Donald Trump: Life and Career of the 45th US President

Donald Trump becomes a millionaire with real estate deals and moves to the White House as the 45th President of the United States in January 2017.

His family, his childhood, his career as a businessman and film and television star.

• At the

  age of 25,

  Donald Trump

  takes over the management of his father's multi-million dollar company.

• In addition to his numerous business activities, he acts as an actor in film and

  television

  .

• In 2016, the

  businessman was

  elected

  US President

  .

New York -

born in 1946 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA.

He is the fourth child of

and

, and his paternal grandparents are German immigrants

and

.

At the age of 70, the entrepreneur and entertainer Donald Trump was

sworn in

as the 45th

without ever having held any political office before.

Donald Trump: A family empire is emerging

Donald Trump was

born with business acumen through his

: his grandfather

, a German immigrant, gets rich with real estate deals.

In 1918 he had a net worth of half a million dollars based on today's value.

He died at the age of 49 during the 1918 flu epidemic. His son,

, followed in his footsteps and expanded the

Trump

into a multi-million dollar company.

In connection with the global economic crisis as well as after the end of the Second World War, he cleverly exploited the respective government plans to save the US economy and made a fortune with housing.

When it becomes public that he has enriched himself by millions of dollars, it leads to a national scandal and a Senate committee.

He cannot be proven to have broken the law, but his reputation suffers greatly.

Donald Trump: childhood and entry into the company

Donald Trump

attracts attention

from

and school, he tends to be brutal and ruthless.

When he was 13, his father Fred put him in a military academy.

There he graduated from high school, then studied economics and graduated from the Wharton School in Philadelphia in 1968.

From his father he learns the basic philosophy of life to be a “king” and to be successful, to behave like a “killer”.

Donald Trump already works in the family empire while studying.

Since the Senate hearing damaged his father's reputation, he took the reins and took over management of the company at the age of 25.

"This will show that I am the most successful successor," he announced at the press conference.

At the age of 28, Donald Trump meets lawyer

, who is to become Trump's closest advisor in the future.

As chief advisor, he came to some power in the McCarthy era.

In 1973 the company "Trump Management" was accused of racial discrimination: The company violated the "Fair Housing Act" of 1968, which forbids discrimination when renting objects.

Although the Department of Justice can use spot checks to prove violations of the law, Roy Cohn is filing a $ 100 million counterclaim.

A comparison is made that is generally understood as the victory of the minorities.

Trump, however, sells him in the media as a huge hit for himself.

Donald Trump: career as a businessman

Trump's first major real estate project is the run-down hotel "Commodore" in Manhattan.

sees an opportunity, but has neither capital of his own nor a name in the real estate industry.

He uses his father's political contacts (and a million dollar guarantee) and plays the investors, the city and the seller against each other with a hoax.

In 1980 the first-class hotel "Grand Hyatt New York" is opened.

At the same time,

negotiates

a tax exemption for him for a period of 41 years.

The next project in Manhattan is the corporate and residence "Trump Tower", a mighty skyscraper on 5th Avenue.

This gives him reputation and creditworthiness.

Trump is erecting a first 202 meter high monument with the skyscraper.

At the age of 41, Trump published the book "The Art of Deal", which made him famous beyond the borders of New York nationwide.

In it he describes his career and previous projects, describes his successes and gives business tips.

In 1977 Donald Trump married

, with whom he had three children.

The marriage ended in divorce in 1990.

In 1993 he married the actress

and had a daughter with her.

He

has a son

with his third wife,

, whom he presented to the press at the age of nine months with the words: “He is strong, smart, tough, vicious and violent.

All qualities that you need as an entrepreneur.

And most of all I hope he's intelligent. ”His daughter Ivanka Trump also represented the president on official occasions with other heads of state and government.

Donald Trump: More projects and billions in setbacks

In Atlantic City, where, unlike New York, gambling is legal,

buys

three casinos.

One of them, the "Taj Mahal", is to become the "eighth wonder of the world" according to his plan.

The project devours more than a billion dollars until it has to close in 2016 for economic reasons.

The same thing happens with the other two casinos.

The 1980s and 1990s saw other costly acquisitions, investments, and business initiatives:

• the Mar-a-Lago property in Florida

• the sixth largest yacht in the world "Trump Princess"

• the airline "Trump Shuttle"

• the "Trump Vodka"

• the USFL football team "New Jersey Generals"

None of these and its numerous other companies are proving to be profitable in the long term.

Donald Trump is heavily indebted, but he is publicly regarded as a successful

.

Donald Trump: known from film and television

In 2002, the television producer

approached Trump and presented him with the idea of ​​the television format "The Apprentice".

The concept: Trump, who should initially only have two short appearances per show, selects one employee for his company from 16 participants.

proves to be the star of the show even after the first production - his saying “You are fired”, with which a particularly bad participant is thrown out at the end of the show, becomes legendary.

His simple, sometimes strongly polarizing language and his will to make decisions are well received by the audience.

Even before this TV success, Trump appeared as an actor - mostly he played himself. At the side of

, he made a cameo in the

"Who is Mr. Cutty" as well as in "A Boss to Fall in Love with" with

and

.

But Donald Trump also has to take setbacks in his acting career - for his performance in "My mind always wants only one thing ..." he received the negative award

.

In addition, his person is often the subject of documentaries, for example in the

"Fahrenheit 11/9" by

.

After the success of "The Apprentice", Donald Trump appears increasingly on

as a guest on talk shows, in which he then begins to talk about political issues.

Donald Trump: candidacy for the US presidential election

Throughout his entrepreneurial career,

values ​​good relationships with politicians who help him get his plans through.

The political orientation is not important to him.

He himself registered as a Republican in 1987, in 1999 he ran

for the presidential elections,

now for

Reform Party, moving to the Democrats in 2001 and back to the Republicans in 2009.

Donald Trump often toyed with the idea of ​​running as a candidate for the presidency, and in 2015 he actually announced his candidacy.

Under the motto "Make America great again" he is aiming for the highest office in the United States.

Although he won fewer votes on November 8, 2016 than his Democratic rival

, he was able to gather more electorates and won the election as the 45th

.

Donald Trump: 45th US President

Trump remains true to his proven pattern of success in the White House as well: As in his time as a

, the US President strives to negotiate the best deal for his goals by all means.

In doing so, he manages to keep some of his election promises:

• “Build this Wall”: “Deals” with Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Mexico have reduced the number of illegals apprehended at the border by 80 percent.

• “Jobs, jobs, jobs”: During Trump's presidency, unemployment figures have now fallen to 3.5 percent - the lowest figure in 41 years.

• "Drain the Swamp" / "Let's Trump the Establishment": Trump fires anyone who gets in his way - old opponents and his own employees.

• "America First": According to Trump, the superpower America is being exploited.

  Trump is negotiating new deals: with NATO, the EU, South Korea, Canada, Mexico, with Japan and finally with China.

Donald Trump: a controversial US president

The division in society is

speed

during

presidency

, fueled not least by his confrontational style.

The crisis comes in March 2020 - the corona pandemic is ruining Trump's track record.

Unemployment is skyrocketing, the economy is falling.

At the end of May 2020, the death of African American

caused by a white police officer

mass protests against racism and police violence.

Donald Trump is accused of having

failed

as

one

crisis as well as the other

.

He ran again on November 3, 2020, his Democratic opponent was

.

The 2020 US election brought Donald Trump a defeat, leaving him with a term as president.