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.
Coverage of the 2024 US Election will be broadcasted on UK television tonight (November 5) as US citizens have been voting all across the United States to decide who will become the next president - Kamala Harris or Donald Trump.Harris and Trump's historical election campaigns have come to an end and we will shortly know who the next President of the United States will be.
There is no exact time that the new president is announced at every election, as this often varies depending on when votes are finished being counted or if any recounts need to take place.Rather, the results of exit polls from each state will be announced as the night goes on.
These do not decide who wins, but rather shows who different demographics voted for.Various TV channels will be broadcasting throughout the night, bringing live updates as the vote progresses.
BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky news will all be broadcasting live straight from the states covering the US Presidential Election.The US election runs differently from the UK elections, due to geography, time differences and the intricacies of the electoral collage.
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