Donald Trump
For other uses, see Donald Trump (disambiguation).
Donald Trump
President of the United States
ElectTaking office
January 20, 2017Vice PresidentMike Pence (elect)SucceedingBarack ObamaPersonal detailsBornJune 14, 1946 (age 70)
New York City, New York, U.S.Political party
Republican (1987–1999, 2009–2011, 2012–present)
Democratic (before 1987, 2001–2009)
Reform (1999–2001)
Independent (2011–2012)[1][2]
Spouse(s)
Ivana Zelníčková (m. 1977;div. 1991)Marla Maples (m. 1993; div. 1999)Melania Knauss (m. 2005)
Children
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman, television producer, and the President-elect of the United States, scheduled to take office as the45th[3] president under the 20th amendmenton January 20, 2017; he holds the distinction as the oldest man ever elected to his first term as President, surpassing Ronald Reagan.
As the Republican Party's nominee forpresident in the 2016 election, he defeatedHillary Clinton in the general election on November 8, 2016. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization, which is the principal holding company for his real estate ventures and other business interests, a position he is set to vacate prior to his assumption of the presidency. During his career, Trump has built office towers, hotels, casinos, golf courses, and other branded facilities worldwide.
Trump was born and raised in New York Cityand received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School of theUniversity of Pennsylvania in 1968. In 1971 he was given control of his father Fred Trump's real estate and construction firm and later renamed it The Trump Organization, rising to public prominence shortly thereafter. Trump has appeared at the Miss USA pageants, which he owned from 1996 to 2015, and has made cameo appearances in films and television series. He sought the Reform Partypresidential nomination in 2000, but withdrew before voting began. He hosted and co-produced The Apprentice, a reality television series on NBC, from 2004 to 2015. As of 2016, he was listed by Forbes as the 324th wealthiest person in the world, and 156th in the United States.
In June 2015, Trump announced his candidacy for president as a Republican and quickly emerged as the front-runner for his party's nomination. In May 2016, his remaining Republican rivals suspended their campaigns, and in July he was formally nominated for president at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Trump's campaign has received unprecedented media coverage and international attention. Many of his statements in interviews, on Twitter, and at campaign rallies have been controversial or false. Several rallies during the primaries were accompanied by protests or riots. On October 7, a 2005 audio recording surfaced in which Trump bragged about forcibly kissing andgroping women; multiple women accused him of similar conduct shortly thereafter.[4][5] He apologized for the 2005 comments and denied the allegations, describing them as part of a wider smear campaign.
Trump's platform included renegotiation ofU.S.–China trade deals, opposition to particular trade agreements such as NAFTAand the Trans-Pacific Partnership, stronger enforcement of immigration laws together with building a wall along the U.S.–Mexico border, reform of veterans' care, repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act, and tax cuts. Following the November 2015 Paris attacks, Trump called for a temporary ban on Muslim immigration to the United States, later stating that the ban would focus instead on countries with a proven history of terrorism, until the screening for potential terrorists is improved.
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Politics
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