Donald Trump celebrates his 80th birthday on June 14. This politician has a path from a soda bottle collector to a developer, a TV star and the 45th (and then 47th) president of the United States. He survived the election defeat, a triumphant return to the White House and an unprecedented criminal conviction for the former head of state.
Few people know that Trump's tough rhetoric on migration contrasts with his own family's history. His mother, Mary Ann MacLeod, was born in the Scottish outback and moved to the USA in 1930, where she worked as a maid. The father of the future president was born in Born in New York City to a family of German immigrants.
Before politics, Trump tried himself in a variety of business areas - the air carrier Trump Shuttle, Trump Vodka Vodka, steaks and even his own magazine. Trump University stands apart — an educational project that ended in a high-profile trial. Former students complained that instead of investment secrets, they were sold expensive courses. Trump paid $ 25 million in this lawsuit, formally not admitting guilt.
He was widely known for the reality show The Apprentice ("The Apprentice"). It was there that the catchphrase "You're fired" ("You're fired") was fixed, and in 2007 Trump received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
His party evolution is also curious: from 1987 to 2009, Trump was listed as a Democrat, then was non-partisan, and later became a Republican. He began his second term at the age of 78 and a half as the oldest president in US history at the time of inauguration, breaking even Joe Biden's record.