Did You Know Donald Trump Was An Actor? 7 Things You Didn’t Know About The New POTUS

By Susan Gitonga

The President-elect of the United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump is being inaugurated today. This means Donald Trump will take office as the 45^th President of the united states of America.

The people of America decided to vote him into amid opposition from the black community.

Many of you might not know much about Donald Trump, except that he has been a Business man and a TV personality from a show Called The Apprentice.

As the World watches how Donald Trump will run America, we can learn a few things from him that we might not have known about him previously.

Below are 7 New Things About Donald Trump That You Should Know

1. How old is Donald Trump?
The President of America was born on June 14, 1946, which makes him 70 Years Old. He was born in Jamaica, Queens a neighborhood in  New York City.

He attended the University of Pennyslvania and received and Economics Degree.

2. What was his first business ?

After College, he took charge of His Family’s Real estate and Construction Business, Elizabeth Trump and Son, which was later renamed The Trump Organization.

He owned the Miss USA and Miss Universe Peagants from 1996 to 2015.

As part of growing his Business, Trump hosted The Apprentice, a TV Reality Show.

He has many real estate businesses, casinos, buildings under his name, golf courses, sports teams, Trump University, and the famous Trump International Hotel and Tower in Vancouver.

Read Also >>> Get To Know Boby Collymore, Safaricom’s CEO

3. Is he the richest man in the World?

No. But he is close.

As of 2016, Forbes listed him as the 324^th Wealthiest person in the world, and 113^th in the United States.

His net worth is estimated at $4.5 Billion.

4. Was Trump ever interested in Politics ?

Yes, but his interest did not last! In 2000, he sought the Reform Party’s presidential nomination in 2000, but he withdrew before voting began.

In 2012, he considered running as a Republican, but he decided against it.

5. His Education

At the age of 13,Trump’s parents sent him away to the New York Military Academy this might explaine his hardy nature.

6. Trump won an award for acting

Mr. Donald Trump has been a jack of many trades.

He has acted in very many films and he even got an award called a Razzie Award for being a Supporting actor in a film called “Ghosts can’t do it.”

7. How about his family?

Donald Trump has had 3 wives. He is currently married to Melania Knauss, a former model.

See Also >>> Career Lessons To Learn From Trumps Presidential Victory

We are all anticipating to see how Donald trump is going to steer the United Sates of America and we can only wish him the best!

Compiled by Susan Gitonga a Communications Officer at Career Point Kenya. Email: susan@www.careerpointkenya.co.ke