And real estate entrepreneur and builder of casinos and golf courses, with a presence on television and part of the elite, in addition to being part of the list of ‘Forbes’ billionaires and be considered “person of the year”according to ‘Time’, in short, the representation of the american dream. This is how it came Donald Trump to his 2015 election campaign and thus became the 45th and 47th president of the United States.
The former president, born in 1946 in Queens (district of New York on Long Island), returns to the Oval Office with 78 years. His current residence is in Mar-a-Lago (Palm Beach, Florida), and he was host of televisiona talk show host on Fox News and had his own show, ‘The Apprentice’ (‘The Apprentice’, in Spanish). This was a contest in which a group of businessmen competed for $250,000 and a contract to run one of Donald Trump’s companies. He was also seen in ‘Home Alone’ or ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel Air’.
But he also returns to the Oval Office as ‘Time’ magazine’s “most important person”an entirely accurate title considering its enormous influence and what has achieved this 2024. The tycoon swept the presidential elections on November 5, with 312 votes compared to the 226 that Kamala Harris got.
Icon of a “movement”
But not only that, He will be the most powerful president in decadesupon getting a triple victory: popular vote, electoral vote and control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. He also obtained the coveted ‘swing states’ or ‘hinge states’ and, in addition, he has already proposed a new team for his Administration where controversies will be the protagonists.
Since he has been known, Trump’s influence has continued to increaseeven managing to change the Republican rhetoric. The tycoon he no longer talks about the party (“party”), sino of “movement”in his rallies and in his first speech as president-elect, the Republican assured that it was “the biggest movement in history of the United States”.
Trump has achieved create in the minds of the dissatisfied and fed up with the ‘establishment’ the idea of that if they vote for him, they are not just voting for a party – with hundreds of years of history – but they are a living movementof which they are participants and which just started. Added to his fist, the tall one, his ear bloody and the cry of “Fight!” In the midst of an assassination attempt, the president-elect has become, at dizzying speed, a true icon.
IMAGE: Attempted assassination of Donald Trump. EFE
Companies, Trump Organization and Miss Universe
Of father of German immigrant descent and also real estate magnate, Frederick Trump, and mother of Scottish originMary Anne MacLeod, had four siblings. Regarding his education, the now politician had military education in his teens and has graduated in Financial Economics from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968.
Later, in 1971, he took charge of the family real estate and construction business Elizabeth Trump & Sonwhich would later be renamed Trump Organization. In the 80s he bought casinos, built hotels and golf courses and built the popular Trump Tower.
IMAGE: Donald Trump in ‘Time’ magazine. EFE
His businesses also suffered ups and downs in the late 1980s and early 1990s, with some business decisions leading to default and business bankruptcy. Banks and bondholders lost millions of dollars, but Trump eventually climbed out of that economic abyss and began his hotel adventure.
Besides, bought shares in the Miss Universe Organizationorganization that holds the Miss Universe, Miss United States, and Miss United States Teen pageants, becoming executive producer.
First attempt to reach the White House
Although, today, Trump is the most relevant face of the Republican Partyin the early 2000s, was affiliated with the Democratic Party and he tested the prospects to be able to run as president, but he did not obtain sufficient support. So, could not unseat George W. Bush nor compete against Barack Obama.
2016 was not the first year Trump sought the presidential nominationalready did so in the 2000s with the Reform Party – to which he belonged between 1999 and 2001 – but he withdrew before voting began. He was also affiliated with the Democrats between 2001 and 2009. Afterwards, he considered running for office as a Republican for the 2012 electionsbut in the end he didn’t.
Against all odds, Trump reached the White House in 2016, all the polls failed, since they gave the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton, as the winner.
It was not until June 2015 when he officially announced his candidacy. for the 2016 election, and quickly became the favorite among the 17 candidates in the Republican primaries. In July it was nominated at the Republican Convention along with Mike Pence as his running mate. His campaign received unprecedented media coverage and great international attention thanks to, among other things, inflammatory words or statements that had to be denied.
45th president of the United States
had a outstanding media coveragebut all the polls were against him. However, and against all odds, He arrived at the White House in 2016all the polls failed, since they gave the Democratic candidate as the winner, Hillary Clinton. Finally, the magnate won thanks to the indirect voting system: Clinton got more votesbut Trump won the coveted Electoral College.
IMAGE: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in 2016.
The Republican became president on January 20, 2017 at the age of 70, being, then, the oldest president to assume this position in the United States. Upon reaching the Oval Office, his mandate was characterized by break several international agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, the Paris Agreement, the nuclear agreement with Iran or the Free Trade Agreement. Likewise, during his presidency, he also highlighted his policy anti-immigration and their criticism of NATOfrom which he threatened to leave with the US being the main ally country, or for promising the construction of the wall in Mexico.
Trump returns to the White House as the representation of the population fed up, tired and dissatisfied with a Democratic Party that has not solved anything for them.
Despite these decisions, the paradox is that in addition to being a well-known businessman, Trump also worked as a writer and in 1987 he published his first book, which he titled ‘The Art of the Deal’.
Now, Trump llega a Washington being the first former president of the country to have criminal history and being convicted of a criminal offense by the jury – for a total of 34 charges -, that of the case of bribery to the adult film actress ‘Stormy Daniels’ to silence a previous extramarital relationship during the campaign.
IMAGE: Donald Trump at the trial for the ‘Stormy Daniels case’. EFE.
But the tycoon also returns to lead the world’s leading power as an iconthe representation of the fed up, tired and dissatisfied population with a Democratic Party that has not solved anything. He returns to the Oval Office with his dances, dialectics and questionable behaviors with a lot of power. Ultimately, he returns to Washington the image of the ‘American dream’.
Source: www.vozpopuli.com
