Childhood
In 1930, 18-year-old native of a Scottish village, Mary MacLeod, came to New York on vacation. There, fate brought her together with 25-year-old Fred Trump, the son of German immigrants, who at such a young age already owned his own construction company. 
In 1936 the couple got married; the couple bought a cottage in a respectable area of Queens, the father of the family continued to engage in the construction business, and Mary devoted herself entirely to motherhood. Donald Trump was the fourth child in the family, but, having inherited his father’s tough and assertive character, he was not going to get used to the role of his younger brother. Neither his parents nor school teachers could cope with the obnoxious Donald, so at the age of 13 the boy was faced with a fact: he was going to New York military academy.
As a cadet, Trump distinguished himself as a disciplined student who boasted both good grades and high skills social adaptation and sporting success. The parents could not be happier with their son, who had suddenly come to his senses, and even began to set him up as an example to the other children.
First steps on the path to success
In 1964, Trump graduated from the military academy with flying colors and entered Fordham University. After studying there for 4 semesters, he transferred to the Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1968 he received his bachelor's degree economic sciences, after which the father accepted his son into the family business. Donald became seriously interested in real estate, hoping in the future to become the heir to the Trump construction empire and multiply his father's fortune many times over. 
The first project entrusted to Donald was the grandiose residential complex Swifton Village in Ohio, designed for 1,200 apartments for the “middle class”. Under the direction of younger Trump the company managed to complete the project within a year, spending $6 million on construction and earning $12 million from the sale of apartments.
Double income is a more than excellent start to a career, but Trump was not going to stop there. The construction of apartments in Ohio was sponsored by the state, but Donald understood that financial support for more serious projects you should not contact government organizations, and to strong of the world this: bankers, top managers, oil tycoons. In 1971, Donald rented an apartment in the heart of New York - on the island of Manhattan. Here his circle of acquaintances quickly expanded with influential people.
The rise of an empire
In 1974, Trump, with the help of new connections, won a tender to restore the dilapidated Commodore Hotel. Since many of the buildings near the hotel were also in poor condition and needed a financial injection, as did the city itself, which was on the verge of bankruptcy, Donald managed to obtain tax breaks from the mayor's office for a period of 40 years. Moreover, the largest banks in New York provided him with a mortgage loan total amount$70 million. There was only one condition: Trump had to put the area in order. 
Donald's firm got down to business, and six years later, Manhattan residents were able to see the 25-story monolith of glass and steel that had replaced the dull yellow building, surrounded by new, functional and livable neighborhoods. Much later, in October 1996, half of the rights to the hotel were bought by one of the largest hotel chains, Hyatt, increasing Trump's fortune by $142 million.
In 1979, Donald had his eye on a piece of land on 5th Avenue, across from the Tiffany & Co jewelry store. When the businessman was asked what made him buy this particular place, he replied: “The wealthiest people in New York always hang out at Tiffany’s stores.” By 1983, the 58-story Trump Tower skyscraper had risen on this site, surpassing all city buildings in height.
The house instantly gained fame as an elite complex: the windows of the apartments overlooked Central Park, a series of boutiques and restaurants were located below, the floor was tiled with pink marble, and a three-meter fountain was in the hall. All the apartments were bought up within a few months, and Trump became $200 million richer.
When gambling was legalized in New Jersey in 1977, Trump realized that he was facing... tasty, which should not be missed under any circumstances. In 1980, he purchased a plot of land in Atlantic City, entrusting his brother Robert with obtaining a gambling license. In 1982, the grandiose Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino hotel and entertainment complex worth $250 million was opened. In 1986, Donald bought the city's Hilton hotel and built the $320 million Trump's Castle in its place. At the same time, he began construction of the largest hotel-casino in the world, the Taj Mahal, which opened its doors to visitors in 1990.
On the verge of bankruptcy
By the early 90s, Donald's fortune was estimated at $1 billion. In addition to a chain of hotels, casinos and luxury residential skyscrapers, the Trump empire included the Trump Shuttle Airline, the New Jersey Generals football team and a huge number of small businesses that Donald himself lost count of. Gradually, he began to lose control over the business that had grown to incredible proportions. 
New projects were financed with borrowed funds, which was quite risky. Trump's creditors included large banks and investment companies: Citicorp, Merrill Lynch, Chase Manhattan. The businessman’s debts were growing rapidly, and the threat of bankruptcy was aggravated by the brewing crisis in the real estate sector. In the early 90s, debts to creditors reached $9.8 billion, of which Trump had to pay $900 million out of his own pocket. On the verge of bankruptcy, the businessman was forced to mortgage the Trump Tower skyscraper. The press added fuel to the fire, criticizing Donald's every move.
Thanks to his innate perseverance, Donald managed to get out of the debt hole. Income from gambling business covered most debts; by 1997, the tycoon had completely repaid his debts and began working on new projects. In 2001, Trump's company, together with the Korean enterprise Daewoo, completed the construction of the 72-story Trump World Tower. The 262-meter skyscraper has risen exactly opposite the UN headquarters in Manhattan.
The 2008 financial crisis was a new shock to Trump's construction empire. Due to falling sales, he was unable to repay the 40 million loan on time. Although the billionaire could easily pay off the debt with his own funds, he filed for bankruptcy, claiming that the crisis was force majeure. On February 17, 2009, Trump announced his decision to leave the Board of Directors of his own company.
Television appearances
In 2002, Trump launched the prime-time reality show The Apprentice. Participants had to compete among themselves for the right to become a top manager in Trump's company. Unlucky contestants were greeted with the businessman's signature phrase: “You're fired!” (in 2004 he even applied for registration trademark"You are fired!"). For each episode of the first season, Donald received about $50 thousand, but with the start of the second season, the cost of one episode increased to $3 million - so Trump became one of the highest paid presenters on television. 
In 2006, Trump, together with NBC, bought out the Miss Universe Organization, which organized the Miss Universe and Miss America beauty pageants.
The construction magnate also appeared with cameos in several films and TV series, for example, in the comedy Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, he explained to young Macaulay Culkin how to get into the hall.
Donald Trump cameo in Home Alone 2
In 2007, Trump got his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which the businessman received for creating the reality show “The Apprentice.”
In October of the same year, Donald was invited to Larry King's studio, where he sharply spoke about the foreign policy of George W. Bush and the appearance of Angelina Jolie. Many people remember other words spoken on the evening broadcast: then Trump said that in the next elections he would certainly support Rudolph Giuliani and Hillary Clinton if they nominated themselves for the presidency. He was reminded of this speech in 2013, when Trump was again visiting the host.
Donald Trump visiting Larry King
Donald Trump's political career. Most Influential Republican
Trump had been tipped for the US presidency since the 80s, but at that time the needle of Donald’s political compass was constantly darting between the right and left poles. By 2009, he had more or less decided on his own views and joined the Republican Party. They tried to nominate Donald, an outstanding economist and manager, to participate in the presidential elections back in 2011, but the businessman said that he was not ready to leave the private sector. 
On June 16, 2015, Trump made it clear to US residents that he had changed his mind, announcing his readiness to fight for the presidency. Presidential campaign Trump's plan was strictly thought out: first of all, he visited the state of New Hampshire, traditionally considered a Republican stronghold, then made a tour of Nevada and California, states that had previously received a solid financial injection from Donald. Trump also repeatedly held rallies in his support to entertain the electorate.
Trump's popularity was influenced by his character: the newly minted politician was accustomed to speaking openly, without veiling his speech with euphemisms. Because of this feature, he gained fame as an eccentric truth teller.
The main messages of the Trump campaign concerned the following areas of American society: immigration, health care, economics and domestic politics. The Republican treated the people of Mexico and the Middle East extremely coldly. If he wins the election, Trump threatens to build an analogue of the Great Chinese wall on the border with Mexico. Trump has also advocated many times for the immediate elimination of ISIS armed forces.
Donald Trump Blames Democrats for Creating ISIS
Donald demanded the repeal of Barack Obama's health care program, saying it was too expensive for the government to provide and that he would have no problem finding better methods that would be cheaper for taxpayers.
In the economic sector, even Democrats listened to the billionaire; he argued for the need to return production to the United States by increasing duties on goods of American companies manufactured abroad, and also argued for the need for a trade war with China.
Donald Trump's scandalous video featuring Vladimir Putin
He outlined his point of view in more detail in the book “Mutilated America,” published in 2015.
According to Forbes magazine, in 2016, Donald Trump's fortune crossed the $4 billion mark. It continued to grow, including through real estate licensing - developers themselves paid Trump to build and sell new projects on his behalf.
In March 2016, Donald Trump was named the most likely Republican presidential candidate, predicting that he would face Hillary Clinton in the final round of elections.
In Russia, Trump's candidacy for the presidency was greeted warmly, as the billionaire more than once publicly promised to improve relations with the Kremlin.
The results of the election for the 45th US President were unpredictable. A month before the final day, both candidates received a good portion of “black PR”. Clinton was involved in a scandal involving the FBI, Trump was accused of sexual harassment. Clinton was confidently predicted to win, especially after the third and final debate. However, the results surprised everyone - Trump effortlessly beat his competitor, gaining 306 electoral votes out of the 270 required for victory, thereby securing a seat in the Oval Office of the White House. Michael Pence Donald Trump with his first wife Ivanka
Trump began dating his second wife, actress Marla Maples, back in 1989, and immediately after his divorce from Ivana, he proposed to her. She gave the billionaire a daughter, Tiffany. But the marriage did not last long - they divorced in 1999. Tiffany grew up with her mother in California, but her father also took part in her upbringing.
At the beginning of 2005, Donald married another fashion model from Eastern Europe - 34-year-old Melanie Knauss. Trump's third wife was originally from Slovenia, shone on the pages of glossy magazines, and did not hesitate to appear very candidly. The wedding of Trump and Melanie was included in the list of the most expensive wedding ceremonies with a budget of $45 million. In 2006, their common son, Barron William Trump, was born.
Donald Trump now
By the spring of 2019, Trump signed many decrees aimed at economic and foreign policy reforms: he expanded the territory for oil and gas production in the areas Gulf of Mexico and all oceans except the Indian; tightened measures to combat terrorist organizations; gave the order to launch a missile strike on Damascus - in response to the use by the Syrian president chemical weapons against the opposition; withdrew from the nuclear deal with Iran, under the terms of which the “six” countries received partial control over Iran’s nuclear weapons.But within America itself, Trump’s repeatedly expressed intention to build a wall between the United States and Mexico to limit the influx of illegal immigrants into the country has caused particularly heated debate.
It was the wall on the border with its southern neighbor that caused the suspension of the US Government at the end of 2018. The Mexican Wall (or "Trump's Wall") is one of the main points election program president - was valued at almost six billion dollars.
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While Hollywood divas hold pickets and promise revolution, the oldest ever elected US president accepts congratulations from supporters. His wife (who is much younger) Slavic name, the age gap between the oldest and younger sons impressive, but we’ll talk about Donald Trump’s personal life at the very end.
In the meantime, we offer you short biography Donald Trump, a man whose election victory was comically predicted many years ago (this happened in the animated series “The Simpsons” in the spring of 2000). We will pay special attention to how a man from a modest family, a descendant of German immigrants, became a billionaire. But the list of his companies and grandiose real estate projects is not so interesting to us: it is too long and can be easily found on websites dedicated to business.
Biography of Donald Trump
Ancestors lived in Germany and Scotland
As we have already said, Trump is the oldest president. At the time of the election, Reagan was 69, and Mr. Trump, who outdid his predecessor, was 70: he was born on June 14, 1946. Donald's family lived in the largest borough of New York, Queens. His father Fred Crist Trump had German roots: Donald's grandfather, Frederick, moved to America in 1885 and became a United States citizen 7 years later. The ancestors on Donald's mother's side are Scottish (Mary Ann MacLeod visited New York, and stayed there, falling in love with a working-class guy, Fred).
Military Academy Cadet
It was big family. After their wedding in 1936, builder Fred and Mary had five children: Fred Jr., Maryann, Robert, Elizabeth and Donald. When the future president went to school in Queens and reached adolescence, conflicts began, and the guy was sent to the New York Military Academy to learn discipline. There he performed well and was an excellent baseball player and American football player.
Together with father
The academy was behind us, and the biography of Donald Trump continued at Fordham University. After two courses, the student decided that the knowledge he was gaining was unlikely to be useful to him in practice. He decided long ago that he would go into real estate and entered the Wharton School of Business, studying economics and finance. Having become a bachelor, Donald joined the company of his father, who had long ago transformed from a simple builder into a successful businessman.
Trump Jr.'s first successful deal took place while he was still attending business school - renting out apartments in an "unpromising" complex in Cincinnati brought the father and son $6 million in profits. This is what Donald did at the beginning of his long journey: he provided apartments for rent in New York (including in his native Queens and Brooklyn) to not very wealthy compatriots.
When the crisis doesn’t matter
After expanding his sphere of interests and moving to Manhattan (in the early 1970s), Trump began to take on larger-scale projects, for example, he refurbished a bankrupt hotel into the luxurious Grand Hyatt. He built new facilities (not only hotels, but also entertainment centers and casinos) and reconstructed old ones and received good money.
The financial crisis of the late 1980s hit many businessmen, and the construction of the Trump-Taj Mahal casino, in which the tycoon had invested $1 billion, was also under threat. Then he was declared bankrupt for the first time. However, by 1994, he was almost able to extricate himself from an unpleasant situation, extinguished the lion's share debt of 900 million dollars and started new projects.
Almost collapsed tower
Already before the 2000 elections, the biography of Donald Trump made new round: He spoke about the presidency for the first time. He even took part in the primaries and won several states. Trump named Oprah Winfrey as his future vice president. However, business took its toll, and then Trump abandoned further struggle.
The next crisis, which shook the economies of America and other countries, broke out in 2008. This was the period when Trump was selling the premises and offices of a grandiose building in Chicago (Trump Tower).
A $40 million loan to the bank was not repaid, and Trump Entertainment Resorts was forced to declare bankruptcy, and Trump left the Board of Directors. This did not stop the businessman from taking on new profitable deals both in real estate and construction, and in the media - he had plenty of energy and enthusiasm.
The scales were shaking
Back in 1996, Donald Trump became the copyright holder of the Miss Universe beauty contests; as part of this competition, he appeared in Moscow (in the fall of 2013) and was pleased with what he saw - the organization of the show was excellent. Moreover, he decided that he would build a skyscraper in our capital in the image and likeness of the New York Trump Tower.
In January 2015, at a meeting of Republicans, the tycoon first announced that he might run for president, and already in June he officially confirmed his intention. In May 2016, Trump won the primaries and two months later became the candidate of the Republican Party. The election race did not allow us to determine the absolute leader: the scales of forecasters tipped either towards Trump or towards his rival, Democrat and former first lady Hillary Clinton.
Vini, vidi, vizi
The end was reached on November 8, 2016, when Donald Trump won the presidential elections, which caused the joy of supporters and protests of those dissatisfied with this outcome. At the beginning of this election race, he himself promised that he might become “the greatest president God has ever created,” but for now everyone is waiting for the inauguration. Taking office will take place on January 20, 2017.
Personal life of Donald Trump
A very “rich” first marriage
Interestingly, two of Trump's three wives are immigrants from Eastern Europe. The first wife, Ivana Zelnichkova, was Czech. They got married in 1977 (this was Ivana’s second marriage).
The couple had three children, two were named in honor of their parents: the first-born Donald John, born at the end of December 1979, and Ivanka Marie, who is two years younger than her brother. The youngest, Eric Frederick, was born in January 1984.
This marriage (or rather, the children from it) brought Donald Trump three granddaughters and five grandchildren.
It was hard for her to compete
Soon after the divorce in 1992, the businessman married again - to American Marla Tapes, who was younger than husband for 18 years. She gave birth to one daughter, Tiffany. The couple separated in the summer of 1999. In an interview, Trump noted that it was difficult for both spouses to compete with his life’s work.
Melania is beautiful
Trump's third (current) wife is Slovenian Melania (nee Knavs). She left Yugoslavia to pursue a modeling career almost immediately after school and already met Trump in the States. There was a meeting at a party, a hot affair, and their marriage took place on January 22, 2005.
Melania Trump, the last woman in Donald Trump’s personal life today, is 24 years younger than her husband. They have a son, Barron William, who is now 10, making him 26 years younger than his older half-brother.
Most US residents are, one way or another, immigrants or their children. Donald Trump is no exception. new chapter American state. His parents, having arrived from Europe, managed to build a powerful business empire and provide their son with all the necessary resources for his famous achievements.
Donald is the son of European immigrants; Trump's parents have German roots from his father Frederick and Scottish roots from his mother Mary Ann McLeod. Let's study the most remarkable facts from the biography of the billionaire's parents - reflecting their circumstances life together and careers.
1993, older parents at Donald and Marla's second wedding
Fred Trump
Frederick Christ Trump (10/11/1905 - 06/25/1999) - Donald's father. He was involved in the real estate business and was a philanthropist. Activities were carried out mainly in New York.
File photo of Fred
Frederick started doing business at the age of 15. Before that, he managed to try his hand at carpentry and drawing. In 1923, Frederick and his mother Elizabeth opened the family real estate business, Elizabeth Trump & Son.
Frederick Trump's parents are German immigrants Elisabeth Christ and Frederick (at German his first and last name sound like Friedrich Trumpf, Friedrich Trumpf). Friedrich Trumpf immigrated to the United States in 1885 from the small German city of Kallstadt. In the same city, Trumpf later, in 1902, married Elisabeth Crist, with whom he was neighbors.
In total, the Trumpfs had 3 children - Frederick, John and Elizabeth, who thus began to bear the anglicized version of the surname, Trump.
In 1923, Frederick, borrowing $800 from his mother, built his first house, which he was later able to sell for several times more - for 7,000 “bucks.” In the late 1920s, Frederick was engaged in the construction of houses for small families - the sale price of each property was $3,990.
During the Great Depression, Trump was briefly involved in the retail business. During World War II, he built barracks for the American Navy on the Eastern Shore.
After the war, the entrepreneur began building real estate for the middle class. In the 60s, its capabilities made it possible to build the largest real estate complexes worth tens of millions of dollars. In 1968, his 22-year-old son Donald, the future President of the United States, joined his father’s business. Frederick gave him a loan of $1 million to run his business. In 1971, Donald headed the family corporation, and in 1980, he renamed it The Trump Organization.
Frederick Trump was married to Mary Ann McLeod. Donald's future parents met at a dance party. The couple married in 1936.
Mary was born on the Scottish island of Lewis and Harris and immigrated to the United States in 1930. Frederick and Mary had five children - Maryann (who connected her profession with work in the federal judicial system); Frederic Christ (became a pilot civil aviation), Elizabeth (connected her career with the banking sector), Donald (became an entrepreneur, later President of the United States), Robert (began managing one of his father’s companies).
In June 1999, Donald's father fell ill with pneumonia. His body could not cope with the disease, and 93-year-old Frederick Trump passed away.
Mary Ann McLeod Trump
Mary Ann McLeod (05/10/1912 - 08/07/2000) - mother of Donald Trump. Is of Scottish origin. In principle, the nationalities of parents are not uncommon in the United States. Now in America there are about 25 million citizens of Scottish origin, and more than 46 million people who are descendants of Germans.
Mary was born in the village of Tongue, located on the Isle of Lewis and Harris. She became the 10th child in the family of Malcolm and Mary McLeod. Mary's father, Malcolm, farmed, fished, and worked in the field of school student discipline.
In 1930, Mary emigrated to the United States, choosing New York as her city of residence. In the first years of her stay in America, she lived with her sister Christina Matheson and worked as a maid.
According to some evidence, Mary met Frederick Trump at one of the dance parties. In January 1936 they got married. In 1937, their first child, daughter Marianne, was born, in 1938 - son Frederick, in 1942 - daughter Elizabeth, in 1946 - son Donald, in 1948 - son Robert.
During the years when Frederick Trump was actively involved in business and philanthropy, Mary actively assisted him in the second line of activity. In the rank of wife of a famous businessman, Mary helped him in family matters. Donald Trump spoke with exceptional warmth and admiration about his mother.
Mary passed away in August 2000.
It’s unlikely that anyone seriously assumed that a man who in Russia is compared to Vladimir Zhirinovsky in his shockingness, unpredictability and character, would become the president of the most influential country in the world in November 2016. It is noteworthy that this election was the fifth in US history in which the person with the least number of votes became president. However, these are features of the US electoral system. Trump set another record: having become president at the age of 70, he surpassed Ronald Reagan, who won the election at 69. The life story of Donald Trump is not so rosy. There were successes and defeats, and not always correct, from a moral point of view, actions. But the winners are not judged, and there is a lot to learn from him, including investors.
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When Mary MacLeod, a native of a small Scottish town, came to the United States on vacation in 1930, she was only 18 years old. Despite her somewhat provincial origins, the girl was lucky: she immediately met Fred Trump, who at 25 already owned his own construction company. True, his parents helped the guy with this, who moved to the USA from Germany before 1900 and received citizenship.
In 1936, Mary and Fred married. The head of the family continued to work in the field of construction, and his wife chose to devote herself entirely to motherhood. Partly professional activity the father of the future president and played a decisive role in his fate. Of Fred's five children (three boys and two girls), only Donald was able to continue the family business in real estate development.
Donald Trump's success story began at age 13. Studying at a regular school was not very good for him - the assertive and intractable character inherited from his father affected him. Therefore, it was decided to send the boy to a military academy, where he would be taught perseverance and fortitude. Donald himself would later say that it was the right decision: It was there that he learned to survive in a competitive environment under conditions of strict discipline.
In his book The Art of the Deal, Trump wrote that after graduating from the academy in 1964, he planned to go to film school, but his entrepreneurial ambitions and the opportunity to follow in his father's footsteps in real estate proved stronger. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Business School in 1968, he plunged headlong into the financial world.
Trump's first entrepreneurial experience
Most simple option to gain first entrepreneurial experience, the idea was to take part in family business. Trump's father was involved in the construction of budget housing for the population with low level income. The niche was attractive because, thanks to government funding, one could count on tax benefits. However, Trump quickly got tired of her. After successfully renovating a 1,200-unit apartment complex in Cincinnati, Donald decides to try his luck in building luxury housing.
As a child, Donald Trump dreamed of conquering the peak at that time financial world- Manhattan, and in 1971 fulfills his dream. Seeing broad prospects for development, he begins to engage in architectural design, simultaneously preparing plans for the construction luxury real estate.
It would seem that the ambitious goal has almost been achieved: Trump is not yet 30 years old, and he is already moving in the “cream of society”, having received membership in a closed club of businessmen and politicians, which includes top managers and owners of corporations. But not everything turns out to be simple. Over the next three years in his career as a real estate developer, Donald suffers failure after failure, and only then does luck smile on him:
- In 1974, thanks to influential contacts, he won a tender to restore the partially destroyed Commodore Hotel, for which he then managed to obtain tax benefits from the government for 40 years. In 1980, the hotel was rented to Hyatt, which ultimately brought Trump fame as a city planner.
- After success with Commodore, New York banks agree to give Donald a $70 million mortgage. USA, provided that his company restores the entire area with the same success.
- In 1979, Trump became the owner of the land opposite the Tiffany jewelry store, where the world's largest building would be built in 1983. tall skyscraper New York with 68 floors - Trump Tower. According to Donald, the location was not chosen in vain: he had long been targeting wealthy people, and there were many of them near the elite jewelry store. And again to the point. The apartments were sold out instantly, confirming the rule of psychology: rich people value status more than money.
Thanks to his popularity and with the help of the media, he receives more and more orders for reconstruction, including not only residential and non-residential real estate, but also city parks and recreational areas. The Trump name has literally become a national brand in just 10 years. By calling all his projects this way, the businessman turns it into a symbol of elite real estate and luxury. The success of the 80s has turned Trump's head so much that he begins to make mistakes, and his acquaintances accuse him of arrogance and arrogance.
Two steps away from bankruptcy and the collapse of the Trump empire
Gambling became legal in New Jersey in 1977, and Trump quickly realized that this opportunity should not be missed. Where else will there be such an opportunity to attract such a large amount of capital? In 1980 he received a license to conduct gaming business and acquires a site in Atlantic City, where his first hotel and entertainment center, Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino, opens in 1982. In 1986, he bought the city's Hilton Hotel and turned it into another Trump's Castle entertainment center.
By the 90s, Donald Trump's business was growing so much that the billionaire began to let his guard down. However, he is not particularly interested in this, since the creditors are quite supportive. He continues to develop the real estate business, simultaneously buying things that have nothing to do with his activities. Football team, a golf club, an airline, a yacht - all these can hardly be called useful investments, given that in 1990 the debt of the Trump Corporation was about $10 billion. USA, despite the fact that Trump’s own fortune was estimated at $1 billion.
The debt problem was further aggravated by the brewing real estate crisis in the country, which put Trump and his corporation on the brink of bankruptcy. But either luck helped, or it was his entrepreneurial savvy, but he survived and by the end of the 90s he had paid off all his obligations, largely thanks to income from the gambling business. True, Donald failed to retain the rights to any of his construction sites, although he still retained three casinos and several buildings in New York.
With the shadow of bankruptcy receding, Trump is becoming more cautious. He listens more to his advisors and conducts business more carefully. But that doesn't save his construction empire from the 2008 mortgage crisis. Due to falling sales, the billionaire defaults on one of his loans. And although his personal fortune was quite sufficient to repay the debt, he, under the guise of force majeure, filed for bankruptcy and in 2009 left the Board of Directors of his own corporation.
Today, Trump's capital is estimated at more than $4 billion. USA. He continues to invest in commercial real estate: according to the declaration, the income of about 565 companies and corporations brings him profit.
Trump in politics and television
After the financial Olympus could be called conquered, Donald Trump came up with the idea to try his hand at politics and television. In 2000 he participated in the primaries, and in 2002 his reality show “The Candidate” started on television. The show's participants performed a series of tasks, competing for the right to obtain a position of top managers in his corporation. For episodes of the first season of the show, Trump received $50 thousand. USA, but then this figure grew to 3 million, and Donald himself became one of the presenters with the largest fee on US television. Today, his media company (bought in 2006) produces events such as Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA in partnership with NBC.
In 2009, the billionaire joined the Republican Party. In 2011, he was offered to take part in the presidential election, but Trump refused, citing the fact that he was not yet ready to leave investing and go into politics. Only in 2015 did the businessman finally decide to take part in the presidential race, which in 2016 ended with his victory.
Secrets of success from the billionaire who became US President:
- Money should not be the main goal. Money is just a way to measure success.
- You should not start negotiations until the goals and ways of their implementation are recorded on paper.
- You should only invest in assets that are understandable. If nothing is clear, then it is better not to invest at all.
- Every new day– this is a new chance. If you made a mistake yesterday, take advantage of the new opportunity today.
Conclusion. Donald Trump is a very controversial person. Having become president, he was able to set several US records at once, and his non-standard internal and foreign policy– a vast field for discussion. Markets reacted positively to his victory in 2016, and even the trade war with China has not yet undermined Trump's authority. His life is good example that it is always worth being stubborn, cautious, soberly assessing risks and making influential connections.
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Melania Trump - ordinary girl from provincial town V Eastern Europe, who achieved career heights, became the wife of first a billionaire, and then the president of the most powerful state in the world. Modeling star, designer jewelry, a polyglot, in 2017 she began her duties as hostess of the White House.Childhood. Modeling career
Melania Knavs was born in the small town of Sevnica (Yugoslavia) with a population of 5 thousand people. The girl's father made a living by selling used cars, and her mother worked in a garment factory. The family lived in an ordinary panel high-rise building on the outskirts of the city. Now Melania's parents live in the USA, but former neighbors They are still remembered with warmth and kindness. 
As a child, the thin, lanky girl was embarrassed by her appearance, but by the age of sixteen she blossomed and became a real beauty. At school she was an exemplary, polite and disciplined student, and was fond of photography.
After graduation high school Melania decided to continue her education at the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the University of Ljubljana. A fateful meeting for her was with photographer Stane Erko, who immediately appreciated the girl’s external characteristics and persuaded her to work as a fashion model.
After finishing her first year, Melania changed her last name to the more euphonious “Knaus” and went to Milan, where a string of filming for magazines and fashion designer shows began. The beauty never returned to university.
To achieve success faster, young model I had rhinoplasty and corrected the shape and size of my breasts. After that, she began to be invited for erotic photo shoots by the famous “men’s” publications “GQ” and “Max”.
When the name of Melania Knaus became known outside Europe, she decided to move to the USA. In 1996, the girl went to New York, where she continued her successful modeling career.
Meet Donald Trump
The meeting between the billionaire and the Slovenian beauty took place at one of the high-society parties in the New York club KitKat. It was 1998, Melania was 28 years old at that time, Donald was almost twice that age, and in addition, he was married to actress Marla Maples. The model was aware marital status and the businessman’s love of love (especially since he came to the party with his companion), so at first she rejected his attentions. But Trump became seriously interested in her and eventually won her favor. 
From that moment on, Melania's career took off sharply. Her photographs began to be printed on the covers of the most popular glossies: Harper's Bazaar, Ocean Drive, In StyleWeddings, New York Magazine, Avenue, Allure, Vogue. It was then that she starred in the ill-fated nude photo shoot, which many years later Trump's enemies used against him in election race
In 2001, she tried her hand at filmmaking, appearing opposite Donald in Ben Stiller's Zoolander. However, the attempt was unsuccessful - Melania’s name was not even included in the credits.
Melania and Donald Trump in Zoolander
Family life of Melania and Donald Trump
It was the sixth year of Melania and Donald Trump's romance when the woman decided for herself: “Either he will marry me now, or I will leave him forever.” The billionaire realized that he did not want to lose his life partner, and proposed to her. 
The wedding of Donald Trump and Melania Knaus, which took place in January 2005, amazed both the press and high-ranking guests. The businessman spent about $45 million on the ceremony, making it one of the most expensive weddings in history. Trump decorated his lady's finger with a 12-carat diamond ring worth one and a half million dollars. Melania's wedding dress from the fashion house Dior cost 200 thousand dollars and took its rightful place on the cover of Vogue. Among the distinguished guests was Trump's future rival in the presidential race, Hillary Clinton and her husband Bill.
A year later, the couple had a son, Barron, Donald's fifth child and Melania's first child. WITH modeling business the woman had to leave. She devoted herself to her family and social work, and in 2010 founded own business for the manufacture and sale of jewelry.
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