Trump Quick Life Overview Flashcards

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Was Donald Trump a bully?

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In the above clip from FRONTLINE’s The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden, a documentary that premiered Sept. 22 and is now streaming online, sources describe Trump’s time in military school as a five-year lesson in bullying.

“Donald Trump yelled at his classmates,” says Trump biographer Marc Fisher, co-author of Trump Revealed. “He pushed them around. … He ruled dormitory life with an iron fist.”

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Who is Frederick Trump?

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Frederick Christ Trump Sr. was an American real estate developer and businessman. A member of the Trump family, he was the father of Donald Trump, the 45th president of the United States. In partnership with his mother, Elizabeth Christ Trump, Fred began a career in home construction and sales.

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Examples of Donald Trumps bullying

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When Donald Trump was a child he threw stones at a four year old, named Dennis.

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Examples of Donald Trumps bullying

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He was a leader of a group of young thungs in Queens.

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What did Donald Trump study and where?

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At age 13, he was enrolled at the New York Military Academy, a private boarding school, and in 1964, he enrolled at Fordham University. Two years later, he transferred to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, graduating in May 1968 with a B.S. in economics.

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At what age did Trump become rich?

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According to The New York Times, he “was a millionaire by age 8.” In 1976, Fred Trump set up trust funds of $1 million ($4.8 million in 2021 dollars) for each of his five children and three grandchildren. Donald Trump received $90,000 in 1980 and $214,605 in 1981 through the fund.

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Was a class-action lawsuit filed against trump in 1973?

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Trump way of doing business was called into question in 1973 when a handful of tenants took up a class-action lawsuit against the company claiming racial discrimination in violation of the Fair Housing Act the case was impossible to prove however and the Trump Organization paid a small settlement without any admission of guilt

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Who was trumps lawyer?

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Around this same time Donald was promoted to president of the company and his first act was to rename the company the former Elizabeth Trump and son became the Trump Organization one of his next moves was to hire aggressive attorney Roy Cohn Cohen had a reputation as a bulldog lawyer if anyone dared to file a suit against those who he worked for he would go out and destroy them in 1975 Donald met Ivana Maria zalnitch Kivar she was a beautiful sports skier who hailed from Czechoslovakia a remnants soon blossomed and after a two-year courtship the couple were married over the next five years

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What is the Commodore Hotel now?

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Donald J. Trump sold his half interest in the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York to the Pritzker family’s Hyatt Corporation yesterday for $140 million, bringing to an end an often rancorous, 17-year partnership in a landmark property that marked the developer’s rise to prominence. Forty year tax exemption on hotel when first brought.

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Does Donald Trump own the ice skating rink?

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Wollman Rink was built in 1949 when Kate Wollman donated $600,000 for its construction. In the early 1990’s, it was purchased and is now run by Donald Trump. It has been a success from the day it opened – over 300,000 skaters glided across the ice in its first year of operation.

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Does Trump still own Taj Mahal?

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Hard Rock: 2018–present

On March 1, 2017, Hard Rock International announced its purchase of the Trump Taj Mahal property, and officially reopened as the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City, on June 27, 2018. In November 2018, the Hard Rock announced a plan to launch both online and retail sportsbooks in 2019.

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Is Trump and Melania married?

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Donald John Trump is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who served as the 45th president of the United States from 2017 to 2021. Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor’s degree in 1968

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QWhat is the “The Apprentice”?

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The Apprentice is an American reality television program that judges the business skills of a group of contestants. It has run in various formats across fifteen seasons since January 2004 on NBC, with the most recent season having run in 2017.

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