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Donald Trump is a well-known American
entrepreneur, television personality and author, who is currently the
President-elect of the United States.
Donald John Trump is one of America’s best-known business and television
personalities and currently the President-elect of the United States. He is all
set to take office as the 45th President of the United States on January 20,
2017. His business interests include real estate, gaming, sports and
entertainment. Even though he has made his share of mistakes and is generally
perceived as an average manager, he is an excellent example of a charismatic
leader. Many people view Trump as larger than life because of his energizing
capability, his ability to envision the future and support others while
inculcating confidence in them. At a young age, he became involved with some of
the largest profitable building projects in Manhattan and also opened the Grand
Hyatt, earning much fame as the city’s best known developer. Trump is a power
oriented business leader and celebrity, possessing an autocratic leadership
style. His extravagant lifestyle and outspoken manner have earned him a
celebrity status which is amplified by the success of his NBC reality show,
‘The Apprentice’ which also became an offshoot for ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’.
He was on the fourteenth position on the Forbes celebrity 100 list and is
claimed to have net worth of $3.2 Billion according to Forbes in 2013.
Donald Trump
Childhood & Early Life
- He was born in
New York City, to a builder and real estate developer Frederick Trump and
his wife Mary McLeod. He was one of the five children.
- He had his
initial schooling in the Kew Forest School, Forest hills, New York. At the
age of 13, his parents sent him to New York Military Academy (NYMA) in
Upstate New York where he performed well, both socially and academically;
emerging as a star athlete and student leader by the time he graduated in
1964.
- He was at Fordham University for two years before joining the Wharton School of Finance at the University Of Pennsylvania, from where he graduated in economics in 1968.
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Business Career
- He joined his
father’s company, ‘Elizabeth Trump and Son’, while still in college. The
company focused on middle-class rental housing in Brooklyn, Queens and
Staten Island. He became deeply involved in the project and with a
$500,000 investment, turned the 1200 unit apartment complex in Cincinnati
with a 66 percent vacancy rate to 100 percent occupancy within two years.
- In 1971, he
moved to Studio apartment in Manhattan, New York and became involved with
larger building projects. In the following year, he finalized first
multi-million dollar real estate transaction with the sale of Swifton
village in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- In 1985, he
bought Mar-a-lago estate in Palm beach, Florida and renovated the Barbizon
hotel and 100 Central Park South.
- In 1988, he
bought the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
- In 1989, he
bought a fleet of Boeing 727 airplanes to form Trump air shuttle service.
Unfortunately a helicopter crash killed three Trump casino executives
which lead to big issue.
- By 1989, poor
business decisions left him unable to meet loan payments but he somehow
financed the construction of his third casino, the $1 million Taj Mahal,
with high-interest junk bonds. The increasing debt soon brought him to
business bankruptcy.
- In 1990, he
regained his previous stable financial position and fame and opened the
Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City. Soon he gained approval for
Riverside south development of West Side rail yards.
- In 1996, he got
the ownership of Miss Universe Organization which produces the Miss
Universe, Miss USA, and Miss Tean USA pageants.
- In 2003, he
became joint partner with the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) where he
became the executive producer and host of the NBC reality show, ‘The
Apprentice’ which became a huge success. Following its success, he
co-produced a show, ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ along with British TV
producer Mark Burnett.
- On October 21,
2004, Trump Hotels and Casino & Resorts declared a restructuring of
its debt which led to a reduction in his individual ownership from 56
percent to 27 percent. The company applied for Chapter 11 Protection in
November and soon the company re-emerged from bankruptcy as ‘Trump
Entertainment Resorts Holdings’.
- He marketed the
Trump name on large number of products, including ‘Trump Financial’,
‘Trump Sales and Leasing’, ‘Trump Entrepreneur initiative’, ‘Trump
Restaurants’, ‘Go TRUMP’, ‘Donald J. Trump signature collection’, etc.
Moreover, he also received $1.5 million for every one-hour presentation he
did for ‘The Learning Annex’. He also has a business simulation game
called ‘Donald Trump’s Real Estate Tycoon’.
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Political Career
- Trump also
harbored political aspirations. In the 2000 elections he expressed his
wish to run as a third-party candidate for the US presidency. In 2004 and
2008, he speculated about running for president in the Republican Party
and in between in 2006, he considered running for governor of New York as
a representative of the party. He again registered as a Republican in 2009
after having registered with the Democratic Party in 2001 and campaigned
for it.
- In 2010-2012,
his involvement in politics intensified when he publicly announced his
consideration of candidature for presidency again. However, his
association with the ‘Birther issue’, a group that firmly believed Barack
Obama was not born in the US, disparaged his political reputation. But he
continued to be against Obama on various political issues.
- In January 2013, he endorsed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during the Israeli elections. He was also a featured speaker at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC).
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Presidential Campaign, 2016
- Trump announced
his candidacy for president as a Republican in June 2015. As a flamboyant
personality with a successful business career and media presence, he
quickly emerged as the front-runner for his party's nomination and was
formally nominated for president at the 2016 Republican National
Convention.
- His campaigning
focused on domestic issues such as illegal immigration, crime, Islamic
terrorism, offshoring of American jobs, and the U.S. national debt, and
his campaign slogan, "Make America Great Again” resonated with the
American citizens.
- While many of
his campaigning tactics received criticism, they also ensured that he got
unprecedented media coverage. He was accused of lying and embellishing
facts during his election speeches and received a lot of negative backlash
with major publications like ‘Politico’, ‘The Washington Post’, ‘The New
York Times’, and the ‘Los Angeles Times’ terming his statements as
downright falsehoods.
- As a
presidential nominee, he adopted a populist political stance and supported
a broad interpretation of the Second Amendment. His tax plan calling for
reducing the corporate tax rate to 15% and replacing the Affordable Care
Act ("Obamacare") with a different free-market plan earned him
support from several quarters.
- Trump’s
campaign was, however, fraught with controversies. There were several
accusations of sexual misconduct against him and he was criticized by the
media for using vulgar and sexist language. A 2005 recording of him
bragging about how he forcibly kissed and groped women caused a major dent
to his popularity. He soon issued a public apology in a bid to salvage his
reputation.
- Despite his detractors and all the negative publicity surrounding him, he managed to emerge victorious in the general election on November 8, 2016 in which he defeated Hillary Clinton to become the President-elect of the United States. He will be assuming office as the 45th President on January 20, 2017.
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Major works
- In 1974, he
obtained the option to buy two rail yards in New York City and after few
years with the help of 40-year tax abatement from the government, he
bought and turned the bankrupt Commodore Hotel into the Grand Hyatt and
also created the ‘Trump organization’.
- In 1980, he
undertook the project of constructing the Wollman Rink in Central Park and
completed it in six months using $750,000 of the remaining $3 million
budget. In the same year, he renovated the Trump tower in New York City
and Atlantic City casino business which led to huge debt.
- In 2001, he
completed the Trump world tower, which was a 72-storey residential tower
across the UN headquarters. He also began construction on Trump plaza
along the Hudson River.
- In 2006, he
bought the Menie estate in Balmadie, Aberdeen shire, Scotland to create
the best golf course in the world on a site of special scientific interest
(SSS) but it was met with criticism from environmentalists and by local
landowners. But the battle became more difficult this year when the
Scottish government approved the construction of a wind farm nearby.
- He has hosted
many wrestle mania events in Trump Plaza and has been an active
participant in several of the shows. On June 15, 2009 he bought the WWE
RAW show from WWE owner Vince McMohan.
- He wrote many books which became famous worldwide for their entrepreneurial guidance. It includes, ‘Trump: The Art of the Deal’, ‘Think big: Make it happen in Business and Life’, ‘Think like a champion: An Informal Education in Business and Life’, ‘Trump 101: The Way to Success’, ‘Trump: How to Get Rich’, ‘Trump: Surviving at the Top’, etc.
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Awards & Achievements
- In 2005, he
again got nominated for Primetime Emmy for ‘The Apprentice’ under the
aforesaid category.
- In 2007, he
earned the Star on Walk of Fame for his contribution to Television.
- In 2013, he was
inducted in to the celebrity wing of the WWE hall of fame at Madison
Square Garden due to his contributions to the promotion of several WWE
shows.
Personal Life
- In 1977, he
married Ivana Zelnickova and had three children from her, Donald Jr.,
Ivanka and Eric. The couple called off their marriage in 1992 when Ivana
discovered his extra-marital love affair with an American actress Marla
Maples.
- In 1993, he
married Marla Maples and they had one child, Tiffany two months before
their marriage. In 1997, he filed for a highly publicized divorce with
Maples which was finalized in June 1999. The divorce agreement allotted $2
million to Maples.
- On January 22,
2005, he married Melania Knauss at Bethesda by the Sea Episcopal Church,
on the island of Palm Beach, Florida, after proposing to her the previous
year. They have a son together named Barron William Trump.
- In 2011, he claimed in an interview to be a Presbyterian within the Protestant group after gaining the membership of New York City’s ‘Marble Collegiate Reformed Protestant Dutch Church’.
Top 10 Facts You Did Not Know
About Donald Trump
- Donald Trump is
a teetotaler and has never smoked cigarettes or done drugs.
- He is a germophobe
and hates shaking hands. When faced with the inevitable situation of
shaking hands, he has an interesting technique of avoiding it; he
vigorously pulls the other person close into his body.
- At one time, he
acted as a financial advisor to Mike Tyson and hosted Tyson’s fight
against Michael Spinks in Atlantic City.
- Donald Trump is
confidence personified. In fact, at times his over-the-top confidence
borders on braggadocio. In 2004, he was quoted in The Daily News saying,
“All of the women on The Apprentice flirted with me—consciously or
unconsciously. That’s to be expected.”
- Though Trump
has been a very successful businessman, in hindsight, he has wasted some
brilliant business opportunities. In 1988, he had the opportunity to buy
the Patriots, a professional American football team, but he turned down
the offer because he didn't think it was a good investment. The team is
now worth more than $2 billion.
- He is the only
presidential candidate to have his own board game, titled Trump: The Game.
- Trump has the
dubious distinction of winning the Razzie Award for worst supporting actor
for the film 'Ghosts Can't Do It', in 1990. He played himself in the
movie.
- He is a golfer
and a member of the Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck, New York, and plays
regularly at the other courses he owns and operates.
- He was an
active member of the “birther” movement that questioned President Obama’s
birthplace.
- A consistent vocal critic of Barack Obama, Trump offered Obama to play golf anytime on any of the golf courses that he owns with one rider - if Obama ended his term early.
Quick Facts
Also Known As
Donald John Trump
Nationality
Religion
Presbyterian
Political
ideology
Republican
Born on
14 June 1946 AD
Birthday
Century
Age
70 Years
Sun Sign
Born in
New York City,
New York, U.S.
Father
Fred Trump
Mother
Mary Anne
Siblings
Fred Jr., Robert
S. Trump, Maryanne Trump Barry, Elizabeth
Spouses/Partners:
Melania Trump (m.
2005), Marla Maples (m. 1993–1999), Ivana Trump (m. 1977–1992)
children
Donald Trump Jr.,
Ivanka Trump, Tiffany Trump, Eric Trump, Barron Trump
education
University of
Pennsylvania
New York Military Academy
Fordham University
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Kew-Forest School
New York Military Academy
Fordham University
Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
The Kew-Forest School
Net worth
$4 Billion