Donald Trump
American Business Tycoon
Trump Biography
Family
- Parents : Mother: Mary (Macleod) Trump, Father : Fred Trump, real estate developer
- Marriages : Melania Trump ( January 22, 2005- present); Marla Trump ( December 1993-June 1999, divorced); and Ivana Trump (1977-1990, divorced)
- Children : With Melania (Knauss) Trump : Barron William, March 20,2006; with Marla (Maples) Trump: Tiffany Ariana, October 13, 1993; with Ivana (Zelnicek) Trump: Eric, 1984; Ivanka, October 30,1981; Donald Jr., December 31, 1977
Timeline
1980's- Purchases/builds multiple properties in New York City including Trump Tower (1983), Trump Plaza, and multiple casinos in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
1983- Buys the New Jersey Generals football team which goes under a few years later when the Unites States Football League folds.
1990- One of his casinos is forced into temporary bankruptcy as Trump faces huge debts. Trump regains his fortune several years later
1992- Two of trump's casinos file for bankruptcy in order to restructure debts.
1996- Buys out and becomes executive producers of the Miss Universe, Miss USA, and Miss Teen USA pageants.
January 2004 - " The Apprentice," with Trump acting as host, launches on NBC.
August 18, 2004 - Launches a new board game called " Trump, the Game."
November 21, 2004 - Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts Inc. files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
January 16, 2007 - Trump receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
January 2008 - "The Apprentice" TV show returns, now re-branded as " Celebrity Apprentice".
February 13, 2009 - Announces he is resigning from his position as chairman of Trump Entertainment Resorts.
February 19, 2009 - Trump Entertainment Resorts files for bankruptcy. The trump Organization owns 28% of Trump Entertainment Resorts.
May 16, 2011- Announces he will not run for president.
May 29, 2012 - On CNN's The Situation Room, maintains that President Obama's birthplace is a matter of opinion and with regards to the president's Hawaiian birth certificate , " a lot of people do not think it was an authentic certificate."
March 15, 2013 - Makes a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), calling the country a " a total and complete mess."