Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States and head of state from 2017 to 2021.

Background

Trump was born on June 14, 1946 at the Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Queens, New York City, New York. He is the son of Mary Trump (née Macleod) and Fred Trump, a real estate millionaire. His mother was a Scottish immigrant who initially worked as a maid. His father was born in New York, to German parents.

From kindergarten through seventh grade, he attended the Kew-Forest School. At age 13, he enrolled in the New York Military Academy.

Donald Trump attended New York Military Academy (1959–64), a private boarding school; Fordham University in the Bronx (1964–66); and the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Finance and Commerce (1966–68), where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in economics.

In 1968, during the Vietnam War, he secured a diagnosis of bone spurs, which qualified him for a medical exemption from the military draft (he had earlier received four draft deferments for education).

Upon his graduation Trump began working full-time for his father’s business, helping to manage its holdings of rental housing, then estimated at between 10,000 and 22,000 units.

From 1971 to 2017, he was chairman and president of his family real estate company, Elizabeth Trump & Son (now called The Trump Organization), which was founded in 1923 by his grandmother and father. His business career primarily focused on building or renovating office towers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses.

He has hosted and produced the reality television series, The Apprentice (2004), which has been nominated for nine Primetime Emmy awards.

He was the 45th President of the United States from January 20, 2017 - January 20, 2021.

On May 30, 2024, Trump became the first former president to be convicted of a crime when a New York state jury convicted him on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection with a hush-money payment in 2016 to the adult-film star Stephanie Clifford, known as Stormy Daniels, who claimed to have had an affair with Trump in 2006.

Trump was later indicted on dozens of other federal and state charges in cases relating to his efforts to overturn Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election and his removal of numerous classified documents from the White House on his last day of office.

Trump was also found liable in a major civil suit alleging business fraud in New York state and two civil suits accusing him of sexually abusing and defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll. With the start of his trial in the business-records case on April 15, 2024, Trump became the first former president to stand trial on criminal charges.

The Don ● The Donald ● The OranguTAN ● The Trumpster ● DJT ● Mr. Brexit ● Don ● The Reality TV ● President ● President Donald Trump ● President Trump ● Tariff Man ● Honest Don ● Cheeto ● Drumpf ● [negative modifier] in Chief ● The Lord of the Wall Street Elite ● The Lord of the Wall Street Independent ● Douche Pope ● The Corporate American

US President - $400,000 per year (2017).

The Apprentice USA - $375,000 per episode (2004).

3rd: Melania Trump (January 22, 2005 - present) (1 child: Barron Trump)

2nd: Marla Maples (December 20, 1993 - June 8, 1999) (divorced, 1 child: Tiffany Trump)

1st: Ivana Trump (April 9, 1977 - December 11, 1990) (divorced, 3 children: Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka Trump and Eric Trump)

1st: Donald Trump Jr (born December 31, 1977) is an American political activist, businessman, author, and former television presenter. He is the eldest child of the 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump, and businesswoman Ivana Trump.

2nd: Ivanka Trump (born October 30, 1981), is an American businesswoman, fashion designer, author, and reality television personality serving as Senior Advisor to the President since 2017. She is the daughter and second child of U.S. president Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana.

3rd: Eric Trump (born January 6, 1984) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and former reality television personality. He is the third child and second son of President Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana Trump.

4th: Tiffany Trump (born October 13, 1993) is the fourth child of former U.S. President Donald Trump and his only child with his second wife, Marla Maples. She is a legal research assistant at Georgetown University Law Center.

5th: Barron Trump (born March 20, 2006) is Donald Trump's youngest child and his only child with Melania Trump. He is of German and Scottish descent on his father's side and Slovenian descent on his mother's side.

Mary Trump (May 10, 1912 – August 7, 2000) was a Scottish-American homemaker and philanthropist known for being the mother of Donald Trump and the wife of real estate developer Fred Trump.

Fred Trump (October 11, 1905 – June 25, 1999) was a prominent American real estate developer in New York City. He was the father of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States.

Elizabeth Grau (Sibling)

Fred Trump Jr (Sibling)

Robert Trump (Sibling)

Maryanne Trump Barry (Sibling)

Mary Trump (Niece or Nephew)

Kai Trump (Grandchild)

Chloe Sophia Trump (Grandchild)

Spencer Frederick Trump (Grandchild)

Tristan Milos Trump (Grandchild)

John Walter (Cousin)

● His phrase "Fake news".

● His comb-over hairstyle.

● His catchphrase "You're fired!" from The Apprentice USA (2004).

● He makes bold hand movements when speaking.

● His brightly colored power necktie (often red).

● He includes the phrase "believe me" in his speeches or in responses to questions.

● Use of repetition and hyperboles in interviews and speeches.

● Prolific use of the social media platforms X (formally known as Twitter) and Truth Social.

● Uses brightly colored powder foundation (often orange).

● Frequent use of the terms "witch hunt" and "hoax" in his professional life and political views.

● Frequent use of the terms "rigged" when referring to his loss to the 2020 Presidential election.