- TRUMP, DONALD J.
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- Home State: New York
- Person Website: https://www.donaldjtrump.com/
- Running: President, United States, 2016
- Total Raised: $64,576,400Coverage End: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
- Winning: Won with 0.00%
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Personal
- Full Name: Donald J. Trump
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Melania; 5 Children: Donald Jr., Ivanka, Eric, Tiffany, Barron
- Birth Date: 06/14/1946
- Birth Place: Queens, NY
- Home City: Manhattan, NY
- Religion: Protestant
Education
- Attended, Fordham University
- BS, Economics/Real Estate, Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania
Professional Experience
- Producer, "The Apprentice", 2004-present
- Founder/Chair/President/Chief Executive Officer, The Trump Organization, 1975-present
- Chair, Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, Incorporated
Religious, Civic, and other Memberships
- Member, Board of Directors, Police Athletic League
- Chair, Donald J. Trump Foundation
- Advisory Board Member, Lenox Hill Hospital
- Co-Chair, New York Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
- Member, Presidents Council of New York University
- Advisory Board Member, United Cerebral Palsy
About Donald Trump
Donald Trump was born in the neighborhood of Queens in New York City, New York, to parents of German and Scottish descent. He earned academic honors in basic schooling, where he also proved a gifted student athlete, before going on to study first at Fordham University and then at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He graduated in 1968, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics.
Never one to shy away from controversy, Trump had toyed with the idea of a Republican or even Independent presidential run on numerous occasions. He has had a tendency to service his image for these potential runs with extravagant public antics, such as his decision in 2011 to join the infamous ranks of nigh-universally conservative Americans who questioned President Barack Obama's birth within the United States. Dubbed “birthers” – they accused Obama of having actually been born in Kenya, and thus being constitutionally ineligible for the office of President. What his theatrics have unquestionably won him, however, is fame and popularity as a sort of entertainer, bolstering his sales as an author and his ratings on television.
Traditionally, Trump has avoided backing his public speculations of a presidential run with action – until June 1, 2015, when he formally announced his candidacy for the 2016 election. In his declaration, Trump criticized politicians, saying that while he loves them because “it's easy to make money with politicians,” he is frustrated by the fact that they say much and do little. He also decried illegal immigration, saying that he will inexpensively build a wall along the nation's southern border, and that he will have Mexico pay for its construction. Trump covered a few other bases, as well, promising that he will be tough on ISIS and stop Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. And in truly classic Trump shamelessness, he flaunts his vast financial wealth and compares it to other famously rich candidates, saying that he is more successful than Ross Perot and that he, quote, “has a Gucci store that's worth more than Romney.” Though his quest to win the presidency may be an uphill battle, his candidacy is certain to be entertaining, and to draw electorate interest in the 2016 presidential race.
It's time to put the moral crisis over the political one.
North Korea made a nuclear threat against the United States, for instance.
Conference attendees aren't exactly upset they won't get to see The Donald in person.
North Korea made a nuclear threat against the United States, for instance.
"Let's see what happens in court."
The GOP presidential hopeful called Romney "a failed candidate" who "failed horribly."
And those angry winds are just beginning to blow.
I woke up Wednesday morning to a slew of confused Facebook statuses and tweets.
#NeverTrump picks up steam.
Others are resigned to his victory -- and are planning accordingly.
The "egocentric, primitive" GOP front-runner reminds more than one Mexican politician of Hitler.
He calls for Medicaid to be transformed into a state block grant program and for the tax exemption on employer-based health insurance plans to be extended to individuals who purchase coverage on their own — both longstanding GOP ideas.
The GOP presidential candidate has claimed he can't release his tax returns because he's being audited.
Still, that didn't stop Christie from endorsing the GOP frontrunner.
Donald Trump isn't so bad on equality for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people, or is at least better than most of the other GOP candidates.
Noam Chomsky says Trump's rise is partly due to deeply rooted -- and potentially fatal -- feelings of fear and anger.
High Republican turnout causes chaos, with reports of double voting and ballot shortages.
An angry, outsider electorate.
After Trump's win in the Nevada caucuses, Harry Reid called his views "kind of scary."
It doesn't mean Latinos love him.
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