Biography
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American billionaire business magnate, media entrepreneur, and politician who served as the 45th President of the United States.
He is the former CEO and Chairman of The Trump Organization, a leading real estate company in the United States.
As a media personality, he co-produced and hosted The Apprentice and The Celebrity Apprentice.
As a philanthropist, Donald Trump is the founder of the Donald J. Trump Foundation, established in 1988. He is also an author and has published nineteen books.
45th President of the United States
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| Full name: | Donald John Trump |
| Stage name: | Donald Trump |
| Born: | June 14, 1946 (age 78) |
| Place of birth: | Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, New York, USA |
| Party: | Republican Party |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.9 minutes |
| Parents: | Fred Trump, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump |
| Siblings: | Robert Trump, Fred Trump, Jr., Elizabeth Trump Grau, Maryanne Trump Barry |
| Wife • Husband/wife: | Melania Trump (married 2005), Marla Maples (married 1993–1999), Ivana Trump (married 1977–1992) |
| Girlfriend • Partner: | Do not have |
| The children: | Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump Jr., Barron Trump, Tiffany Trump, Eric Trump |
| Job: | Politician • Businessman |
| Net worth: | US$2.5 billion to US$3.5 billion |
Early life
Donald John Trump was born on June 14, 1946, in Queens, New York City. He was born into an upper-class family and was the fourth child of Fred Trump and Mary Anne MacLeod Trump.
At 78, he has German roots on his father’s side, as his paternal grandparents were German immigrants. At the same time, his mother immigrated from Scotland, her native country.
He has four siblings. He has two older sisters, Elizabeth Trump Grau and Maryanne Trump Barry; an older brother named Fred Trump, Jr.; and a younger brother named Robert Trump.
His father, Fred Trump, was a real estate developer who built a successful real estate business in New York City. The Trump family lived in the Jamaica Estates neighborhood in Queens.
Growing up, Donald Trump attended Sunday School with his siblings. In 1959, he was confirmed at the First Presbyterian Church, located in Queens.
Education
For his primary education, Donald Trump attended Kew-Forest School. He attended this school from kindergarten through seventh grade.
His parents then sent him to a private boarding school, the New York Military Academy.
He graduated from high school in 1964 and was accepted into Fordham University, where he attended for only two years before transferring to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania to complete his degree.
He graduated from this school in 1968 with a Bachelor of Economics degree.
Career
After graduating from college, Donald Trump joined his family business and began working at his father’s real estate company. In 1971, he became President of his father’s real estate company.
He was the one who renamed the company The Trump Organization. He is credited with growing the business and expanding the company’s operations to include the construction and renovation of skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses.
The Trump Organization purchased the Commodore Hotel in 1978 and began renovations. The hotel reopened as the Grand Hyatt Hotel in 1980. Donald Trump purchased the New Jersey Generals with his own money in 1983. The team was a member of the National Football League. But the team folded after the 1985 season.
He co-founded Trump University in 2004. The company sold real estate training courses (ranging from $1,500 to $35,000) to interested buyers. The company was renamed the Trump Entrepreneur Initiative in 2010.
After finding success in real estate, he decided to enter the media industry. He was the host of the reality television series The Apprentice and The Celebrity Apprentice (from 2004 to 2015). He was a co-producer of these shows. He is a former member of the Screen Actors Guild, having joined the organization in 1989. He resigned from the Guild in February 2021.
He has been a longtime member of the Republican Party since 1987. Donald Trump ran for President of the United States in 2016 and was elected to the office, defeating Hillary Clinton, the Democratic Party candidate. He was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States on January 20, 2017.
However, Donald Trump lost his second term re-election bid to Joe Biden in 2020. Donald Trump did not accept the election results and refused to concede defeat. He claimed that the election was marred by widespread voter fraud and initiated various lawsuits to prevent Joe Biden’s inauguration.
Donald Trump has been impeached twice by the House of Representatives, making him the only federal official in the country’s history to be impeached twice.
He was first impeached in December 2019 for “Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress,” but he was acquitted on both charges by the Senate in February 2020.
In January 2021, he was impeached for a second time for “incitement of insurrection.” He was acquitted by the Senate in February 2021, after leaving office.
His political views have been described as nationalist, populist, protectionist, and isolationist as a politician. Donald Trump has imposed a travel ban on citizens from several Muslim-majority countries during his presidency. He has also spearheaded the construction of a wall on the US-Mexico border and implemented a policy of family separation for immigrants who are apprehended.
He appointed 54 federal appellate judges and three justices to the United States Supreme Court. He pursued an “America First” agenda as his foreign policy.
Donald Trump has published more than nineteen books on finance, business, and politics with the help of ghostwriters. His first book, The Art Of The Deal, was published in 1987. It was a New York Times bestseller and was co-written with Tony Schwartz.
Social media
During his presidency, Donald Trump was an active voice on the social media app Twitter. But he was banned from the platform by the company in 2021.
He has over 23.5 million followers on his Instagram page.
- Instagram name: @realdonaldtrump
Personal life
Donald Trump has five children and has been married three times. He married his first wife, Ivana Zelnícková, in 1977. Ivana Zelnícková is a model from the Czech Republic and the mother of Donald Trump Jr. (born 1977), Ivanka Trump (born 1981), and Eric Trump (born 1984).
Although Ivana Trump became a naturalized United States citizen in 1988, she and Donald Trump divorced in 1992. The divorce was the result of Donald Trump’s affair with actress Marla Maples.
Donald Trump married Marla Maples in 1993, and their marriage was blessed with one child, a daughter named Tiffany Trump. Tiffany Trump was born in 1993. Donald Trump’s marriage to Marla Maples hit a rough patch in 1997 when the couple separated. They finalized their divorce in 1999.
Donald Trump tried marriage for the third time by marrying Melania Knauss. Melania Trump is a Slovenian model and the mother of Donald Trump’s fifth child, Barron Trump. Barron Trump was born in 2006.
Donald Trump lives at Mar-a-Lago, in Palm Beach, Florida. He bought the estate in 1985, and in 1995 he converted it into a private club. Donald Trump uses part of the estate as his personal residence.
Net worth
The business tycoon made a fortune from investing in real estate and media.
Donald Trump’s net worth is estimated to be between US$2.5 and US$3.5 billion.
