Short biography of United State of America
President Donald John Trump
President Donald John Trump
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Donald John Trump |
Donald John Trump
(born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman, television personality,
politician, and the 45th President of the United States. Born and raised in
Queens, New York City, Trump received an economics degree from the Wharton
School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. In 1971, he took charge of
his family's real estate and construction firm, Elizabeth Trump & Son,
which was later renamed The Trump Organization. During his business career,
Trump has built, renovated, and managed numerous office towers, hotels,
casinos, and golf courses. He owned the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants
from 1996 to 2015, and has lent the use of his name in the branding of various
products. From 2004 to 2015, he hosted The Apprentice, a reality television
series on NBC. As of 2016, Forbes listed him as the 324th wealthiest person in
the world and 113th richest in the United States, with a net worth of $4.5
billion.
Political party:
Republican (1987–99, 2009–11,
2012–present)
Family:
Trump has five children by
three marriages, and has eight grandchildren. His first two marriages ended in
widely publicized divorces.Trump married his first wife,
Czech model Ivana Zelníčková, on April 7, 1977, at the Marble Collegiate Church
in Manhattan in a ceremony performed by one of America's most famous ministers,
the Reverend Norman Vincent Peale.[36] They had three children: son Donald Jr.
(born December 31, 1977), daughter Ivanka (born October 30, 1981), and son Eric
(born January 6, 1984). Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric now serve as executive
vice presidents of The Trump Organization. Ivana became a naturalized United
States citizen in 1988.
Awards, honors, and distinctions:
·
The Jewish
National Fund's Tree of Life Award for outstanding contributions to
Israel–United States relations.
·
The Ellis Island
Medal of Honor in celebration of "patriotism, tolerance, brotherhood and
diversity”.
·
Golden Raspberry
Award for Worst Supporting Actor for his role in Ghosts Can't Do It (1990)
·
Gaming Hall of Fame
(1995)
·
Street in
Kalispell, Montana named Trump Drive (Montana real estate developer Hubert
Turner named the streets on his Empire Estates properties after famous NYC
business moguls).
·
Star on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame (2007)
·
Muhammad Ali
Entrepreneur Award (2007)
·
Trump was awarded
an honorary doctorate of business administration by Scotland's Robert Gordon
University in 2010. The degree was revoked on December 9, 2015, because Trump
had made statements that the university deemed "wholly incompatible"
with its "ethos and values”.]
·
NY Ride of Fame
(2010)
·
Honorary doctorate
of business, Liberty University (2012)
·
WWE Hall of Fame
(2013)
·
The Algemeiner
Liberty Award for contributions to Israel–United States relations.(2015)
·
New Jersey Boxing
Hall of Fame (2015)
·
Marine Corps–Law
Enforcement Foundation Commandant's Leadership Award(2015) Trump received the
award for pledging to donate $100,000 to the charity, and later claimed he was
"given the biggest award by the Marines". The charity is not legally
affiliated with the Marine Corps, though the award was presented by Marine
Commandant General Joseph Dunford.
·
Key to the City of
Doral, Florida(2015)
·
Time Person of the
Year (2016)
·
Financial Times
Person of the Year (2016)
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