names slated to be honored in the the planned statuary park.
The location for the park has yet to be determined. Trump first announced the plan on July 3 during his speech at Mt. Rushmore.Among the entertainment-related names making the cut are Louis Armstrong, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Irving Berlin, Humphrey Bogart, Kobe.
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