Biography
Biography of Donald Trump, President of the United States of America
Donald Trump was born on June 14, 1946 in the borough of Queens, New York. His father Fred Trump, of German origin, is a wealthy real estate developer. His mother Mary Anne Mac Leod is Scottish.
American businessman, billionaire and real estate tycoon, he entered politics late (2015), he is the 45th president of the United States (2017-2021). "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) was the slogan with which he succeeded Barack Obama, after beating his Democratic competitor Hillary Clinton.
His term as president, from 2017 to 2021, was marked by divisive decisions: the withdrawal from the Paris climate accords, the trade war with China, a strict immigration policy and the partial construction of a wall to the Mexican border. The handling of the COVID-19 pandemic has also drawn criticism for its controversial, sometimes contradictory approach and its skepticism of scientists.
In 2020, he was defeated by his Democratic competitor Joe Biden. His refusal to accept his defeat at the polls then sparked an insurrection against the United States Congress.
On November 6, 2024, he was re-elected President of the United States ahead of his Democratic competitor, Kamala Harris, to be the country's 47th president. He used the same slogan as for his 2016 campaign: "Make America Great Again." He even won the popular vote for the first time for a Republican president since 2004.
While at a meeting in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024, Donald Trump narrowly escaped an assassination attempt. He is the target of a gunshot, but the bullet only grazes him, causing only a superficial injury to his ear.
Holder of a bachelor's degree from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania obtained in 1968. At the same time, he also worked for his father's company which sold housing to middle-class New Yorkers in the boroughs of Brooklyn, Staten Island and Queens. Very quickly, he became the president of the family business while his father held the position of chairman of the board of directors. This is when Donald Trump renamed the company "The Trump Organization".
He was discharged for medical reasons during the Vietnam War. Donald Trump took over the reins of the family business in 1973 and, after managing the real estate portfolio, he made a name for himself on the New York scene with two brilliant coups: the construction, in 1978, of the Hyatt hotel in the historic area of Grand Central Station, then the erection of the Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue in 1983. Its activities turned in 1984 to Atlantic City where construction on large scale Fees from the Trump Taj Mahal put him in financial difficulty.
Donald Trump also became a media personality in the 1980s thanks to a reality TV show broadcast from 2004 to 2015, "The Apprentice".
Over the years, Donald Trump has acquired numerous buildings, whether housing, luxury hotels or offices. It was in 1985 that he acquired a historic Palm Beach residence, Villa Mar-a-Lago. He then continued to invest in real estate abroad such as in Canada, Israel and the Philippines. In the 1990s and 2000s, passionate about golf and American football, Donald Trump began to invest in other sectors. Sport, aviation, but also beauty contests are her new interests. The billionaire doesn't stop there. Derived products, university courses (he created a professional training institute, Trump University LLC), modeling agency. Donald Trump is making a brand out of his last name.
On the private side, Donald Trump married Ivana Zelnickova, a Czech athlete and model, in 1977. The couple has three children; Donald Trump Jr (born 1977), Ivanka (born 1981) and Eric (born 1984). In 1993, he married his second wife - a year after his divorce from Ivana - Marla Maples with whom he had a daughter, Tiffany (born in 1993). But the couple divorced in 1999. Since January 2005, Donald Trump has been married to Slovenian model Melania Knauss. They have a son, Barron William, born in 2006. He is also the grandfather of seven grandchildren.
The support of Elon Musk
In the home stretch of the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump was able to benefit from the support of Elon Musk. The billionaire used all his power to promote the Republican's ideas on X, the social network he bought where he rehabilitated the former president's account.
Elon Musk campaigned with Donald Trump, notably in Pennsylvania. The founder of Tesla set up a lottery in key states to offer one million dollars per day to a signatory of a petition favorable to Donald Trump.
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