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today we are talking about
donald trump he was elected in
2016. because his presidency
is so new this program will not discuss
his time in office instead
it will discuss his early life
and it will note a few ways that trump's
background is
unusual compared to most
u.s presidents
donald trump was born in queens
a borough of new york city he was the
fourth
child he had two brothers and two
sisters
his mother had been born in scotland
his father whose relatives were german
became a successful businessman in new
york
donald and his two brothers helped their
father
in the family business at the time
the business was called elizabeth trump
and son
after his grandmother and father the
work
related to building buying and
managing property by his own telling
young donald often created trouble in
school
so when he was 13 years old
his parents sent him to a military-style
school donald said that for the most
part
he enjoyed the experience
other students there remembered him as a
good baseball player
as popular with girls and as
someone who wanted to succeed
trump went on to college first at
fordham university in new york
and then at the university of
pennsylvania
he earned a degree in economics
he was also already investing in real
estate
after he graduated trump quickly
returned to new york city
and his career in time
he became the head of the family
business
he renamed it the trump organization
as its president trump developed and put
his name on
luxury buildings casinos hotels
and golf courses around the world
later he became linked to the
entertainment industry too
he became a part owner of beauty
pageants
hosted a television show and wrote a
book
about how to succeed in business
during these years trump also married
three times and divorced twice
the media wrote especially about his
first and second marriages
because he openly had a relationship
with his second wife
while he was married to his first
in 2005 he married melania nause
a former model from slovenia
she is only the second first lady
who was not born in the united states
the first was louisa adams who came from
britain
in 1801 altogether
trump has three sons and two daughters
because trump has been a public figure
for most of his life
many americans were familiar with him
before he ran for president
to some he is linked to success
in business and branding to others
notes journalist jackie calms he is
linked
to debt and legal battles
but until he officially entered the 2016
campaign as a republican candidate
few linked him to politics
trump is unusual among past presidents
in that he had never worked in the
government before
nor has trump served in the military
only presidents taylor grant
and eisenhower had no previous
government experience
however they had all been generals
during the campaign for president other
candidates spent money to buy
advertising but trump spread his message
on free television radio
and social media trump won
the republican nomination over 16
candidates he went on to defeat
democratic nominee
hillary clinton to win the presidency
trump is the oldest person ever to take
office
he was 70 years old when he was sworn in
he is also one of the richest
and trump is unusual in how he
communicates with the public
as president he continues to use
twitter to communicate his thoughts
directly
to anyone who wants to follow him
many earlier presidents also used
changes in technology to interact with
the public
woodrow wilson was the first to hold
press conferences regularly with
reporters
franklin roosevelt famously spoke to
americans
on the radio john f kennedy
and later richard nixon are credited
with using
television to their advantage but these
episodes
were often planned in advance
trump has said he likes twitter because
he can share his thoughts immediately
and he adds the media and the public
respond immediately too
while the long-term effects of trump's
presidency
are not yet known he will likely be
remembered
in part for his direct and unscripted
style of communication
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