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Friday 3 March 2017

Donald Trump's Autobiography in 2 minutes



(CNN)Here's a look at the life of Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States.
Personal:
Birth date:
 June 14, 1946
Birth place: New York, New York
    Birth name: Donald John Trump
    Father: Fred Trump, real estate developer
    Mother: Mary (Macleod) Trump
    Marriages: Melania (Knauss) Trump (January 22, 2005-present); Marla
    (Maples) Trump (December 1993-June 1999, divorced); Ivana (Zelnicek)
    Trump (1977-1990, divorced)
    Children: with Melania (Knauss) Trump: Barron, March 20, 2006; with
     Marla Maples: Tiffany, October 13, 1993; with Ivana (Zelnicek) Trump:
     Eric, 1984; Ivanka, October 30, 1981; Donald Jr., December 31, 1977
    Education: Attended Fordham University; University of Pennsylvania, 
    Wharton School of Finance, 1968
    Other Facts:
    As Trump evolved from real 

    estate developer to reality
     television star, he turned his 
    name into a brand. Licensed 
    Trump products have included
     board games, steaks, cologne,
     vodka, furniture and menswear.
    He has portrayed himself in cameo 
    in movies and on television, including "Zoolander," "Sex and the City"
     and "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York."
    Trump's slogan, "Make America Great Again" was first used by 
    Ronald Reagan while he was running against President Jimmy Carter.
    Timeline:
    1970s - 
    After college, works with his father on apartment complexes 

    in Queens and Brooklyn.
    1973 - Fred and Donald Trump are named in a Justice Department 
    lawsuit alleging Trump property managers violated the Fair Housing 
    Act by turning away potential African-American tenants. The Trumps 
    deny the company discriminates and file a $100 million countersuit, which
     is later dismissed. The case is settled in 1975, and the Trumps agree 
    to provide weekly lists of vacancies to black community organizations.
    1976 - Trump and his father partner with the Hyatt Corporation, 
    purchasing the Commodore Hotel, an aging midtown Manhattan 
    property. The building is revamped and opens four years later as 
    the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The project kickstarts Trump's career as 
    a Manhattan developer.1983-1990 - Builds/purchases multiple 
    properties in New York City, including Trump Tower and the Plaza 
    Hotel. Also opens casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey, including the 
    Trump Taj Mahal and the Trump Plaza. Also buys the New Jersey
     Generals football team, part of the United States Football League, 
    which folds after three seasons.
    1985 - Purchases Mar-a-Lago, an oceanfront estate in Palm Beach,
     Florida. It is renovated and opens as a private club in 1995.
    1987 - Trump's first book, "Trump: The Art of the Deal" is published 
    and becomes a bestseller. The Donald J. Trump Foundation is established
     in order to donate a portion of profits from book sales to charities.
    1991 - The Trump Taj Mahal files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
    1992 - The Trump Plaza and the Trump Castle casinos file for bankruptcy.
    1996 - Buys out and becomes executive producer of the Miss Universe, 
    Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants.
    October 7, 1999 - Tells CNN's Larry King that he is going to form a 
    presidential exploratory committee and wants to challenge Pat Buchanan
     for the Reform Party nomination.
    February 14, 2000 - Says that he is abandoning his bid for the presidency,
     blaming discord within the Reform Party.
    January 2004 - "The Apprentice," a reality show featuring aspiring 
    entrepreneurs competing for Trump's approval, premieres on NBC.
    November 21, 2004 - Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. files
     for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
    2005 - Establishes Trump University, which offers seminars in real
     estate investment.
    February 13, 2009 - Announces his resignation from his position as
     chairman of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Days later, the company
     files for bankruptcy protection.
    March 17, 2011 - During an interview on ABC's "Good Morning America," Trump questions whether President Barack Obama was actually born in
     the United States.
    June 16, 2015 - Announces that he is running for president during a 
    speech at Trump Tower.
    June 28, 2015 - Says he's giving up the TV show "The Apprentice" to 
    run for president.
    June 29, 2015 - NBC says it is cutting its business ties to Trump and 
    won't air the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants because of 
    "derogatory statements by Donald Trump regarding immigrants.
    " This comes two weeks after comments Trump made about 
    Mexican immigrants during his presidential campaign announcement.
    July 8, 2015 - In an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, Trump says
     he "can't guarantee" all of the workers he employs have legal status
     in the United States. This is in response to questions about a Washington
     Post report about undocumented immigrants working at the Old Post
    Office Pavilion construction site in Washington, which Trump is converting
    into a luxury hotel.
    July 15, 2015 - Trump's campaign reports the Republican presidential 
    candidate's net worth is "in excess of ten billion dollars," and his personal
     finance disclosure has been submitted to the Federal Election 
    Commission.
    July 22, 2015 - Donald Trump's financial disclosure report is made
     public by the Federal Election Commission.
    August 6, 2015 - During the first 2016 Republican debate, Trump
     is questioned about a third party candidacy, his attitude towards
     women and his history of donating money to Democratic politicians.
     He tells moderator Megyn Kelly of Fox News he feels he is being 
    .
    August 7, 2015 - The controversy continues, as Trump tells CNN's
     Don Lemon that Kelly was singling him out for attack. "You could see
    there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her 
    wherever."
    September 11, 2015 - Trump announces on social media he has
    purchased NBC's half of the Miss Universe Organization, which
     organizes the annual Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants.
    March 2016 - Along with 13 others, is ranked number 324 on Forbes'
     list of the the world's billionaires with a net worth of $4.5 billion.
    March 29, 2016 - Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is 
    arrested and charged in Jupiter, Florida, with simple battery of former
     Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields. Two weeks later, State Attorney
    David Aronberg announces he will not prosecute Lewandowski.
    September 13, 2016 - During an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper,
     New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says his office is 
    investigating Donald Trump's charitable foundation "to make sure
     it's complying with the laws governing charities in New York."
    October 1, 2016 - The New York Times reports Trump declared a
    $916 million loss in 1995 which could have allowed him to legally
    skip paying federal income taxes for years. The report is based on
     a financial document mailed to the newspaper by an anonymous source.
    October 7, 2016 - Unaired footage from 2005 surfaces of Trump 
    talking about trying to have sex with a married woman and being 
    to grope women. In footage obtained by The Washington Post, 
    Trump is heard off-camera discussing women in vulgar terms 
    the taping of a segment for "Access Hollywood." In a taped response, 
    Trump apologizes early Saturday, "I said it, I was wrong and I apologize."
    October 9, 2016 - During the second presidential debate, CNN's
    Anderson Cooper asks Trump about his descriptions of groping
    and kissing women without their consent in the "Access Hollywood"
    footage. Trump denies that he has ever engaged in such behavior
     and declares the comments were "locker room talk." After the debate, 
    women step forward to claim that they were sexually harassed or 
    sexually assaulted by the real estate developer. Trump says the 
    stories aren't true.
    November 8, 2016 - Is elected president of the United States. 
    Trump will be the first US president who has never held elected 
    office, a top government post or a military rank.
    November 18, 2016 - Trump agrees to pay $25 million to settle
    three lawsuits against Trump University. The deal will keep the 
    president-elect from having to testify in a trial in San Diego that 
    was set to begin November 28. The settlement ends a suit brought
    by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, as well as two 
    class action suits in California. About 6,000 former students are
    covered by the settlement. The victims will receive at least half of
     their money back.
    December 24, 2016 - Trump says he will dissolve the Donald J. 
    Trump Foundation "to avoid even the appearance of any conflict 
    my role as President." A spokeswoman for the New York attorney
    general's office says that the foundation cannot legally close until
     investigators conclude their probe of the charity.
    January 20, 2017 - Takes the oath of office from Chief Justice
     John Roberts during an inauguration ceremony at the Capitol,
     then delivers an inaugural address that focuses on the populist
     themes that fueled his outsider run for the presidency.

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