Donald Trump Born in Queens

Summary

Donald John Trump was born on June 14, 1946, in Queens, New York City. He attended the New York Military Academy, Fordham University, and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania before entering his family’s real-estate business. Trump expanded the business under the Trump Organization name and became a nationally recognized public figure through real estate, licensing, books, and television, including The Apprentice. He entered presidential politics as a Republican and won the 2016 election, serving as the forty-fifth president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. After losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden, Trump remained the dominant figure in the Republican Party and won the presidency again in 2024. He returned to office on January 20, 2025, as the forty-seventh president. His political career has included major changes in immigration, trade, taxation, judicial appointments, executive power, foreign policy, and the structure of contemporary American party politics.