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Donald Trump biography: success story, personal life, ups and downs. Trump is a very interesting and multifaceted personality, his story captivates

Hello dear readers. Guess who is the most popular person on the planet today? Of course, Donald Trump! It was interesting when he started running for office, but no one took his participation seriously. And why is it a multimillionaire? However, on November 8, 2016, he won the election race, and his rival Hillary Clinton still refuses to believe it. Dizzying ups in business, as well as in politics, showed that this person is an excellent analyst and strategist with an irresistible thirst to become great. It is his success story that will be the topic of today's article.

We will skip the school years, which you can learn about from Wikipedia if you wish, and move on to the period of Trump's formation as a businessman.

Donald Trump - biography and success story

Donald Trump made his first steps in the construction business while still a student. Together with his father, he bought a ruined complex in Cincinnati, Ohio. It had about 1200 apartments. It is surprising, but the state subsidized the restoration of this project, called Swifton Village, for such an impressive amount that the Trumps, without spending a cent, made a complete restoration of the complex and sold it for twice as much as they bought. As a result, Donald realized that the government was focused on providing people with housing and was ready to assist and provide assistance in every possible way, and he certainly knew how to get such assistance. This story was the beginning of Trump's prosperity as a major construction entrepreneur.


I never stop and get only positive emotions from work.

However, Donald was not enough. His first projects were successful, but his goal was New York. Here it is, the city of opportunity, in which there is a chance to enter the real estate market directly and make yourself a big construction magnate! He immediately moved to the metropolis, rented an apartment in Manhattan, which was not very luxurious, and examined the buildings with great diligence. Accumulating knowledge, Donald was convinced that they would be useful to him in creating his greatest business.

Trump was well aware that he could only get good funding by moving in certain circles and set himself the goal of becoming a member of the club for rich and influential French politicians and bankers. It was not easy to get into this closed club without a specific recommendation, but the young and ambitious businessman achieved his goal and received a club card after meeting with the manager. Trump has joined the habitat of the powerful. The visitors of this institution were big bosses, successful models, top managers, oil tycoons. Donald was waiting for unimaginable deals and multi-million dollar contracts.


Despite the dizzying start and useful contacts, Trump was constantly pursued by failure. Perhaps because of his ardor and youth, he did not inspire confidence among serious developers, but fortune, it would seem, turned away from him. Despite all this, Donald did not give up, on the contrary, failures incited him and kindled in him the desire to achieve the goal at all costs.

Life is a cruel thing and people get hit very hard. Therefore, if you want to win, you need to be strong as a flint.

Enlisting financial support father, Trump made the first deal with the bankrupt Penny Central Railroad. Donald purchased from her the dilapidated Commodore Hotel, which was adjacent to the Grand Central train station. The future tycoon was able to convince the authorities to defer property taxes for him for 40 years and take loans from banks in the amount of seventy million dollars, and give Hyatt Corporation its name. And now, instead of the dilapidated Commodore Hotel, a chic Grand Hyatt was formed.

Trump's purchase of land in Atlantic City, long before the legalization of the gambling business, once again proved that he has great instinct and luck, since the value of this land by 1982 exceeded $ 20 million.


But one of the largest construction tycoons in New York, Donald Trump made the Trump Tower project. In 1979, he rented a department store building near a Tiffany boutique. At first, everything was not so smooth and the authorities did not want to meet him halfway, refusing to provide multimillion-dollar tax breaks. But he did not give up and after passing several court sessions obtained benefits.

And now, three years later, on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street in Manhattan, one could see the grand opening of the breathtaking 68-story mixed-type center Trump Tower. The income of this building exceeded all expectations, tourists simply flocked to see the majesty of the skyscraper with its six-story atrium, pink marble trim and 80-foot waterfall, and celebrities rushed to rent a square here.

The 80s became the period of the formation of the Trump Empire - all his projects turned into gold mine. Such success turned Trump's head. Not distinguished by particular modesty, he became very self-confident and when asked how things were going, the answer followed: "It's good to be Donald."


Fall and rise

It is possible that the incredible success turned Trump's head, he lost his knack and forgot about caution, because, whatever one may say, his business empire was based on loans - he borrowed funds from large banks to implement all his projects. The name and fame of Donald did their job - creditors were ready to give him fabulous sums.

But this was hardly his goal, most likely, managing so many projects, he simply lost track of his debts and was no longer able to keep track of the state of affairs and stopped delving into the essence of transactions. By the end of the 80s, Trump became the owner of numerous gambling houses in Atlantic City, a team of football players, aviation company, yachts, a number of construction projects. He also owned his own vodka brand, several golf clubs and even a brand of groceries. The scale of the empire grew so much that it was out of his control. In the mid-1990s, everything fell apart with a bang. The company could not pay the debt in the amount of $9.8 billion, part of which the tycoon owed personally.

Many suggest that this happened due to the lack of a clear plan and strategy for the magnate. Trump quickly took off and thought that by awarding his name to the next building, casino or plane, he would immediately make a profit. His projects were the greatest, but controversial - bringing huge profits and, at the same time, deadly for investors in the event of a fiasco.


The reaction of the press was not long in coming. She circled Donald like a kite, bombarding the world with the news that success had left him, he had given up, dropped his hands and the like. This hit Trump's pride hard, he got nervous. As payment for the loan, the once-successful tycoon contributed a large skyscraper in the heart of New York - his own building. This calmed the creditors for a while. Later, Donald will tell in his book about how he passed by the homeless and secretly envied that they did not have multimillion-dollar debts. Everything could collapse in one moment, and not even a cent would be left of his father’s business, and yet he served as a springboard for creating an empire. In addition to all the failures, Trump left his wife, who bore him three children, which entailed additional financial losses.


After some time, Trump managed to get out of the debt hole and in 1993 he again began to make a profit from real estate and gambling houses. He still managed to remain the owner of most of his buildings and three casinos. Now Donald began to turn to consultants and got a financial director. After the crisis, Trump prudently makes deals only with the largest investors. He offers them his name as a brand and shares how not to sink into the abyss of debt and obligations.

Of course, the fact that the Trump empire, in fact, “rose from the ashes” was the most grandiose and significant restoration of personal financial well-being in US history.

Donald Trump personal life biography

The personal life of the winner has always aroused increased interest. So, "the personal life of the king."

1975 Donald Trump is one of the richest people in America, the dream of any American girl. But not every girl likes or suits him. Give him a “princess”, although he looks a little different from a prince, however, one has appeared. Ivana, a Czechoslovak model, quickly won Trump's heart. According to Ivana herself, the acquaintance took place in a restaurant, but Donald did not make a strong impression on the young lady. He will produce later when he pays for her evening with friends in a trendy club, but the girl is difficult to judge for this.

Donald described their acquaintance as a meeting on ski resort, it is also difficult to judge him - after all, a large number of women in his life could get confused. In any case, the meeting took place, as well as the wedding, as well as the birth of three children. During this time, Ivana, from a girl, from Czechoslovakia turned into socialite America, and with rather sharp claws, it will affect later, with a divorce ... In the meantime, Madame Trump is establishing her own business and not even one, a model house, a perfume business, gems, after cutting its masters were sold at high prices. The girl was not hungry.

15 years have passed. The family boat of the family did not sink, but did not swim either. Donald was not only a brilliant businessman who only strengthened his financial position, but also a lover of the fair sex, more than once sponsored beauty contests in the country. Of course, many girls could not "miss" such a sponsor, just like he did them. Ivana turned a blind eye to her husband's pranks, in the end, everything is not without sin, but another betrayal with her friend Marla put an end to their relationship. A high-profile divorce, huge compensation, by the way, in subsequent marriages, Donald will always sign marriage contracts, which he did at one time in his marriage to Ivana. And what about the "offended wife"? And Ivana received her 25 million dollars and calmly began new life.


1993 luxury wedding Marla and Donald. The birth of another daughter. And then, as in the previous marriage, only now the beautiful wife behaved inappropriately, according to Trump. Or maybe she’s just tired of her scandals and requests, according to the tabloids, the character of “Madame Trump No. 2” is far from sugar. The divorce happened after only 5 years. And the cunning Donald, thanks to the timely signed marriage contract, paid his ex-wife only 1.5 million dollars.

1999 Trump meets a Yugoslav beauty - even then Trump was drawn to everything Slavic. And in 2005, after 6 years of "testing", Donald was married (although he did not forget about the contract) with Melania Knavs. So far, only one son has appeared from this marriage, but what are their years? Now Melania will be given the title of not only the wife of America's richest man, but also the title of "America's First Lady". The girl pulled out her lottery ticket.

All children communicate and maintain relationships both with their stepmother and with each other. Either this is American democracy, or really Donald managed to restore order in families. Either way, they look like a happy family. The elders successfully work for their father in his companies, and by the way, they quite successfully increase the family's capital. Dad's special pride is his daughter Ivanka. Indeed, a beauty, and judging by the position in the company - a vice president, besides, a smart one.

Here is a story about american dream. What kind of president Donald Trump will be, we will only know about this over time. Be that as it may, Trump is an outstanding businessman, whose life is carried away by many people around the world, including myself.

Sincerely, Stein David.

American businessman, Republican presidential candidate Donald John Trump was born on June 14, 1946 in the Queens area of ​​New York, USA. His father, Frederick Trump, was a builder, a real estate developer who specialized in the design and implementation of middle-class housing projects in the Queens, Staten Island, and Brooklyn areas.

At the age of 13, his parents sent Donald to the New York Military Academy. At the academy, Trump achieved great success: by the time he graduated in 1964, he had become a brilliant athlete and leader among students. After that, Donald entered Fordham University, but soon transferred to the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1968.

After graduating from university, Donald began working in his father's company, in 1975 he became its president and changed the name of the company to Trump Organization.

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In 1971, Trump moved the company's office to Manhattan. One of Trump's first independent projects was the construction of a business center on a piece of land in the ruined Central railway in the western part of Manhattan.

In 1974, Trump purchased one of the Penn Central hotels, the Commodore, which was unprofitable but had a good location in close proximity to Grand Central Station in New York. In 1975, Trump signed a partnership agreement with the Hyatt Hotel Corporation. When the new hotel, renamed The Grand Hyatt, opened in 1980, it immediately gained widespread popularity. Donald Trump's next project made him famous throughout New York - it was the 58-story skyscraper Trump Tower on 5th Avenue, opened in 1982.

Subsequently, the businessman continued to call own name their future projects: Trump Park, Trump Palace, Trump Plaza, The Trump World Tower and Trump Park Avenue, Trump International Hotel & Tower, The Trump Building and others.

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American billionaire and TV host Donald Trump and Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo

Through Trump Hotel Collection, the businessman owns a chain of hotels in the US cities: Las Vegas, Chicago, Miami, Washington, Oahu (Hawaii), as well as in the city of Panama (Panama) and Toronto (Canada). In the near future, hotels are scheduled to open in Vancouver (Canada) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Donald Trump also owns a network of golf courses in the US, Scotland (UK), UAE, Ireland.

Trump is co-owner and executive producer of the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA beauty pageants in partnership with NBC.

In 2005, Donald Trump launched his own clothing line Donald J. Trump Signature Collection, and later the businessman began producing household goods under the Trump Home brand. In 2012, Trump partnered with PARLUX to launch his own fragrance, Success by Trump. In 2015, the second fragrance, Empire, was released under the brand name Trump.

In 2004, Trump became the executive producer and host of the NBC reality show The Apprentice. The show had high ratings and was nominated for three Emmy awards.

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For several years, Trump has also been the host show The Celebrity Apprentice.

Donald Trump is the author of a number of best-selling business books, including The Art of the Deal (1987), Survival at the Top (1991), The Art of Comeback (1997), The America We Deserve (2000), "How to get rich" (2004), "Trump: the way to the top" (2004), "Trump: Think like a billionaire" (2004) and others.

On June 16, 2015, Donald Trump officially announced his candidacy for the presidency of the United States.

On July 19, 2016, the U.S. Republican Party Convention approved Trump as the presidential candidate.

Donald Trump is married to Melania Knauss for the third time. The businessman has five children.

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump with wife Melania and son Barron in New York

Forbes estimates that Donald Trump is worth $4.5 billion. He ranks 113th in the ranking of the richest people in the United States, in the ranking of the richest people on the planet, Trump is in 324th place.

In the Queens area of ​​New York. His father, Frederick Trump, was a builder, a real estate developer who specialized in the design and implementation of middle-class housing projects in the Queens, Staten Island, and Brooklyn areas.

At the age of 13, his parents sent Donald to the New York Military Academy. At the academy, Trump achieved great success: by the time he graduated in 1964, he had become a brilliant athlete and leader among students. After that, Donald entered Fordham University, but soon transferred to the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1968.

After graduating from university, Donald began working in his father's company, in 1975 he became its president and changed the name of the company to Trump Organization.

In 1971, Trump moved the company's office to Manhattan. One of Trump's first independent projects was the construction of a business center on a piece of land from the bankrupt Central Railroad in the western part of Manhattan.

In 1974, Trump purchased one of the Penn Central hotels, the Commodore, which was unprofitable but had a good location in close proximity to Grand Central Station in New York. In 1975, Trump signed a partnership agreement with the Hyatt Hotel Corporation. When the new hotel, renamed The Grand Hyatt, opened in 1980, it immediately gained widespread popularity. Donald Trump's next project made him famous throughout New York - it was the 58-story skyscraper Trump Tower on 5th Avenue, opened in 1982.

In 2005, Donald Trump launched his own clothing line Donald J. Trump Signature Collection, and later the businessman began producing household goods under the Trump Home brand. In 2012, Trump partnered with PARLUX to launch his own fragrance, Success by Trump. In 2015, the second fragrance, Empire, was released under the brand name Trump.

In December 2016, Trump according to the American magazine Time.

Donald Trump is married to Melania Knauss for the third time. The businessman has five children.

At the beginning of 2017, Forbes estimates Donald Trump's fortune at $3.7 billion. In 2016, his fortune was estimated at $ 4.5 billion, he was ranked 113th in the ranking of the richest people in the United States, and in the ranking of the richest people on the planet he was in 324th place.

The material was prepared on the basis of information from RIA Novosti and open sources

“For billionaires, work and pleasure are one and the same.” Donald Trump says. This uncle is of particular interest to me, already for this saying alone. Forbes lists “television, real estate” (television and real estate) as the sources of his fortune and estimates his capital in 2019 at $3.1 billion. Before talking about political career Trump and his path to the presidency of the United States, let's see how he was able to make a billion-dollar capital.
The biography of Donald Trump is, first of all, a story successful businessman with which I would like to introduce the readers of my blog.

Even his two beautiful wives could not outshine the high from work that Mr. Trump receives: « it was very difficult for them to compete with what I love. I really love what I do».

Trump did not stay long in the status of "bachelor", since 2005 he has been in his third marriage with Melania Knavs, they have a common son, Barron William (born in 2006). Trump has 5 children in total. The first marriage with Ivana Zelnichkova (1977-1992) gave birth to two sons Donald John Jr. (1977) and Eric Frederick (1984), and daughter Ivanka Marie (1981). The second marriage with Marla Maples (1993-1999) pleased with the appearance of Tiffany's daughter Ariana (1993).

Donald Trump's children, from left to right: Donald Jr., Ivanka, Barron, Eric, Tiffany

And if you thought that a person with big money loses the desire to work, then today Donald Trump will dispel this myth. Our today's hero not only eats pineapples and relaxes in Ibiza, but works with enthusiasm.

For me personally, this philosophy last years became decisive. It was Donald Trump who reinforced my opinion that in life you need to do only what you really like.

But many people with the words “do what you like” immediately have associations with the beach, doing nothing, relaxing, relaxing, etc. For most people, work is by no means associated with something that can bring pleasure. And that's exactly what I'm talking about.

In this I fully agree with him. And I already felt in my own skin how it affects my life. For the past few years, I have been doing what I like, what brings me pleasure. Of course, sometimes you have to do not much interesting things, routine. But in this regard, as an entrepreneur, it is much easier for me. This very routine I can shift onto the shoulders of other people.

While when I was employed, I didn’t have such an opportunity, because of which I didn’t love my job more than I loved it. And like many others, he did not consider work a pleasure.

Now I live my work. I can't live without it. Even now, I am writing these lines when all other people are resting (today is Sunday). This is my job. And I do this not because otherwise I will be deprived of a bonus or I will not receive additional profit, but because such a pastime is much more interesting to me than drinking and partying and useless sitting in my pants and lying on my sides near the TV. Roman Kozhin (editor-in-chief of My Ruble)

Trump is a workaholic. Let's get to know him better.

Donald Trump ranks 3rd on Forbes' list of "Most influential people planet” (after Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin). Formerly renowned construction mogul and CEO construction company"Trump Organization" (1977-2017), since 01/20/2017 he is the current president of the United States.

Trump is the author of more than a dozen popular business books, the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts, which operates a number of casinos and hotels, from 1996 to 2015 was the owner of the Miss Universe pageant (lucky man, huh?), from 2005 to 2015 - host of a reality show "Candidate" and this is not a complete list of his activities.

Trump is an ambiguous figure, but, of course, a “trump card”, because in translation “trump” means “trump card”.

His life story began on June 14, 1946 in Queens, the largest borough in New York. Of all the ways to make a career, Trump highlights the surest one is "to be born into the right family."

Donald's family was "needed" - he was born to millionaire parents. But not only the security of relatives was meant by Donald under the word "necessary" family.

His father made a $20 million fortune from scratch by running his own business. construction business. Trump Sr. gave his offspring not only money, but also much more valuable - the ability to earn them.

And I will repeat again that I consider it important in raising children not to give them “everything ready”, but to teach them to achieve financial success. It can be said that the father whose son did not surpass him is bad, and Trump Sr. was a good parent.

Of course, many of the readers already now most likely have the opinion that Trump was just very lucky. He got a lot from his parents. In this regard, I personally am much more impressed successful people who have achieved everything from absolute zero, such as, and others.

But do not rush to conclusions, because you can learn a lot from this gentleman. Read more…

Donald grew up as an "uncomfortable" child - restless and freedom-loving. But it is precisely from such stubborn ones that successors are obtained. family business. And although Donald was not the only child in the family, it was on him that his father had high hopes.

To direct Donald's energy "in a peaceful direction" and teach him discipline, as a 13-year-old teenager he is sent to study at the New York Military Academy.

This educational institution gave a lot to our hero. Trump excels in sports, playing for the football and basketball teams, and in basketball as a captain.

At the academy, Trump learned to survive among competitors and rely on himself:

After graduating from the academy, Trump enters Fordham University. But he does not bring him anything useful, and after 2 years Trump is transferred to another educational institution - the Wharton School of Business.

Trump's big plans required a focus on his studies, and therefore Donald is not exchanged for standard student entertainment. With a bachelor of science degree in economics with a major in finance, Trump returns home and starts working for his father's company.

Here, our hero initially works in the field that his father preferred - real estate for middle-income consumers.

One of Trump's first projects, implemented with his father, was the modernization of the Swifton Village complex in Cincinnati, Ohio. This 1,200-unit complex was mortgaged without foreclosure and purchased by the Trumps with public money - the government funded a socially significant project by a construction company.

As a result, having spent $ 6 million on the reconstruction of the residential complex, the Trumps sold it for $ 12 million, receiving $ 6 million in net profit.

But Donald Trump had his own ideas about wealth. The ambitious young man, working for his dad, dreamed not of millions, but of billions.

“If you already think, then think on a large scale”, Trump thinks.

He decided to move away from the idea of ​​budget construction for ordinary American citizens and go into buildings for the rich, sensibly judging that they could make more money on them.

“From time to time, push the boundaries of what you think is possible, giving yourself a chance to rise a little higher above sea ​​level Trump advises.

In 1971, Donald moved to Manhattan - the historical core of New York, known for its skyscrapers. In the 70s, the multi-storey Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, UN Headquarters were already built - the main attractions of New York, which are its calling card.

Trump spends a lot of time walking around the city, studying its architecture. After all, such construction is an area where you can satisfy your ambition, achieve recognition and earn millions!

Imagine Manhattan the way 25-year-old Donald Trump saw it...

Here is the UN Headquarters complex with a 39-story high-rise of the Secretariat. This building was called a model of architectural design. Did Donald then dream that in 2001 his 72-story building Trump World Tower would appear opposite this skyscraper (in the photo above, next to the UN headquarters - a black building)?

Here is the Chrysler Building, which is amazing not only with 77 floors, but also with history - the pace of construction of the building was 4 floors per week! This building may be familiar to readers from the films The Sorcerer's Apprentice or Men in Black 3.

And here are the 102 floors of the Empire State Building going into the clouds. The construction of the building took only 410 days!

The 70-story building 40 Wall Street was also one of the magnificent skyscrapers in New York. Did the young Trump think that 25 years later he would own it and rename it the Trump Building?

Fantastic show, don't you agree?

Many people build only castles in the air and do not dare to realize their dreams. Trump started building real castles. He now owns nearly 2 million square meters of Manhattan's finest real estate and is known to the world as a construction magnate who shapes the face of New York.

Here's what Trump has to say about it:


And Trump is taking action. In order to sell luxury housing to wealthy people, it was necessary to get to know potential customers better. Donald meets the manager of a closed club for the "cream of society" and achieves that he gets access to this elite institution.

How did he do it?

Trump's ability to minimize his shortcomings, play on his strengths, and strategically approach the interests of both sides can be read in George Ross' book, Trump-Style Negotiations.

In an elite club, Trump immediately opens up to the society of the powerful, he gets acquainted with those who buy expensive real estate, and with those who issue loans and provide financing for construction.

This makes it much easier further activities.

In 1974, Donald Trump wins a tender to buy the dilapidated Commodore Hotel. Using $70 million borrowed from banks and securing 40 years of tax cuts from the city, Trump begins reconstruction.

Donald learns that the Hyatt Hotel Corporation, which operates a chain of hotels upper class, is looking for a place for a new hotel and offers them his services. As a result, in 1980, the old Commodore hotel was replaced by the luxurious Grand Hyatt hotel, restored by Trump.

And if this deal brought Trump some popularity in the city, then the developer's next project - the 68-story skyscraper Trump Tower - made him famous throughout New York.

The place on 5th Avenue under Trump Tower was not chosen by chance. The building was to be located without fail opposite the Tiffany store, because it provided a constant stream of local elite near the Trump skyscraper.

Construction of Trump Tower, or Trump Tower, began in 1979. The skyscraper was designed under tight constraints and is one of the most complex architectural projects in New York City history. A unique building with a strong personality is a catchy element of the urban landscape. The main façade of Trump Tower has jagged edges, increasing the number of vantage points in each apartment.

The construction of the building ended in 1983. At that time, competitors were lowering property prices in an attempt to push Trump out of the market, and he, on the contrary, increased the price of square meters, making them simply gold. Trump did not fail - his luxurious skyscraper attracted the attention of celebrities and owners of fashionable stores, for whom the image was more important than the cost of rent.

The 5th Avenue skyscraper has become Trump's trademark. In 2006 the building was appraised in more than 300 million dollars!

Trump, naming the tower Trump Tower, made the right marketing move. In his future projects, he continued to name majestic buildings after himself - "Trump World Tower", "Trump Palace", "Trump Plaza", "Trump International Hotel & Tower", etc. And although the media ridiculed him, claiming that Trump was building not buildings, but monuments to himself, the magnate's love for his family name served him well.

“Tram-pum-pum” - Trump has achieved recognition of his brand and now his very name brings good dividends to the owner. Trump's brand is being sold for millions of dollars, his name is used in the names of menswear, restaurants, magazines and even vodka - Trump Super Premium.

But what kind of barrel is this, in which there is no fly in the ointment?

So in Trump's life, after a bright streak, a dark one followed. The downside of Trump's business was poor planning, and this brought him almost to bankruptcy. The volatile market required increasing cash investment, and Trump already had outstanding debts worth several billion dollars. When Trump became unable to pay his bank loans, the real prospect of ruin loomed before him.

At this time, the entire public is happy to discuss the insolvency of the former pet. The media are vying to say that Trump has surrendered, Trump is no longer the same as before, and, perhaps, will never regain his lost positions.

About that time, the construction magnate will speak as follows:

Mr. Trump is urging the bankers to lend him some more money to restore the deplorable situation. Banks that are not interested in receiving losses on unpaid loans, decide in last time» give Trump a loan. They assign their financial director to the construction tycoon, who, being a competent specialist, helps to bring the Trump company out of the crisis, and saves its owner from the debt hole.

How did Trump manage to survive this crisis? Here is what he will advise to overcome life's problems and hardships: “There is no need to sit on failure, as if on ashes. Lesson learned, learned, and move on.”

In the late 1990s, Trump regained financial stability. He's building along the Hudson River. In 2001, Trump's company completes construction of the 72-story dark bronze glass skyscraper Trump World Tower, located opposite the UN Headquarters.

In 2008, the billionaire publishes a book “Trump never gives up. How did I turn my very big problems into success" in which he shares the secrets of overcoming the black life strip. Trump believes that no one is born with complete self-confidence, and The worst enemy in life is fear.


The recipe for success "from Trump" is simple - more courage, hard work and a positive attitude towards life. The latter is important, because Trump admits that the world is arranged like a large mirror and reflects all our thoughts and actions.

It's easy to succeed when working with positive mindsets, which is why Trump recommends, "Destroy every negative thought as soon as it sticks its ugly head out." Does Trump's mindset remind you of the ideology of The Secret?

One would think that Trump has achieved everything he dreamed of. His last name "TRUMP", placed on the magnificent New York skyscrapers, is not without reason reminiscent of another English word TRIUMPH (English "success").

But while the average citizen of his age dreams of a quiet and peaceful life, 70-year-old Trump becomes president. Neither 8 grandchildren, nor the retirement age will make the "grandfather" relax and rest on his laurels. Donald Trump became the oldest president in US history, breaking the record of Ronald Reagan, who met his inauguration at 69.

Mr President

Donald Trump became the first billionaire president in US history. Although he is not the owner of tens of billions of dollars, he won his place under the sun - and 259th line in the Forbes-400 - he won. He sponsored participation in the presidential elections from his own pocket.

Donald Trump, current President of the United States (2017 - present)

Back in the late 80s, Trump was considered as a potential candidate for the leadership of the country, but the entrepreneur officially announced his intention to compete for the presidency only in 2015. May 2016 brought him victory in the primaries, he becomes a candidate from the Republican Party. Trump's campaign slogan is "Give America Back former greatness"(Eng. Make America Great Again).

Trump's "Make America Great Again" campaign slogan wins Republican victory

The politician received the sympathy of the electorate largely due to his straightforwardness. The politician was distinguished by anti-Islamic statements, spoke sharply about immigrants, promised to build a wall from Mexico (for February 2019, the country's budget provides for the construction of not a wall, but a border fence).

The day after Trump took office, the March of Women took place - a protest of voters dissatisfied with his victory, aimed at supporting racial equality, women's rights (some of Trump's statements were regarded as misogynistic). Among the protesters was and. The co-founder of Google, who is an immigrant, also had mixed feelings about the country's new leader.

Trump becomes the first president of the United States who has not previously held public and military posts. His economic policy - "trumponomics" - is aimed at stimulating production within America. 45 The President of the United States actively fasts in

Donald Trump is scandalous famous billionaire, financial analyst, businessman and one of the most influential people in world business, was born on 06/14/1946 in Queens.

Childhood and youth

In the same small town, the childhood and school years of the future billionaire passed. By the way, not at all. American surname he inherited from his grandparents, Germans by origin, who emigrated to America back in the 20s. His parents were already Americans, which gave Trump the right to participate in the presidential race.

Very little is known of exact biographical facts from his childhood. He did not study well at school, preferring to study only those subjects that were of interest to him. But sport was an important part of his life from an early age. In his youth, he grew up very mobile, so his parents tried to give this energy a non-destructive outlet for the family.

He changed a fairly large number of different circles and sections. It was there for the first time that two very important traits of Trump's character appeared. First, he liked to win. He did everything possible and impossible to be the best. And he succeeded in this - in the Trump collection there are several sports awards and cups.

His second trademark was that everything he did, he did with passion and full dedication. He was not afraid to give all his best, take risks and go for broke. Perhaps it was these features that allowed him to make a multi-million dollar fortune in just a couple of decades. But first things first.

business start

Nowhere and never did Trump say that he made his fortune “from scratch”. Although, due to the impulsive nature of his character, during the period of active becoming at zero, it turned out to be more than once. Having risen at the helm of the family business with his father, he began to rent real estate with its subsequent delivery.

Donald Trump (left) gets to work on the family business

This business brought a stable, but not too big income. Therefore, less than 10 years have passed since Trump moves to Manhattan, having decided that it is much more profitable to build and sell houses than just rent them out. Having neither an economic nor a construction education, not yet knowing all the intricacies of this market, Trump, in fact, went by trial and error.

There were more mistakes in the beginning. Over the next 20 years, his companies (by the way, already having millions of dollars in profits!) Turned out to be on the verge of bankruptcy. And each time he found the strength and courage to start all over again. Over time, the situation leveled off and by the early 2000s, Trump had already established himself as one of the most successful and wealthy people in the United States.

New millions

Trump's next hobby was the gambling business. With high incomes, Trump could already afford to buy unprofitable hotels and organize casinos and gambling centers there. This began to bring fabulous incomes, and Trap's capital began to grow rapidly. Moreover, he himself was not a gambler - but the owner of the casino always wins.

However, it turned out that the hotel business also brings excellent income. Therefore, Trump's network of fashionable hotels has been constantly expanding. He made more and more new investments, which paid off very quickly. And even unexpected blows of fate could not knock Donald Trump off his path, along which he rushed like a fast train, sweeping away everything in its path.

For example, in 1989, a plane crashed tragically killing three of Trump's top financial managers, whom he had great confidence in. It took him about three months to recover from the loss.

The global financial crisis that erupted in the early 90s also hit the Trump empire. The real estate market just collapsed in a matter of months. Then it was possible to buy the most luxurious houses at the lowest price, but it was almost impossible to sell anything.

And since Trump almost never worked on his own money, the time came when creditors began to demand a return on their investments. Almost a billion dollar debt was formed.

To get out of a difficult situation, he had to sell most shares in two of his most expensive hotels, but he already had a grand casino in Atlantic City in his plans.

With great difficulty, he managed to convince investors of the high profitability of this project, and in the end he received a delay, due to which he was able to improve his business in just a few years.

Being a passionate follower modeling business, he organized the Miss Universe modeling center, which held annual world-class competitions, gathering the most beautiful girls from around the world. Naturally, many of them then remained to work in Trump's agency, bringing him fabulous profits.

So he was able to realize another of his passions and surround himself with the most charming models in the world, one of whom later became his wife.

Personal qualities

Undoubtedly, Donald Trump is a very bright and extraordinary personality. And such people rarely go unnoticed. They are always talked about. Good or bad is another matter. So Trump's life has always been in sight. Being constantly under the guns of cameras and surrounded by nosy paparazzi, Trump nevertheless always remained himself.

Having once decided that he was not going to adapt to this world, Trump simply decided to remake it for himself. It cannot be said that he succeeded in everything, but the ability of this person to directly influence global events is beyond doubt.

Moreover, he does not hesitate to talk aloud about his successes and failures in business and writes books from which aspiring businessmen can learn very valuable lessons.

The ambitious Donald Trump is not shy about calling himself the most famous person in the world. However, this is far from bragging - this statement is confirmed by several opinion polls conducted in the United States. Yes, and in the world this name often sounds from TV screens, and from time to time it is heard by everyone in connection with scandals or interesting facts from the life of a billionaire.

Very often in interviews, journalists ask him the same question: "What is the secret of Donald Trump's success"? His answer is unchanged: "In myself!". And also in his crazy performance. In difficult periods, he could work 20 hours a day, forgetting about women, entertainment and gambling.

He never made decisions he wasn't sure of, and he never made a move in business that wasn't thought out carefully. Trump's participation in the presidential election was the same thoughtful step.

Donald Trump, his wife Melania (left) and model Heidi Klum

For the first time he was asked a question about whether he plans to become president still young Oprah Winfrey more than 20 years ago in one of the TV shows. Then he replied that he would nominate his candidacy for elections only if he was one hundred percent sure of victory. Apparently, now the moment has come.

Only a few tenths of a percent brought victory to Trump, but he himself and his team firmly believed in success.

Interestingly, even this triumph Trump got with a scandal. His victory stirred up a wave of mass protest across America, which was raised by supporters of his main political rival, who did not expect Trump to win. But the law is inexorable, and the extraordinary billionaire has become the full owner of the Oval Office for the next 4 years.

Personal life

The personal life of such an extraordinary personality as Donald Trump cannot be boring. Moreover, he himself often said that there were two weaknesses in his life: beautiful women and nice shoes. It cannot be said that he changed women as often, but in his life there were three legal spouses (the number of extramarital affairs is not known for certain).

Donald Trump with his first wife Ivana

The first two marriages quickly ended in divorce. And each of their three wives gave him heirs. The billionaire has five children who received an excellent education and now have own businesses. And most recently, his eighth grandson was born.

The third wife of Trump and today the first lady of the United States was a well-known model in the past, who is 24 years younger than him, the Slovenian business lady Melania.



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