hi everyone welcome to today's video we are going to learn about the life of Donald Trump this will be a simple and easy to understand biography perfect for practicing your English listening let's get started Donald Trump was born on June 14th 1946 in Queens a part of New York City his full name is Don John Trump he was born into a big family his father's name was Fred Trump and he was a very successful businessman who built houses in New York Donald's mother's name was Mary McLoud Trump and she was from Scotland Donald had four
siblings he was the fourth child in the family his siblings were mared an Fred Jr Elizabeth and Robert Donald was raised in a wealthy family but he was also taught to work hard Donald Trump went to Q Forest school when he was young later he went to a military academy called New York Military Academy he went there because his father thought it would teach him discipline and help him become a strong person after that Donald went to forom University in New York for two years then he transferred to Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
which is a very famous business school he graduated with a degree in economics in 1968 after finishing school Donald Trump started working for his father's business called the Trump organization he was given the job of running the business and building new things Donald's father had already made a lot of money by building houses so Donald took that money and expanded the business in the 1970s Donald Trump began working on his first big project he helped develop the Commodore Hotel in New York which was later renamed the Grand Hyatt Hotel this project made Donald Trump very
famous he was now seen as a successful businessman in the 1980s Donald Trump started building more and more famous buildings he built Trump Tower a huge skyscraper in New York City it became one of the most famous buildings in the world Donald also bought a lot of casinos in Atlantic City making a lot of money at this time Donald Trump was not not only known for his business but also for his style he was on TV and in magazines people saw him as a rich powerful person his famous line you're fired from the TV show
The Apprentice made him even more famous Donald Trump's life is not only about business he has also had three marriages and many children let's talk about his family marriage one Ivana Trump in 1977 Donald Trump married a woman named Ivana zel nichkova she was from Czechoslovakia now the Czech Republic Ivana was a model and she helped Donald with his business together they had three children Donald Trump Jr born in 1977 Ivanka Trump born in 1981 Eric Trump born in 1984 but after 15 years of marriage Donald and Ivana got a divorce in 1992 they separated
but they still stayed close for the sake of their children marriage to Mara Maples in 1993 Donald Trump married Mara Maples an actress they had one daughter together named Tiffany Trump born in 1993 unfortunately their marriage didn't last long Donald and Mara divorced in 1999 marriage three Melania Trump in 2005 Donald Trump married Melania Nae a model from Slovenia Melania is Donald's third wife together they had one son named Baron Trump born in 2006 Baron is the youngest of Donald Trump's children Donald Trump has five children Donald Trump Jr he works with his father in
the Trump business Ivanka Trump she worked as an advisor to her father when he was president she is married to Jared Kushner and they have children Eric Trump he also works in the Trump business and is married with Children Tiffany Trump she is Donald's daughter with Mara Maples and is studying law Baron Trump he is Donald's youngest child and he is still in school Donal Donald Trump is also a grandfather his children have children so he has many grandchildren he loves spending time with his family Donald Trump's life is full of business success after he
finished school and worked with his father he started building his own Empire in the 1970s Donald Trump started to build big buildings his first MJ project was a hotel called The Commodore Hotel in New York City it was not doing well at first but Donald decided to make it better he worked hard and helped turn the hotel into something famous the hotel was renamed the Grand Hyatt Hotel this was Donald Trump's first big success in New York it helped him become known in the business world in 1983 Donald built the famous Trump Tower in New
York City this was one of the tallest buildings in the city and became one of his biggest successes Trump Tower is special because it has both offices and luxury apartments the building was a symbol of Donald Trump's success people could now see his name all over the city he was becoming more and more famous in the 1980s Donald Trump also started buying casinos and hotels in Atlantic City Atlantic City is a place known for its casinos and Donald wanted to be part of it he bought a huge Casino called the Trump Taj Mahal it was
the largest casino in the world when it opened in 1990 even though it was a big Casino it did not make enough money at first Donald faced a lot of challenges but he kept working hard to keep his business going Donald Trump didn't just stop with buildings and casinos he wanted to make his name famous everywhere in the 1990s he started to appear on TV people saw him on shows and in magazines his big personality made him a popular figure he became known for being rich powerful and successful in 2004 he started hosting a very
famous reality TV show called The apprentices on the show he would say You're Fired to people who didn't do well this catchphrase made him even more famous and millions of people watched him every week the company Donald Trump ran is called the Trump organization it includes many businesses like hotels casinos golf courses and more over the years he used his name to create many famous places Donald even put his name on buildings all around the world these buildings were known as Trump Towers and they became symbols of his success he also opened golf courses in
different countries and these became very popular among people who like to play golf Donald Trump had become a brand that people recognized even though Donald Trump became very successful not everything went perfectly in the 1990s he faced some Financial struggles some of his casinos and hotels were losing money he had to work hard to fix the problems and keep his company going at one point he owed a lot of money to the banks but Donald never gave up he worked hard and was able to solve the problems and make his business successful Again by the
2000s Donald Trump became known not just as a businessman but also as someone who was interested in in politics he often talked about running for president but he never took that step until much later in 2015 Donald Trump made a big decision he announced that he was going to run for president of the United States many people were surprised because he had never been in politics before but Donald Trump was confident he believed that his experience in business would help him lead the country during his campaign he promised to make America great again he talked
about creating more jobs building a wall to stop illegal immigration and being tough on trade with other countries in 2016 Donald Trump shocked the World by winning the presidential election he ran against Hillary Clinton the former Secretary of State many people thought Hillary Clinton would win but Donald Trump won the Electoral College and became the 45th president of the United States Donald Trump was president from January 20th 2017 until January 20th 2021 here are some of the big things he did during his time as president one economy Donald Trump focused on making the economy stronger
he lowered taxes for businesses and said it would help create jobs many people liked his ideas and the economy grew during his first few years two immigration one of his biggest promises was to build a wall between the United States and Mexico this was to stop illegal immigration it became one of the main issues of his presidency three foreign relations Donald Trump tried to make deals with countries like North Korea China and Russia he met with the leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un to try to stop nuclear weapons from being made four Health Care
Donald Trump tried to change the Health Care System he wanted to make it cheaper and easier for people to get health insurance but it was a difficult issue and not all his ideas passed five impeachment in 2019 Donald Trump was impeached by the House of Representatives this means they said he did something wrong while in office however the Senate did not remove him from office so he stayed president until the end of his term in 2020 Donald Trump ran for a second term as president he faced Joe Biden a former vice president Donald Trump worked
hard but Joe Biden won the election after the election Donald Trump and his supporters believed the election was unfair even though there was no evidence of cheating this caused a lot of anger and on January 6 2021 there was a riot at the US capital some people tried to stop Congress from counting the votes that showed Joe Biden had won it was a very serious and difficult time for the country on January 20th 2021 Donald Trump left the White House he did not attend Joe Biden's inauguration which is the ceremony where the new president takes
office after leaving office Donald Trump went back to his business life he still owns many buildings golf courses and hotels even though he is no longer president he still has a lot of people who support him Donald Trump has also talked about possibly running for president again in 2024 some people are excited to see if he will run While others want a new leader Donald Trump is still a very well-known person his businesses continue and he has many supporters around the world his life has been full of ups and downs from starting with nothing to
becoming one of the most famous people in the world no matter what people think about him Donald Trump is always in the news he has been a businessman a TV star and the president of the United States he is a person who never gave gave up on his dreams no matter how many challenges he faced his story shows that with hard work and confidence it is possible to achieve great things even after losing an election he continues to influence the world
