Trump's condition. American businessman Donald Trump: biography and achievements

Who is Donald Trump?

Donald Trump is an American businessman, billionaire and candidate for the post of 45th President of the United States. The world heard the name “Donald Trump” long before the election race; the businessman has always stood out for his unusual approach to life. Loud statements, extravagant antics and shocking behavior - all this is about Donald Trump. But who Donald Trump really is, how he achieved success and his real views on life, only a few know. During the election race in the United States, dozens of facts were made public that had not previously been published anywhere. This made it possible to lift the veil of secrecy over Trump’s personality and understand who he really is.

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To understand a person, you need to look at his life story. The life story of Donald Trump clearly shows that it is difficult to call him a member of the common people. Donald was born in New York in 1946 into a very wealthy family. From childhood, the boy was surrounded by luxury and permissiveness. All this spoiled the child, and by the school years serious behavior problems began to be observed.

In order to raise a real man from a spoiled and restless child, his father transferred young Donald from a regular secondary school to the New York Military Academy. It was here that the future billionaire received not only training in disciplines, but also a real school of life. The once obnoxious boy turned into a perspicacious, intelligent and lively young man.

Donald's friends spoke about him in the same way - he never sits still, very active and with ebullient energy inside. The Military Academy made it possible to re-educate a bad character and direct energy in the right direction. After the academy, the young man faced the question of university. Of all the options, Donald considered only two - cinema or economics. The final choice – Fordham University and an economics major – was the first step on the path to today’s success.

In 1968, Donald Trump graduated from university with a degree in economics, and for the first time in his life began serious work. Donald's father, Fred Trump, a successful real estate businessman, accepted his son into his staff.

Donald became the best in the company after his first deal. The profit on the Swifton Village project was about $6 million. This deal is considered to be a key moment in the rise of Trump. Still a very young and inexperienced university graduate, he felt that he could control sums with six zeros.

Donald Trump Empire

People in America are divided on two fronts. Those who love Donald Trump and those who hate him. It seems that the personality of Donald Trump has not left a single citizen of the country indifferent. Business, or as it is also called, the Trump empire, is the main reason for the attacks from haters. Shocking antics, scandals with statements or accusations from women cannot compare with the intrigue around business.

Trump's first deal was associated with a big scandal. The first million was earned at the Swifton Village residential complex in Ohio. Having spent a total of about 6 million dollars, Donald managed to sell the complex for almost 12 million. No one disputes the fact that the deal was a good investment. The main question is where does the young man get 6 million to invest? His father's company was the launch pad, but his father did not allocate a single cent to Donald for this project.

This legendary deal is still full of secrets, but according to official documents, the project was financed by the state. Donald himself also confirmed that he earned his first million without investments. Questions arise about how and under what conditions the state supported the future millionaire, and why all the profits went to Donald.

Donald Trump quickly outgrew his father's firm. His son’s vision was different; he dreamed of working in the most expensive price segment, making money from very wealthy people. My father worked with the middle strata of the population. Donald understood that without connections, even with 6 million, he would not succeed. Therefore, he worked for the next few years in his father’s company, bringing the company several million dollars in profit. At this age, Trump has already formed several life rules for himself:

• Connections are everything;
• It is necessary to personally keep records of all your finances;
• Trust your intuition;
• Be optimistic;

The dream of achieving something more not only did not fade away, it flared up more and more every day. According to Donald’s own recollections, he walked a lot along the streets of New York and just looked at the houses. It was these walks, as well as an ever-growing circle of acquaintances, that allowed Trump to take part in the tender for the sale of the Commodore Hotel in New York in 1974.

The Commodore Hotel was owned by a railroad company and was in such poor condition that the state ordered Trump to immediately carry out a full reconstruction. And Trump obliged the state to give him a 40-year tax holiday. How he did it is the biggest mystery, but that's the whole point of Donald. This person not only knows what he wants, he knows how to achieve it, even if it’s incredible things.

6 years after purchasing the hotel, Donald completes its full reconstruction and signs a contract with Hyatt Hotel Corporation. Thus, a skillful investor and developer enlisted the support of a large hotel chain. This was the only chance to start a successful hotel business without having any knowledge. Trump's hotel business is still operating and constitutes one of the main parts of the billionaire's income.

In 1983, Donald Trump completed the construction of a 58-story skyscraper in the heart of New York. As a name, Donald chooses his own surname - The Trump. It is from this moment that a brand begins to form, for which today millions are willing to pay. Trump Tower was for some time considered the tallest building in New York. The apartments and office space were quickly sold out, and Donald Trump again proved to be a successful investor.

In 1984, Donald opened the most expensive hotel-casino in Atlantic City. The tailwind for Donald's business suddenly changed direction in early 1990. Donald increased his momentum using bank loans. At the moment when the amount of loans reached $10 billion, Trump was on the verge of collapse. Two things led to this - lack of experience and the economic crisis. By mid-1991, Donald Trump had practically lost his empire.

Difficult negotiations with creditors and further debt restructuring allowed Trump to save his business. This year, Trump lost 49% at his Trump Plaza casino. By 1994, he had to give up the airline. But by 1997, Trump had completely repaid his personal debts (900 million) and reduced the company’s debts to an acceptable level. Trump emerged from this financial battle not only with colossal losses, but also with strategic ones. Trump lost all the promising land for the construction of new buildings.

Trump's reputation played into the hands of the billionaire. He received development contracts on almost all of his former sites. The new owners trusted the Trump brand so much that the question of choosing a developer was determined from the very beginning. Until 2008, Trump's life consisted of a series of successes. The amount of real estate owned by Trump grew. But in 2008, the economic crisis came again.

Because of the crisis, Trump resigned from the board of directors of Trump Entertainment Resorts, lost his stake in the gambling business, and again lost some promising sites for development. Today, Trump's main income comes from real estate and new construction. His company is one of the largest real estate developers in the United States. In addition to the United States, the company’s activities extend to some other countries of the world, including Russia. In 2015, Trump entered the US presidential race.

Presidential term

History knows many millionaire presidents. But powerful clans always stood behind them. Trump may be a billionaire and has extensive connections, but in relation to other presidents, he is a lone wolf. His own party condemns some of his actions, and the volume of sponsorship does not reach a third of what his main competitor, Hillary Clinton, has.

Allowing a person whose business operates in this country to govern a country is a controversial issue. On the one hand, new powers and power could provide Trump with unlimited opportunities for his business. On the other hand, a person who managed to raise an empire from scratch several times probably has the necessary skills to govern a country in times of crisis. The US foreign debt has reached astronomical proportions, the pension system and healthcare are bursting at the seams, and a tough and experienced person must take the helm of the country.

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Donald John Trump is an American entrepreneur, billionaire, construction magnate, owner of a large chain of hotels and casinos. Author of an impressive number of books on business and self-development. Member of the Republican Party. On November 8, 2016, Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States. We studied his entire life path, highlighting the main facts in it.

Donald Trump's childhood

His full name is Donald John Trump. Born June 14, 1946 in the Jamaica Borough of Queens, New York.

In 1930, 18-year-old native of a Scottish village, Mary Ann MacLeod, came to New York on vacation. There, fate brought her together with 25-year-old Fred Trump, the son of German immigrants, who at such a young age already owned his own construction company. And she remained in America forever.

In 1936 the couple got married; the couple bought a cottage in a respectable area of ​​Queens, the father of the family continued to engage in the construction business, and Mary devoted herself entirely to motherhood. Donald Trump was the fourth child in the family, but, having inherited his father’s tough and assertive character, he was not going to get used to the role of his younger brother.

“Trump” is a German surname and sounds like “Trump” in German. The current presidential candidate's grandparents came to America from Germany. My grandfather’s name was Friedrich Trump; he emigrated to America in 1885 and received citizenship in 1892. The beginning of the family capital was laid by this grandfather - he was a successful restaurateur in the Klondike during the “gold rush”. Trump's father's company was called Elizabeth Trump and Son, with Grandma taking center stage in the name as a tribute to the love she was enjoyed by everyone in the family. Trump built his first skyscraper at age eight. I simply stole a construction set from my brother and assembled a high-rise building from its blocks, tightly gluing it together with glue. Neither brother nor father were able to dismantle the skyscraper.

Donald was a difficult child, with excessive energy and ambition. His parents tried to channel all this into some positive direction and sent him to the New York Military Academy. Trump himself admits that he was completely devoid of any concept of organization until he got there. “But there I was taught order like few others,” he recalled.

As a cadet, Trump proved himself to be a disciplined student who boasted good grades, social skills, and athletic success. The parents could not be happier with their son, who had suddenly come to his senses, and even began to set him up as an example to the other children.

The beginning of Donald Trump's career.

In 1964, Trump graduated from the military academy with flying colors and entered Fordham University. After studying there for 4 semesters, he transferred to the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1968, he received a bachelor's degree in economics, after which his father accepted his son into the family business. Donald became seriously interested in real estate, hoping in the future to become the heir to the Trump construction empire and multiply his father's fortune many times over.

Starting his career was easier for Donald than for many. His father was already considered a successful real estate businessman. It was in his company that Donald made his first deals.

The first project entrusted to Donald was the grandiose residential complex Swifton Village in Ohio, designed for 1,200 apartments for the “middle class”. Under the leadership of the younger Trump, the company managed to complete the project within a year, spending $6 million on construction and earning $12 million from the sale of apartments.

Double income is a more than excellent start to a career, but Trump was not going to stop there. The construction of apartments in Ohio was sponsored by the state, but Donald understood that for financial support for more serious projects it was worth turning not to government organizations, but to the powers that be: bankers, top managers, oil tycoons. In 1971, Donald rented an apartment in the heart of New York - on the island of Manhattan. Here his circle of acquaintances quickly expanded with influential people.

Career blossoming. Formation of an empire.

In 1974, Trump, with the help of new connections, won a tender to restore the dilapidated Commodore Hotel. Since many of the buildings near the hotel were also in poor condition and needed a financial injection, as did the city itself, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, Donald managed to obtain tax breaks from the mayor's office for a period of 40 years. Moreover, the largest banks in New York provided him with a mortgage loan totaling $70 million. There was only one condition: Trump had to put the area in order.

Donald's firm got down to business, and six years later, Manhattan residents were able to see the 25-story glass and steel monolith that replaced the dull yellow building, surrounded by new, functional and livable neighborhoods. Much later, in October 1996, half of the rights to the hotel were bought by one of the largest hotel chains, Hyatt, increasing Trump's fortune by $142 million.

In 1979, Donald had his eye on a piece of land on 5th Avenue, across from the Tiffany & Co jewelry store. When the businessman was asked what made him buy this particular place, he replied: “The wealthiest people in New York always hang out at Tiffany’s stores.” By 1983, the 58-story Trump Tower skyscraper had risen on this site, surpassing all city buildings in height.

The house instantly gained the fame of an elite complex: the windows of the apartments overlooked Central Park, a series of boutiques and restaurants were located below, the floor was tiled with pink marble, and a three-meter fountain beat in the hall. All the apartments were bought up within a few months, and Trump became $200 million richer.

When gambling was legalized in New Jersey in 1977, Trump realized that he had a tasty morsel that should not be missed. In 1980, he purchased a plot of land in Atlantic City, entrusting his brother Robert with obtaining a gambling license. In 1982, the grandiose Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino hotel and entertainment complex worth $250 million was opened. In 1986, Donald bought the city's Hilton hotel and built the $320 million Trump's Castle in its place. At the same time, he began construction of the world's largest hotel-casino, the Taj Mahal, which opened its doors to visitors in 1990.

On the verge of bankruptcy

By the early 90s, Donald's fortune was estimated at $1 billion. In addition to a chain of hotels, casinos and luxury residential skyscrapers, the Trump empire included the Trump Shuttle Airline, the New Jersey Generals football team and a huge number of small businesses that Donald himself has lost count of. Gradually, he began to lose control of his business, which had grown to incredible proportions.

New projects were financed with borrowed funds, which was quite risky. Trump's creditors included large banks and investment companies: Citicorp, Merrill Lynch, Chase Manhattan. The businessman’s debts were growing rapidly, and the threat of bankruptcy was aggravated by the brewing crisis in the real estate sector. In the early 90s, debts to creditors reached $9.8 billion, of which Trump had to pay $900 million out of his own pocket. On the verge of bankruptcy, the businessman was forced to mortgage the Trump Tower skyscraper. The press added fuel to the fire, criticizing Donald's every move.

Thanks to his innate perseverance, Donald managed to get out of the debt hole. Gambling revenues covered most of the debt; by 1997, the tycoon had completely repaid his debts and began working on new projects. In 2001, Trump's company, together with the Korean enterprise Daewoo, completed the construction of the 72-story Trump World Tower. The 262-meter skyscraper has risen exactly opposite the UN headquarters in Manhattan.

The 2008 financial crisis was a new shock to Trump's construction empire. Due to falling sales, he was unable to repay the 40 million loan on time. Although the billionaire could easily pay off the debt with his own funds, he filed for bankruptcy, claiming that the crisis was force majeure. On February 17, 2009, Trump announced his decision to leave the Board of Directors of his own company.

Donald Trump's television career

In 2002, Trump launched the prime-time reality show The Apprentice. Participants had to compete among themselves for the right to become a top manager in Trump's company. Unlucky contestants were greeted with the businessman's signature phrase: “You're fired!” (in 2004 he even applied to register the trademark “You are fired!”). For each episode of the first season, Donald received about $50 thousand, but with the start of the second season, the cost of one episode increased to $3 million - so Trump became one of the highest paid presenters on television.

In 2006, Trump, together with NBC, bought out the Miss Universe Organization, which organized the Miss Universe and Miss America beauty pageants.

Trump has been nominated twice for Emmy awards for his roles. He is not shy about presenting himself in a comedic light, having done so in films such as Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, The Nanny, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Days of Our Lives. For example, in the comedy Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, he explained to young Macaulay Culkin how to get to the hall.

In 2007, Trump got his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which the businessman received for creating the reality show “The Apprentice.”

In October of the same year, Donald was invited to Larry King's studio, where he sharply spoke about the foreign policy of George W. Bush and the appearance of Angelina Jolie. Many people remember other words uttered on the evening broadcast: then Trump said that in the next elections he would certainly support Rudolph Giuliani and Hillary Clinton if they nominated themselves for the presidency. He was reminded of this speech in 2013, when Trump was again visiting the host.

Donald Trump's political career

Trump had been tipped for the US presidency since the 80s, but at that time the needle of Donald’s political compass was constantly darting between the right and left poles. By 2009, he had more or less decided on his own views and joined the Republican Party. They tried to nominate Donald, an outstanding economist and manager, to participate in the presidential elections back in 2011, but the businessman said that he was not ready to leave the private sector.

On June 16, 2015, Trump made it clear to US residents that he had changed his mind, announcing his readiness to fight for the presidency. Trump's presidential campaign was carefully planned: first he visited the state of New Hampshire, traditionally considered a Republican stronghold, then toured Nevada and California, states that previously received a solid financial injection from the Donald. Trump also repeatedly held rallies in his support to entertain the electorate.

Trump's popularity was influenced by his character: the newly minted politician was accustomed to speaking openly, without veiling his speech with euphemisms. Because of this feature, he gained fame as an eccentric truth teller.

The main messages of the Trump campaign concerned the following areas of American society: immigration, health care, the economy and domestic policy. The Republican treated the people of Mexico and the Middle East extremely coldly. If he wins the election, Trump threatened to build an analogue of the Great Wall of China on the border with Mexico. Trump has also advocated many times for the immediate elimination of ISIS armed forces.

Donald demanded the repeal of Barack Obama's health care program, saying it was too expensive for the government to provide and that he would have no problem finding better methods that would be cheaper for taxpayers.

In the economic sector, even Democrats listened to the billionaire; he argued for the need to return production to the United States by increasing duties on goods of American companies manufactured abroad, and also argued for the need for a trade war with China.

He outlined his point of view in more detail in the book “Mutilated America,” published in 2015.

According to Forbes magazine, in 2016, Donald Trump's fortune crossed the $4 billion mark. It continued to grow, including through real estate licensing - developers themselves paid Trump to build and sell new projects on his behalf.

In March 2016, Donald Trump was named the most likely Republican presidential candidate, predicting that he would face Hillary Clinton in the final round of elections. In Russia, Trump's candidacy for the presidency was greeted warmly, as the billionaire more than once publicly promised to improve relations with the Kremlin.

Personal life of Donald Trump

Donald Trump has been married several times. His first wife is Czechoslovakian model Ivanka Zelnichkova.

They got married in 1977. That same year, Trump’s first-born Donald Jr. was born; four years later, the businessman became the father of Ivanka Jr., and in 1984, his second son Eric. Donald and Ivanka Trump's marriage ended in 1992. After the divorce, the ex-wife assigned him the nickname The Donald, which the press really liked.

Donald Trump's second wife, actress Marla Ann Maples, whom the businessman married in 1993, also gave birth to a daughter. The actress made the most of this marriage: during the six years of marriage (1993-1999), she starred in 15 films. After 6 years of marriage, the couple divorced.

At the beginning of 2005, Donald married another fashion model from Eastern Europe, 34-year-old Melanie (Melania) Knauss.

Trump's third wife, originally from Slovenia, has shone on the pages of glossy magazines in the past, not hesitating to appear very candidly. The wedding of Trump and Melanie was included in the list of the most expensive wedding ceremonies with a budget of $45 million. In 2006, their common son, Barron William Trump, was born.

About his last wife, Trump says: “She is exquisitely beautiful both inside and out. Melania is elegant, sensual and smart, she knows all my strengths and weaknesses.”

To the question - “What gives you the greatest pleasure in life?” - Trump invariably answers: “My children and wife.”

The results of the election for the 45th US President were unpredictable. A month before the final day, both candidates received a good portion of “black PR”. Clinton was involved in a scandal involving the FBI, Trump was accused of sexual harassment. Clinton was confidently predicted to win, especially after the third and final debate. However, the results surprised everyone - Trump easily beat his competitor, gaining 276 electoral votes out of the 270 required for victory, thereby securing a seat in the Oval Office of the White House.

The results are officially recognized on December 19, 2016, after the Electoral College votes. However, this step is usually a formality. The inauguration of the president-elect was scheduled for January 20, 2017.

Little-known facts about Donald Trump

• Trump had two brothers and two sisters. Only one of them turned out to be a loser - Fred Jr., who died of alcoholism in 1981. The most famous is her older sister, Marianne Trump-Barry, a federal appeals court judge and the mother of David Desmond, a famous neuropsychologist and writer in the United States.
• Trump's three eldest children - Donald Jr., Ivanka and Eric - work in their father's company in vice-presidential positions.
• In his youth, Trump was a very good athlete. When he studied at the military academy, he was the captain of the baseball team and received a special prize from the coach as the best player.
• At the New York Military Academy, Trump became one of the best in drill training. Together with a comrade, he trained a demonstration platoon of cadets that marched flawlessly down Fifth Avenue in New York on Veterans Day in 1964.
• Trump could have gone to the Vietnam War, but he received deferments twice for study reasons, and again for medical reasons. Once again, no longer having any delays, he drew a lucky ticket in the draft lottery. And yet, in 1968 he received a summons - but again failed the medical examination (due to “spurs” in his heels) and was finally declared unfit for service.
• Trump's reserves of internal energy are truly inexhaustible. There were times when he worked for several days in a row without sleep.
• Trump is already a brand. Many developers pay Donald Trump to sell their properties and be the “face” of their projects. According to Forbes, this part of the Trump empire is the most valuable - at least $562 million.
• Restaurants, watches, clothing, a travel website, perfumes, a magazine, a board game, steaks, chocolates, mineral water, vodka and much more are named after Trump.
• Trump is squeamish. Forced to shake hundreds of hands every day, he always has a supply of napkins to constantly dry his hands.
• Trump loves to drive fast. My favorite car brand is Mercedes.
• Trump, on principle, does not drink or smoke. And he claims that he has never even tried it.
• Trump is the author of 16 books. The main character of all of them is himself, his way to the top, his recipes for success, his rebuke to critics, his women and his fame.
• Some psychologists interpret Trump's famous hairstyle (a lush bouffant on the forehead) as a manifestation of a highly developed inferiority complex.
• Trump’s no less famous habit of naming constructed objects by his own name, on the contrary, is considered a clear symptom of delusions of grandeur.
• Everywhere and always Trump tries to act actively. “Don't be shy, go for it, get into a fight and fight back are some of my commandments,” he says.
• Trump's divorce proceedings were not easy, so one of his commandments was the phrase: "Do not neglect prenuptial agreements."
• The most expensive purchase in Trump’s life, a luxury yacht, went to Trump’s first wife, Ivanna, after the divorce. She still owns this “thing,” having actually turned it into her home.
• At the height of the election fight between Republican candidates, nude photos of Melania, taken at one time for GQ magazine, were used as “black PR” against Trump. This was done by activists who supported his rival Ted Cruz. The photo was captioned: “Look at her, she could be your first lady.”
• Some of the biggest Trump supporters include tough guys Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone and Mike Tyson.
• Trump became the prototype for the billionaire anti-hero Biff Tannen in the movie Back to the Future 2.
• Trump was Mike Tyson's financial adviser and ringside announcer for the Tyson-Michael Spinks fight in Atlantic City.
• Trump is a wrestling fan, actively participates in the shows of the main organization of this kind of entertainment - World Wrestling Entertainment - and was inducted into its Hall of Fame.
• Trump is a big fan of golf and owns courses for this game in different parts of the United States. In 2006, he bought a site in Scotland with the intention of creating the best golf complex in the world. He was ready to invest $1 billion in this project, but construction faced negative attitudes from local residents and has not yet begun.
• At various times, Trump has been compared to Lord Voldemort from Harry Potter, the cruel and sadistic king Joffrey Baratheon from Game of Thrones, the destructive Death Star from Star Wars, and Godzilla.
• Trump's height is 191 centimeters, current weight is about 100 kilograms.

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While Hollywood divas hold pickets and promise revolution, the oldest ever elected US president accepts congratulations from supporters. His wife (who is much younger) has a Slavic name, the age gap between his eldest and youngest sons is impressive, but we will talk about Donald Trump's personal life at the very end.

In the meantime, we offer you a short biography of Donald Trump, a man whose election victory was comically predicted many years ago (this happened in the animated series “The Simpsons” in the spring of 2000). We will pay special attention to how a man from a modest family, a descendant of German immigrants, became a billionaire. But the list of his companies and grandiose real estate projects is not so interesting to us: it is too long and can be easily found on websites dedicated to business.

Biography of Donald Trump

Ancestors lived in Germany and Scotland

As we have already said, Trump is the oldest president. At the time of the election, Reagan was 69, and Mr. Trump, who outdid his predecessor, was 70: he was born on June 14, 1946. Donald's family lived in the largest borough of New York, Queens. His father, Fred Christ Trump, had German roots: Donald's grandfather, Frederick, moved to America in 1885 and became a citizen of the United States 7 years later. The ancestors on Donald's mother's side are Scottish (Mary Ann MacLeod visited New York, and stayed there, falling in love with a working-class guy, Fred).

Military Academy Cadet

It was a big family. After their wedding in 1936, builder Fred and Mary had five children: Fred Jr., Maryann, Robert, Elizabeth and Donald. When the future president went to school in Queens and reached adolescence, conflicts began, and the guy was sent to the New York Military Academy to learn discipline. There he performed well and was an excellent baseball player and American football player.

Together with father

The academy was behind us, and the biography of Donald Trump continued at Fordham University. After two courses, the student decided that the knowledge he was gaining was unlikely to be useful to him in practice. He decided long ago that he would go into real estate and entered the Wharton School of Business, studying economics and finance. Having become a bachelor, Donald joined the company of his father, who had long ago transformed from a simple builder into a successful businessman.

Trump Jr.'s first successful deal took place while he was still attending business school - renting out apartments in an "unpromising" complex in Cincinnati brought the father and son $6 million in profits. This is what Donald did at the beginning of his long journey: he provided apartments for rent in New York (including in his native Queens and Brooklyn) to not very wealthy compatriots.

When the crisis doesn’t matter

After expanding his sphere of interests and moving to Manhattan (in the early 1970s), Trump began to take on larger-scale projects, for example, refurbishing a bankrupt hotel into the luxurious Grand Hyatt. He built new facilities (not only hotels, but also entertainment centers and casinos) and reconstructed old ones and received good money.

The financial crisis of the late 1980s hit many businessmen, and the construction of the Trump-Taj Mahal casino, in which the tycoon had invested $1 billion, was also under threat. Then he was declared bankrupt for the first time. However, by 1994, he was almost able to extricate himself from the unpleasant situation, paid off the lion's share of the $900 million debt and began new projects.

Almost collapsed tower

Already before the 2000 elections, Donald Trump’s biography took a new turn: he spoke about the presidency for the first time. He even took part in the primaries and won several states. Trump named Oprah Winfrey as his future vice president. However, business took its toll, and then Trump abandoned further struggle.

The next crisis, which shook the economies of America and other countries, broke out in 2008. This was the period when Trump was selling the premises and offices of a grandiose building in Chicago (Trump Tower).

A $40 million loan to the bank was not repaid, and Trump Entertainment Resorts was forced to declare bankruptcy, and Trump left the Board of Directors. This did not stop the businessman from taking on new profitable deals both in real estate and construction, and in the media - he had plenty of energy and enthusiasm.

The scales were shaking

Back in 1996, Donald Trump became the copyright holder of the Miss Universe beauty contests; as part of this competition, he appeared in Moscow (in the fall of 2013) and was pleased with what he saw - the organization of the show was excellent. Moreover, he decided that he would build a skyscraper in our capital in the image and likeness of the New York Trump Tower.

In January 2015, at a meeting of Republicans, the tycoon first announced that he might run for president, and already in June he officially confirmed his intention. In May 2016, Trump won the primaries and two months later became the candidate of the Republican Party. The election race did not allow us to determine the absolute leader: the scales of forecasters tipped either towards Trump or towards his rival, Democrat and former first lady Hillary Clinton.

Vini, vidi, vizi

The end was reached on November 8, 2016, when Donald Trump won the presidential election, which caused joy from supporters and protests from those dissatisfied with this outcome. At the beginning of this election race, he himself promised that he might become “the greatest president God has ever created,” but for now everyone is waiting for the inauguration. Taking office will take place on January 20, 2017.

Personal life of Donald Trump

A very “rich” first marriage

Interestingly, two of Trump's three wives are immigrants from Eastern Europe. The first wife, Ivana Zelnichkova, was Czech. They got married in 1977 (this was Ivana’s second marriage).

The couple had three children, two were named in honor of their parents: the first-born Donald John, born at the end of December 1979, and Ivanka Marie, who is two years younger than her brother. The youngest, Eric Frederick, was born in January 1984.

This marriage (or rather, the children from it) brought Donald Trump three granddaughters and five grandchildren.

It was hard for her to compete

Soon after the divorce in 1992, the businessman married again - to American Marla Tapes, who was 18 years younger than her husband. She gave birth to one daughter, Tiffany. The couple separated in the summer of 1999. In an interview, Trump noted that it was difficult for both spouses to compete with his life’s work.

Melania is beautiful

Trump's third (current) wife is Slovenian Melania (nee Knavs). She left Yugoslavia to pursue a modeling career almost immediately after school and already met Trump in the States. There was a meeting at a party, a hot affair, and their marriage took place on January 22, 2005.

Melania Trump, the last woman in Donald Trump’s personal life today, is 24 years younger than her husband. They have a son, Barron William, who is now 10, making him 26 years younger than his older half-brother.

Donald Trump is the President of the United States of America, a businessman and politician, a member of the Republican Party, media tycoon, writer, president of the construction conglomerate Trump Organization, founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts, specializing in the gambling and hotel business.
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Donald John Trump - 45th President of the United States, a billionaire television personality and author of books on how to achieve success, whose career took an unexpected and dramatic leap with the election of Trump as the Republican President. Confident, contrary to all forecasts, Trump’s victory in the presidential election on November 8, 2016 caused shock waves in world markets and confronted the world with the eternal Russian question “what will happen now.”

Donald Trump was born on June 14, 1946 in New York, into a large family with German and Scottish roots. Donald has two brothers and two sisters. Donald's father, Frederick Trump (1905-1999), was a real estate developer, and Donald followed in his father's footsteps after graduating from university. Over the years, Trump's business acumen and drive have made him one of New York's most prominent developers. Forbes estimates Trump's wealth at more than two and a half billion dollars and ranks him about 324th in the world in terms of wealth.

Donald Trump spent his childhood in Queens in eastern New York. The boy grew up energetic and daring. At the age of 13, Donald’s parents sent him to a military academy to channel the child’s fighting energy in the right direction, but Trump never joined the army. In 1964, Trump entered Fordham University in New York, and two years later he transferred to the Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia, from which he graduated in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics.

Donald Trump's career in the construction business began in 1971, when he took control of the family firm, Elizabeth Trump & Son. Under Donald's leadership, the family business grew to unprecedented proportions and became a colossal construction empire called The Trump Organization. The empire owns dozens of skyscrapers, hotels, casinos and residential buildings around the world.

Personal life of Donald Trump is typical for a billionaire: he is married for the third time and has five children and eight grandchildren. With his first wife, former Czech model Ivana Zelníková (1949), Trump has three children: Donald Trump Jr. (1977), Ivanka Trump (1981) and Eric Trump (1984). Trump's second wife is American actress Marla Maples. In this marriage, which lasted from 1993 to 1999, a daughter, Tiffany, was born - an Instagram star and almost a singer. Trump's third wife and first lady of the United States is Melania Trump (1970). The marriage took place in 2005 and Trump's youngest son, Barron, was born in 2006. It’s interesting that this is Melania’s first and so far only child.

Trump's election program is one of the most scandalous in US history: he promises to build a wall on the border with Mexico, make friends with and ban Muslims from entering the States. And although everyone understands that none of these promises will be fulfilled, the world is preparing for a fun and enjoyable four years of the Trump presidency, which began on January 20, 2017, after the inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States.

Interesting facts about Donald Trump:

At the time of taking office (January 20, 2017), Trump was the oldest (age 70 and a half) and richest ($2.5 billion) US president.

Melania Trump has become the first First Lady of the United States in history whose native language is not English.