Four years after leaving the White House following Joe Biden’s election victory, Donald John Trump is running for the third time, and the second in a row, in the presidential elections in the United States.

If the Republican manages to regain the presidency, it will be the second time this has happened in the United States. Only Grover Clevelandwho was the 22nd (1885-1889) and 24th (1893-1897) president of the USA and represented the Democratic Party, was able to achieve this. The tycoon defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton eight years ago after garnering 306 electoral votesMEAN almost 63 million votes.

Now, Trump is trying to usher in a new era at the head of the world’s greatest powerwith the firm determination to draw up a new roadmap at the national level and in foreign policywith middle east, Asia-Pacific and Ukraine in focus. But beyond a former president like any other, lies a famous and relevant figure in the United States.

Professional training

Returning to his beginnings, the tycoon studied at Kew-Forest School in Forest HillsQueens (New York), although at the age of 13 he was admitted to New York Military Academy (NYMA).

Later, in 1968, he graduated in Economics from the Wharton School of Finance from University of Pennsylvaniaan educational center where he continued his studies after previously spending two years at Fordham University in the Bronx.

Entrepreneurial stage and wealth

His business career began when he was 25, when he took his first steps in his father Fred’s family business. Elizabeth Trump and sonwhich was dedicated low-cost housing construction. Trump specialized in real estate, joined the company in 1968 and began running it in 1971. He remains to this day at the helm of what is now known as The Trump Organizationwhich focuses on large-scale projects, based in Manhattan, New York.

It was not until the 1980s that it established itself as a benchmark for business in the United States. Among his business projects, some worth mentioning are the renovation of the Commodore Hotelrenamed Grand Hyatt Hotel and the acquisition of the Taj Mahal Casino in a deal with Merv Griffin and Resorts International.

Above all, the inauguration Trump Tower in Manhattan stands out, located at 725 Fifth Avenue in New York. A 58-story building that would eventually become quintessential symbol of his personal brand. his wealth according to Forbes on its website, it is estimated at about 8 billion dollars. His conglomerate, The Trump Organization, is dedicated to the management of properties and hotels in various countries around the world.

Trump and the entertainment business

Donald Trump’s fame is not limited to the world of business, but also to the world of entertainment. There he was majority shareholder of the Miss USA and Miss Universe beauty pageants from 1996 to 2015, a year before his electoral victory.

From 2004 to 2015, he participated in apprenticean NBC reality show, and made a cameo appearance on Will Smith’s The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, in which he appeared with his then-wife, actress Marla Maples.

He also made cameos in other series like Sesame (1997), The Drew Carey Show (1997), Celebrity (1998) or Spin City (1998).

Trump has produced 19 books under own name, including: Trump: The Art of Dealing, Trump: Survival at the Top, The America We Deserve and his latest book, Save America which was published a few months ago.