Donald John Trump is a billionaire real estate developer, author and a famous TV personality in the United States of America. Born in 1946 to Mr. Frederick and Mrs. Mary Trump as their fourth child of five children, Donald Trump was sent to be educated in the New York Military Academy at the age of 13. After graduating in 1964, he attended the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania to obtain a degree in economics. After his successful graduation from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968, Donald Trump joined his father's company, Elizabeth Trump & Sons, which he later named as the Trump organization after he was transferred its control. Trump experienced ups and downs in his business while he expand-ed his company and acquired wealth and public recognition in the United States. Purchasing the Plaza Hotel in New York and the acquisition of the ownership of Miss Universe Organization are some of his well-known en-deavors. Donald Trump gained popularity when he became a joint partner with the NBC (National Broadcasting Cooperation) in 2003 and produced and hosted a reality show named, The Apprentice. And now a controversial presidential candidate.

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