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| − | The '''Trump Organization''' is a privately owned corporation currently owned by President [[Donald Trump]], and currently located in [[Trump Tower]] in [[Manhattan]]. Due to Donald Trump being President, Eric Trump, [[Donald Trump Jr.]], and CFO Allen Weisselberg have been deemed trustees. | + | The '''Trump Organization''' is a privately owned corporation based in [[Trump Tower]] in [[Manhattan]]. |
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| − | The Trump Organization was founded in 1923 as Elizabeth Trump and Son, by Elizabeth and Fred Trump. | + | The company primarily deals in real estate, owning numerous high rise office/residential towers, hotels, and golf courses both domestically and internationally. The firm also has licensing deals with other developers, allowing them the rights to use the Trump name for their projects. In later years, the company has also branched out into the entertainment, TV production, and retail fields |
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| | + | The Trump Organization was founded in 1923 by Elizabeth Trump and her son Fred as '''Elizabeth Trump & Son'''. Fred ran the company until 1971, when he gave control over to his son (and future U.S. President) [[Donald Trump]], who rechristened the firm under its current name. |
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| | + | Donald Trump directly ran the company until 2017, when due to becoming President of the United States, he gave over day-to-day operations to his sons (and executive vice presidents)[[Donald Trump Jr.|Donald Jr.]] and [[Eric Trump|Eric]], as well as chief financial officer Allen Weisselberg, who all serve as trustees. |
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| | + | Donald's eldest daughter [[Ivanka Trump]] also served as an executive VP in the company until leaving in 2017 to join her father's administration as a Senior White House Advisor. |
| | ==External links== | | ==External links== |
| | *[http://trump.com Official website] | | *[http://trump.com Official website] |
| | [[Category:Companies]] | | [[Category:Companies]] |