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.
What is QAnon? The bizarre conspiracy theory fuelling many in Donald Trump's riot mob
mirror.co.ukAmong the mass of banners and flags held by the mob who laid siege to the US Capitol last night was one repeated letter - Q.
As well as being devotees of the President, many of the rioters were followers of QAnon - a bizarre conspiracy theory which claims Trump has been sent to the world from a satanic child abuse cult operating at the heart of government.
Over the years, with the false theory spreading like wildfire online, Trump has refused to disavow it - either claiming he didn't know anything about it or saying they were "very much against paedophilia", and that he agreed with that.
Some storming the Capitol last night believed the event was the culmination of the "Great Awakening" - where those involved in the alleged paedophile ring,
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