Donald J Trump
Donald Trump is the president of the United States. He was elected the 45th president of the United States on Nov. 8, 2016. He has been a real estate developer, entrepreneur and host of the NBC reality show, "The Apprentice." Trump's statements were awarded PolitiFact's 2015, 2017 and 2019 Lie of the Year. He received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In February 2017, he officially announced he is running for the 2020 Republican nomination for president. Donald J. Trump is the very definition of the American success story, continually setting the standards of excellence while expanding his interests in real estate, sports, and entertainment. He is the archetypal businessman – a deal maker without peer. Mr. Trump started his business career in an office he shared with his father in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, New York. He worked with his father for five years, where they were busy making deals together. Mr. Trump has been quoted as saying, “My father was my mentor, and I learned a tremendous amount about every aspect of the construction industry from him.” Likewise, Fred C. Trump often stated that “some of my best deals were made by my son, Donald...everything he touches seems to turn to gold.” Mr. Trump then entered the very different world of Manhattan real estate. In New York City and around the world, the Trump signature is synonymous with the most prestigious of addresses. Among them are the world-renowned Fifth Avenue skyscraper, Trump Tower, and the luxury residential buildings, Trump Parc, Trump Palace, Trump Plaza, 610 Park Avenue, The Trump World Tower (the tallest building on the East Side of Manhattan), and Trump Park Avenue. Mr. Trump was also responsible for the designation and construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center on land controlled by him, known as the West 34th Street Railroad Yards, and the total exterior restoration of the Grand Central Terminal as part of his conversion of the neighboring Commodore Hotel into the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The development is considered one of the most successful restorations in the City and earned Mr. Trump an award from Manhattan’s Community Board Five for the “tasteful and creative recycling of a distinguished hotel.” Over the years, Mr. Trump has owned and sold many great buildings in New York including the Plaza Hotel (which he renovated and brought back to its original grandeur, as heralded by the New York Times Magazine), the St. Moritz Hotel (three times…and now called the Ritz Carlton on Central Park South) and until 2002, the land under the Empire State Building (which allowed the land and lease to be merged together for the first time in over 50 years). Additionally, the former NikeTown store is owned by Mr. Trump, on East 57th Street and adjacent to Tiffany’s. In early 2008, Gucci opened their largest store in the world in Trump Tower.
Education
At age 13, Trump’s parents sent him to the New York Military Academy, hoping the discipline of the school would channel his energy in a positive manner. He did well at the academy, both socially and academically, rising to become a star athlete and student leader. Trump entered Fordham University in 1964. He transferred to the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania two years later and graduated in 1968 with a degree in economics. During his years at college, Trump worked at his father’s real estate business during the summer. He also secured education deferments for the draft for the Vietnam War and ultimately a 1-Y medical deferment after he graduated.
Professional Experience
Founder/Chair/President/Chief Executive Officer, The Trump Organization, 1975-present
Chair, Trump Hotels and Casino Resorts, Incorporated
Producer, "The Apprentice", 2004-2015
President, United States of America, 2017-present
Candidate, President of the United States of America, 2020
General Philosophy
Trump is known for his pro-market, pro-competition opinions on the economy, and has focused on deregulation throughout his current term as President. He is also a strong advocator of national defense, particularly when it comes to issues such as foreign policy and immigration. Trump is perhaps most known for his polarizing takes on most issues, and his brash style in doing so.
Political Positions
Do you support banding assault weapons?
Do you support Cash bail reform?
Do you support mandatory gun registration?
Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people charged with drug possession?
Do you support private Prisons?
Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?
Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?
Should universal background checks for gun purchases be made law?
Should victims of gun violence be allowed to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers?
What is your stance on Gun Control?
What is your stance on the Death Penalty?
Should benefits for Social Security be increased?
Should spending be increased for veterans?
Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?
Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?
Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?
Do you support a tax on the assets held by the wealthiest Americans?
Do you Support Fair Banking for all?
Reparations Should the U.S. pay reparations to descendants of slaves?
Should federal taxes be Increased?
Should our government raise the federal minimum wage?
Should the federal government subsidize U.S. farmers?
Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?
Should the U.S. increase tariffs on imported products from China?
Should the U.S. raise tax on the rich?
What is your stance on paid leave?
Do you support charter schools?
Do you support Common Core national standards?
Do you support free universal pre-kindergarten education?
Do you support infrastructure grants for Historically Black Colleges & Universities and Minority Serving Institutions?
Do you Support raising pay for teachers?
Do you support Standardized Testing in Schools?
Restore arts, music and recreation to school curriculums?
Should community college be free to anyone who wants to attend?
What is your stance on Debt Relief for student loans?
What is your stance on Free Collage?
Do you support a carbon tax be levied on polluters?
Do you support the green new deal resolution?
Do you support the use of nuclear energy?
Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?
Should Fracking Be Allowed?
Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?
Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?
Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?
Should the U.S. withdraw from the Paris climate agreement?
Should the US expand fossil fuel extraction on public land?
Do you support a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
Do you support setting a hard date for withdrawal from Afghanistan of all U.S. military forces?
Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?
Should the U.S. accept refugees from Syria?
Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?
Should the U.S. increase non-military foreign aid?
Should the U.S. remain in NATO?
Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?
Should the US re-enter a nuclear deal with Iran?
Would you sign an agreement with North Korea that entailed partial sanctions relief in exchange for some dismantling of its nuclear weapons program but not full denuclearization?
Do you support abolishing the electoral college?
Do you support Abolishing the filibuster?
Do you support eliminating the electoral college in favor of the popular vote?
Do you support Increasing the size of the Supreme Court?
Do you support publicly funded elections?
Do you Support requiring paper ballots to protect election security?
Do you support the impeachment of President Donald Trump?
Do you think congress should expunge Donald Trump's Impeachment congressional record?
Should corporations and unions be permitted to fund advertisements backing political candidates through political action committees (Super PACS)?
Should election day be a national holiday?
Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?
Should the minimum voting age be lowered?
Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?
Should voters be required to show photo identification in order to vote?
Do you support eliminating private health Insurance?
Do you support free healthcare for all?
Do you support giving the federal government the ability to negotiate drug prices for Medicare?
Do you support importing drugs from other countries?
Do you support partially expanding Medicare by allowing people ages 50 to 64 to buy into Medicare?
Do you support the patient protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?
Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs?
What is your stance on Medicare-for-All?
What is your stance on Universal Health Care?
Should the U.S. build a wall along the southern border?
Do you support increasing foreign aid to Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala in an effort to reduce the flow of asylum seekers to the U.S.?
Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?
Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?
Should illegal immigrants working in the U.S. be granted temporary amnesty?
Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?
Should the federal government decriminalize illegal immigration?
Should the US Decriminalize Illegal Border Crossings?
Should the US End the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Policy?
Should there be a temporary ban on all immigration into the United States?
Do you support legalizing marijuana?
Should recreational Marijuana be legal Federally?
Do you support Congress passing the Equality Act?
Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?
Should LGBTQ + People Have Protection from Being Fired for Being LGBTQ +?
Should Transgender People Be Allowed to Serve in the US Military?
Where do you stand on gender pay equality?
Are UFOs a Threat to National Security?
D you support sanctions against North Korea, Russia for things like missiles, cyberattacks?
Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?
Should the government cancel production of the F-35 fighter?
Should the government increase military spending?
Should the President be able to authorize military force against terrorist without Congressional approval?
Do you support keeping Title X funding for reproductive health services?
Do you support public funding for abortion services?
Should Federal funds should pay for abortion?
What is your stance on abortion?
What is your stance on Late-term Abortions?
Do you support High-Speed Internet for all?
Do you support net neutrality?
Do you support the Consumer Data Privacy Act?
Do you support the establishment of the U.S. Space Force (USSF) as the sixth branch of the armed forces?
Do you support the use of nuclear energy?
Should our government disclose the UFO cover up?
Should the government fund space travel?
Do you support fund planned parenthood?
Do you support the Drinking Age Be Lowered from 21 to a Younger Age?
Should Animals Be Used for Scientific or Commercial Testing?
Should Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide Be Legal?
Should Prostitution Be Legal?
Do you support the five-year highway spending bill that will expand roadways?
Should the government increase spending on public transportation?
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