You can thank the DNC file on Trump for the information pasted below:
Donald Trump was born to Fred and Mary Trump on June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York.
- Trump was the second of five siblings, including an older brother Fred Jr., two younger sisters Elizabeth and Maryanne, and a younger brother Robert. His father was a New York City real estate developer and his mother was originally from Scotland.
- Trump’s sister Maryanne Trump Barry is a senior United States Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She was nominated and confirmed in September 1999.
Trump lived with his family from 1946 to 1959 in Jamaica Estates in Queens, New York where his family owned a mock Tudor-style home on Wareham Place.
- The neighborhood Trump grew up in was predominantly inhabited by Caucasian, upper-middle class individuals and families.
- Trump’s father was chauffeured to work every day in a blue Cadillac limousine.
Trump as a child was poorly-behaved—he was expelled from Kew Forest School in second grade for punching his music teacher—and in 1959 his parents sent him to New York Military Academy.
In 1964, Trump graduated from New York Military Academy and began attending Fordham University in the Bronx, New York during which he received the
first of four educational deferments from the draft.
In 1968, Trump graduated from Wharton School of Finance at University of Pennsylvania and joined his father’s development projects in Brooklyn and Queens.
- Prior to enrolling at University of Pennsylvania Trump had aspirations to attend USC School of Cinema in order to pursue a career as a movie producer, but decided instead after graduation to follow his father into real estate as it was the more stable option.
In 1971, Trump moved to Manhattan to pursue real estate ventures there and was given control of his father’s real estate company.
On October 15, 1973, the U.S. Department of Justice sued the Trump Management Corporation for frequently violating the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against potential African-American buyers in Brooklyn, Queens and on Staten Island.
- Two years later, on June 11, 1975 Trump reached a settlement with the Department of Justice agreeing not to discriminate against minorities and send a list of apartment vacancies to a civil rights group for which applicants would be given priority.
In 1980, Trump finished renovating the Commodore Hotel near Grand Central Station, which he bought in 1975 after obtaining a 40-year tax abatement. He reopened it with a new name, the Grand Hyatt New York.
In 1985, Trump bought the Mar-A-Lago Estate, a luxury resort in Palm Beach, Florida
- The Mar-A-Lago Club has sought to bring in the most foreign workers on temporary H-2B visas than any of Trump’s other businesses.
In 1986, Trump was asked to take over renovations of the Wollman Ice Rink in Central Park, which was $12 million over budget. He finished renovations within two-months and $750,000 under the $2.2 million budget given to him by the city of New York.
- During renovations, Mayor Edward Koch’s office did not require Trump to adhere to Executive Order 50, which mandated city-funded construction projects to include a certain number of minorities and women in their workforce. Though a firm spokesman at the time stated the company was unaware of the exemption.
In 1988, through a transaction with Merv Griffin, Trump acquired the Taj Mahal Casino and the company Resorts International. Trump also purchased the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
Trump first appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine in January 1989, the same year “Trump: The Game” was released.
In 1989, Trump purchased the Northeast Shuttle form Eastern Airlines claiming he could increase its market share percentage from 55 to 75 percent and renaming it the Trump Shuttle.
- The union that represented Eastern Airlines employees fought the sale of the Northeast Shuttle to Trump because they believed it would precipitate the downfall of Eastern Airlines.
- In 1990, Trump missed a $1.1 million loan payment on the shuttle and asked bankers to defer $245 million of future loan payments.
- In 1992, Trump defaulted on his loans and the Trump Shuttle was turned over to creditors.
In 1990, Marvin Roffman, a securities analyst, published an unfavorable analysis of Trump’s Taj Mahal Casino for which Trump demanded he be fired. Roffman later filed a $2 million defamation lawsuit against Trump for allegedly prompting his job loss.
Trump’s financial troubles prompted Forbes Magazine to remove him from its “Forbes 400” List in 1990. The same year Trump separated from Ivana amidst reports of an affair with former beauty queen Maria Maples. After two years of rancorous litigation and tabloid intrigue, Donald and Ivana finalized their divorce with Ivana reportedly receiving $20 million in the divorce settlement.
In 1991, the Taj Mahal Casino filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. This is the first of Trump’s corporate bankruptcies. Trump was $50 million behind in contract obligations and laid off 500 casino employees before filing for bankruptcy. It emerged on October 5, 1991 after Trump ceded 50 percent of ownership to bondholders.
On March 9, 1992, The Trump Castle and The Trump Plaza filed for bankruptcy, but were able to avoid a lengthy and costly endeavor in a bankruptcy court through a “pre-packaged” debt restructuring deal that was approved by the court and a majority of the casino’s bondholders. This was the second of Trump’s corporate bankruptcies.
In 1995, Trump formed Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts, Inc. and took it public. Trump converted the residence at Mar-a-Lago into the Mar-a-Lago Club, a social club with $100,000 membership fees. Trump also purchased 40 Wall Street in 1995, which he renamed “The Trump Building.”
In 1999, Trump began construction the 90-story Trump World Tower next to the United Nations and won a lawsuit in 2000 that was filed by the tower’s neighbors over potential lost property values due to obscured views and sight lines.
- The building was completed in 2001 and named the Trump World Tower.
In 1999, Trump also founded Trump Model Management, which in conjunction with Trump Management Group, LLC has sought temporary visas for approximately 250 foreign fashion models since 2000.
On October 7, 1999, Trump formed an Exploratory Committee to consider seeking the Reform Party’s presidential nomination.
- In 1990, Trump was affiliated with the Republican Party despite voting for democratic Governor Mario Cuomo, but switched his affiliation to the Reform Party in 1999 saying he had conservative inclinations, but disliked being categorized.
On January 8, 2004, the first season of Trump’s reality show “The Apprentice” aired.
On October 21, 2004, Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. His casino properties were nearly $2 billion in debt before filing for bankruptcy. This was Trump’s third corporate bankruptcy.
In 2005, Trump opened Trump University and purchased the former headquarters of the Chicago Sun Times in order to demolish the building and build Trump International Tower Chicago.
- On January 1, 2008, Trump opened Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago.
On October 3, 2006, Trump raised a 20 foot by 30 foot American flag on an 80 feet tall flagpole at Mar-a-Lago, which caused a six-month zoning dispute with the town.
- Since 2006, Trump attempted to bring in 787 foreign workers on temporary visas to work on the resort rather than hire local workers.
On February 13, 2009, Trump resigned from the board of Trump Entertainment Resorts, and on February 17, 2009 Trump Entertainment Resorts filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. This was Trump’s fourth corporate bankruptcy.
In 2010, Trump University changed its name to The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative.
- On August 24, 2013, New York State filed a $40 million lawsuit against The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative
- On October 15, 2014, Trump was held personally liable for The Trump Entrepreneur Initiative’s violations of New York state education laws.
