On November 8, 2016, Donald Trump defeated Hillary Clinton in the US presidential election by a small margin. Throughout his life, this American billionaire has never been elected to any official posts and is a completely new person in politics.
Donald Trump, whose biography, in the light of recent events, probably interests many people, is the fourth child in the family of American millionaire tycoons. He was born in 1946. His parents, Scot Mary MacLeod and German Fred Trump, met in 1930. By that time, the father of the President of the United States already owned a small construction company. In 1936, the young couple got married.
Childhood politician
Donald Trump's violent and assertive character was evident in childhood. Neither parents nor teachers could get along with him. Eventually, at the age of 13, the boy was sent to the New York Military Academy. Cadet Trump studied very well. At the same time, he was distinguished by punctuality and discipline. The current president of the United States graduated from the military academy in 1964.
After studying for 4 semesters at Fordham University, Donald Trump, whose biography was now closely connected with entrepreneurship, transferred to the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania. In 1968 he received his bachelor's degree. The result of the young man's efforts was that his father accepted him into the family business.
Entrepreneurial activity
The first residential complex built by Donald Trump was Swifton Village. The total amount of profit received by the young businessman from the sale of real estate amounted to about $ 6 million.
In 1977, the entrepreneur married for the first time. His wife was a model from the Czech Republic Ivanka Zelnichkova. A few months later, Trump's first child, Donald Jr., was born. At the same time, the millionaire became interested in the gambling business. In 1980, he acquired a land plot in Atlantic City, and in 1982 opened a $ 250 million entertainment complex here.
By the early 90s, Donald Trump's fortune was already estimated at $ 1 billion. In addition to a chain of hotels, skyscrapers and casinos, he owned the New Jersey Generals football club, Trump Shuttle Airline and many small businesses of various profiles. By that time, Trump had a lot of money. But he had even more debts - about $ 9 billion. In order to get out of the debt trap, Trump had to mortgage his Trump Tower skyscraper. At the same time, the billionaire's personal life collapsed. In 1992, he divorced his first wife.
After a while, thanks to perseverance and perseverance, the businessman managed to solve all his problems. Already in 1997, he paid off all his debts. In 1993, Trump married actress Marla Maples. But in 1998 he divorced her too.
Trump on television
At the start of the new millennium, Trump became interested in television. His show The Candidate made him even more money. The cost of one episode alone reached $ 3 million. In 2005, the tycoon remarried. This time his choice was also a model from Slovenia - Melanja Knauss.
In 2006, Donald Trump, whose biography by that time was already very closely intertwined with television, bought out the Miss Universe Organization. Her main activity was the organization of Miss America beauty contests. In addition, the billionaire starred in small roles in several popular films, including "Home Alone 2".
Political convictions
Actually, Trump was expected to be president back in the 80s of the last century. In his political views, however, he was determined only by 2009, having joined the Republican Party. The party tried to nominate Donald Trump for the first time in 2011 to run for president. But then he refused the offer.
In June 2015, the businessman, however, changed his mind and announced to US citizens his intention to fight for the presidency. Donald Trump won the election, according to many sociologists, also due to the peculiarities of his character. The newly minted politician speaks openly about everything and has already managed to gain the glory of a certain truth-teller.
Of course, no one knows how relations between the United States and Russia will develop. However, for example, Trump called for an immediate crackdown on ISIS even before the elections. He also promised to return production from Third World countries back to the United States and start a trade war with China.
Wife and kids
The fortune of the new American president is currently estimated at $ 4 billion. Trump's third wife, whose photo can be seen below, is still a very beautiful woman. Many Americans appreciate not only her appearance, but also her mental abilities. Many believe that Melania Trump is more practical and smart even than the same Hillary Clinton.
At the moment, Donald Trump, who is 70 years old, has five children - three sons and two daughters. The youngest child, Barron, is 9 years old, the eldest son is 38 years old.
