Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman, television personality, author, politician, and the Republican Party nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election. He is chairman of The Trump Organization, which is the principal holding company for his real estate ventures and other business interests. On June 16, 2015, Trump announced his candidacy for president as a Republican, and quickly emerged as the front-runner for his party’s nomination. Here is a list of interesting facts about Donald Trump.
21 Interesting facts about Donald Trump
1st on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: The Donald was a badly behaved kid
When he was young, he went to the private Kew-Forest School in Forest Hills, Queens, where his father, Frederick, a very wealthy real estate developer, was on the governing board. Behavior problems led to Donald’s exit from the school, at which point he was sent to the New York Military Academy at age 13 by his parents, who, according to Biography.com, hoped “the discipline of the school would channel his energy in a positive manner.”
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2015/07/17/yes-donald-trump-really-went-to-an-ivy-league-school/
2nd on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: Trump has birthmarks on both of his heels.
3rd on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: In 2013, Trump was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.
[Source]In the same year, he also appeared in the WWE’s “Battle of the Billionaires” which resulted in him winning and Vince McMahon having his head shaved in the middle of the ring.
4th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: Paris Hilton used to be signed to Trump’s modeling agency.
[Source]Hilton signed with Donald Trump’s modeling agency, T Management. She was soon seen in a flurry of campaigns for leading clothing designers such as Christian Dior and Tommy Hilfiger, as well as national publications. Hilton has since worked with other top agencies, including Ford Models Management and London’s Model 1 Agency.
5th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: Trump had over $1.4 billion in assets and owed $265 million in debt most of which appears to be mortgages, broadly considered to be healthy debt.
[Source]The report shows his assets to be worth at least $1.4 billion, including at least $70 million in stocks. Trump carries debt of at least $265 million.
It’s impossible to tell from the documents exactly how much Trump is worth because the figures are detailed in broad ranges, with the top category being “more than $50 million.” Trump has complained that the forms aren’t adequate to reflect his wealth. The form shows that real estate holdings form the core of his assets and provide much of his income, with a wide array of branding and marketing deals providing tens of millions more. The deals include more than $1 million from licensing Trump’s name in Turkey, at least $1 million in men’s wear licensing royalties and $5 million from a developer in Panama.
6th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: Trump basically wears a uniform rather dressing in a different look that changes with the times.
The Donald, like all mega-rich super villains, basically has one outfit. He wears variations of the same traditional suit accented by an enthusiastic tie. He has done this forever. When the occasion calls for it, he loses the tie altogether but for the most part, he is marked by neckwear as loud and obnoxious as his own voice. What’s more, his ties are getting longer. And while we could speculate at the political or psychological reasons for this, he really just needs to choke-up.
See, the tip of a man’s tie should fall right in the middle of his waistband or his belt—no longer. Trump’s looks like it falls fourn inches below that. So let the following seven photos be a lesson to you. Thanks to Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, here is how not to wear a tie.
By Liza Corsillo
7th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: Also on Howard Stern in 2000, Trump listed his top 10 hottest women. They are, in order of hotness according to Donald:
- Melania Knauss (his girlfriend at the time)
- Ivana Trump (his first wife)
- Princess Diana
- Michelle Pfeiffer
- Cameron Diaz
- Julia Roberts
- Cindy Crawford
- Mariah Carey
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- Diane Sawyer
8th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: Trump has Three Wives
Yep, Donald Trump has had three wives: Ivana Trump, Marla Maples and current spouse, Melania Trump. That much you probably already knew. However, his three marriages, as you’re about to find out, have not been without controversy…
9th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: His current wife wouldn’t even give him her number at first
“I saw Melania and I said, ‘Who is that?’ She was a very successful model. She was terrific. I tried to get her number, and she wouldn’t give it to me.” Melania continued the story: “He came to the party with a date! I had heard he was a ladies’ man, and so I said, ‘I’m not one of the ladies.’ He said later that he sent her to the ladies’ room so he could get my number. I was like, ‘Oh, what a sneaky way!’” Melania told People magazine she liked Trump’s “sparkle” and took his number.
10th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: Although Trump stays away from all kinds of alcohol, he owns a prestigious wine brand name.
11th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: He used to be the Co-owner of Miss Universe: Trump has been very successful with real estate. Especially, he also gained popularity in investing into the area of entertainment. And, the well-known beauty contest Miss Universe is one of them.
12th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: Donald Trump is the only presidential candidate with his own board game “Trump: The Game” launched in 1989
13th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: Donald Trump never drinks alcohol, smoke cigarette or use drugs. It’s interesting to know that he doesn’t drink any alcohol. The reason that helps him stay away from alcohol is his older brother’s death, Fred.
14th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: Donald Trump is the son of the real estate developer, Fred Trump and Mary Anne MacLeod Trump. His father is so talented that he started his company Elizabeth Trump & Son Co., in 1927 to become the real estate empire, The Trump Organization. Then, Donald Trump joined the company and is allowed to go into the real estate business in Manhattan.
15th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: n 1991, Trump Plaza was fined $200,000 for removing African American gamblers from a craps table where mob associate Robert LiButti wanted to play. LiButti was apparently known to go into racist fits when he was losing.
16th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: Trump has received 12 awards for various things from a variety of different organizations. In 2010 he received an honorary degree from Robert Gordon University in Scotland. In 2015, the degree was revoked after Trump made statements “wholly incompatible with the ethos and values of the university.” These statements mostly had to do with his ideas about temporarily ending travel from Muslim countries.
17th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: At the same time, 250,000 Britons signed a petition to ban Trump from traveling to the UK at all.
18th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: The Clinton Foundation has received a ton of money from Trump. Experts estimate the amount is between $100,000 and $250,000.
The Clinton Foundation has no plans to return tens of thousands of dollars in donations it received from Donald Trump — or at least none that it’s willing to share.
Trump has been feeling the heat after saying that Mexico sends “rapists” and murderers to the United States. His fellow Republican contenders, with the notable exception of Sen. Ted Cruz, have denounced those remarks, as has Hillary Clinton, who said on Tuesday that she was “very disappointed” in Trump’s comments.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/07/clinton-foundation-keeps-donations-from-donald-trump-119883#ixzz4KhMpwvNh
19th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: Trump’s statement about racism not existing anymore resulted in Oprah calling Trump a crazy cracker.
20th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: He also said this about the possibility of a Black president in the future.
Sadly, because president Obama has done such a poor job as president, you won't see another black president for generations!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 25, 2014
21th on 21 interesting Facts About Donald Trump: Donald Trump has been talking about running for President of the United States since 2000. During every cycle he’s brought it back up. When he first considered running as the candidate for the Reform Party he described campaigning as “enormous fun” and one of his “greatest life experiences” comparing himself at the time to Al Gore who he said seemed to view running for president as “drudgery”.
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