| | '''Donald Trump''' (b. [[Queens]], [[New York]], on June 14, 1946) is a successful businessman, entrepreneur, and [[television]] personality. He has engaged in many financial pursuits and estimates that his net worth is 10 billion.<ref>[http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-net-worth-2015-7 We finally know a lot more about Donald Trump's 'massive' net worth, BusinessInsider, July 25, 2015]</ref> He graduated from the New York Military Academy in 1964 and first attended college at [[Fordham University]] for two years before transferring to the more competitive [[University of Pennsylvania]] and then completing his studies at the prestigious Wharton School of Finance and Commerce. Trump has five children. In February 2011, he announced that he is [[pro-life]], but on August 11, 2015, he indicated that he might support taxpayer funding of [[Planned Parenthood]] for its non-[[abortion]] activities (which builds its brand and funds its overhead). On June 16, 2015, he declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the [[2016 presidential election]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/16/trump-announces-white-house-bid-joins-crowded-gop-field/</ref> | | '''Donald Trump''' (b. [[Queens]], [[New York]], on June 14, 1946) is a successful businessman, entrepreneur, and [[television]] personality. He has engaged in many financial pursuits and estimates that his net worth is 10 billion.<ref>[http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trump-net-worth-2015-7 We finally know a lot more about Donald Trump's 'massive' net worth, BusinessInsider, July 25, 2015]</ref> He graduated from the New York Military Academy in 1964 and first attended college at [[Fordham University]] for two years before transferring to the more competitive [[University of Pennsylvania]] and then completing his studies at the prestigious Wharton School of Finance and Commerce. Trump has five children. In February 2011, he announced that he is [[pro-life]], but on August 11, 2015, he indicated that he might support taxpayer funding of [[Planned Parenthood]] for its non-[[abortion]] activities (which builds its brand and funds its overhead). On June 16, 2015, he declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination in the [[2016 presidential election]].<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/06/16/trump-announces-white-house-bid-joins-crowded-gop-field/</ref> |
| − | The front-runner in a record-breaking field of 17 [[Republican]] candidates, Trump announced that he did anticipate "throwing punches" against his rivals in the first GOP debate.<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/02/us-usa-election-debate-idUSKCN0Q70NI20150802</ref> But at the debate the [[Fox News Channel]] -- particularly its [[feminist]] non-journalist [[Megyn Kelly]] -- ambushed Trump with out-of-context quotations designed to smear him as somehow being anti-women. This ignited a national controversy that lasted for days, and Trump called upon Kelly to apologize. | + | The front-runner in a record-breaking field of 17 [[Republican]] candidates, Trump announced that he did not anticipate "throwing punches" against his rivals in the first GOP debate.<ref>http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/02/us-usa-election-debate-idUSKCN0Q70NI20150802</ref> But at the debate the [[Fox News Channel]] -- particularly its [[feminist]] non-journalist [[Megyn Kelly]] -- ambushed Trump with out-of-context quotations designed to smear him as somehow being anti-women. This ignited a national controversy that lasted for days, and Trump called upon Kelly to apologize, which she refused to do. |
| − | Trump has a unique style of criticizing the media, and talking about issues that no elected official dares touch. In 2011, Trump made an issue of whether [[Barack Obama]] had been born in the [[United States]], and it caused Obama's approval ratings to drop below 40% until Obama finally caved in to Trump and produced what Obama claimed was his birth certificate. Trump then scoffed at Obama's conduct. | + | Unlike most other candidates, Trump sharply criticizes the media and talks about issues that no elected official dares touch. In 2011, Trump persistently doubted whether [[Barack Obama]] had been born in the [[United States]], and it caused Obama's approval ratings to drop below 40% until Obama finally caved in to Trump and produced what Obama claimed was his birth certificate. Trump then scoffed at Obama's conduct. |