Donald Trump
Some of the key events about Donald Trump
- 1968Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School with a bachelor's degree in economics
- 1973Sued by the Justice Department for racial discrimination in housing rentals
- 1978Purchased and renovated the bankrupt Commodore Hotel, turning it into the Grand Hyatt New York
- 1983Completed construction of Trump Tower, a 58-story skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan
- 1984Opened Trump Castle Casino Resort in Atlantic City
- 1987Published the bestselling book "Trump: The Art of the Deal"
- 1989Placed full-page ads calling for the death penalty for the Central Park Five, who were later exonerated
- 1991Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy for the Trump Taj Mahal casino
- 2000Fined $250,000 for lobbying to prevent Native American casinos from competing with his Atlantic City casinos
- 2004Began hosting the reality television show "The Apprentice"
- 2005Founded Trump University, offering courses in real estate, asset management, and entrepreneurship
- 2005Launched Trump University, which was later sued for fraud and shut down
- 2009Purchased the Turnberry golf resort in Scotland
- 2011Became a leading proponent of the "birther" conspiracy theory about President Obama's birthplace
- 2015Announced candidacy for President of the United States
- 2015Made controversial statements about Mexican immigrants during presidential campaign announcement
- 2016Won the U.S. presidential election, becoming the 45th President of the United States
- 2016"Access Hollywood" tape revealed lewd comments about women
- 2017Implemented a travel ban on several predominantly Muslim countries
- 2021Supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol following his claims of election fraud
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