Donald John Trump (lahir di New York City, New York, 14 Juni 1946; umur 69 tahun) adalah seorang wirausahawan, pionir program pertelevisian dan pebisnis yang sukses dari Amerika Serikat. Dia adalah ketua dan presiden The Trump Organization dan pendiri Trump Entertainment Resorts. Gaya hidup Trump yang mewah, cara berbicara yang blak-blakan dan peran pada acara realitas NBC The Apprentice telah membuatnya menjadi selebriti terkenal nomor 17 pada daftar Forbes Celebrity 100 2011.Trump adalah putra dari Fred Trump, pengembang real-estate New York City. Dia bekerja untuk perusahaan ayahnya, Elizabeth Trump & Son, saat menghadiri Wharton School dari University of Pennsylvania, dan pada tahun 1968 resmi bergabung dengan perusahaan. Dia diberi kendali perusahaan pada tahun 1971 dan menamainya The Trump Organization. Pada tahun 2010, Trump menyatakan minat menjadi calon Presiden Amerika Serikat dalam pemilu 2012.[12][13] Pada Mei 2011, ia mengumumkan bahwa ia tidak akan menjadi kandidat, tapi beberapa minggu kemudian ia berkata bahwa ia tidak sepenuhnya dikesampingkan kemungkinan. Pada bulan Desember 2011, Trump disarankan sebagai pilihan kemungkinan Wakil Presiden oleh Michele Bachmann.
Trump memulai kariernya di perusahaan ayahnya, The Trump Organization yang berkonsentrasi di bidang penyewaan rumah kelas menengah. Salah satu proyek pertamanya adalah merenovasi komplek apartemen Swifton Village di Cincinnati, Ohio. Trump mengubah komplek apartemen 1200 unit dan menaikkan tarif 66% menjadi 100%. Ketika menjual kembali Swifton Village seharga US$ 12 juta, Trump Organization meraup keuntungan sebesar US$ 6 juta. Pada tahun 1970an, Trump mendapat keuntungan dari Pemerintah kota New York atas pembayaran pajak sebagai ganti krisis keuangan yang dihadapi Hotel Commodore. Trump juga sukses mengembangkan bidang properti untuk Javits Convention Center. Berkembangnya Javits Convention Center membuat Trump berurusan dengan pemerintah kota New York. Salah satu proyeknya yang bernilai US$ 110 juta ternyata membuat New York membayar antara US$ 750 juta hingga US$ 1 miliar. Trump menawarkan untuk mengganti rugi proyek itu tapi tawarannya ditolak.
Keadaan yang serupa terjadi ketika New York berusaha untuk merenovasi Wollman Rink di Central Park. Sebuah proyek pada tahun 1980 yang ditagetkan selesai dalam 2,5 tahun, tetapi hingga tahun 1986 dan US$ 12 juta telah dikeluarkan proyek belum selesai. Trump menawarkan untuk menangani proyek itu dan dia menyelesaikannya dalam waktu 6 bulan dengan dana hanya US$ 2,750,000. Menariknya, selama awal tahun 1980an, Trump mengambil alih usaha jasa Roy Cohn, kepala Senat Komite Permanen pada Penyelidikan ( Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations).
Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American businessman, television producer, author, politician, and the Republican Party nominee for president in 2016. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization, which is the principal holding company for his real estate ventures and other business interests. During his career, Trump has built office towers, hotels, casinos, golf courses, and other branded facilities worldwide. Born and raised in the borough of Queens in New York City, Trump received a bachelor's degree in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968. While attending college, he worked in his father Fred Trump's real estate and construction firm. He was given control of the business in 1971 and later renamed it The Trump Organization.
Trump has made cameo appearances in films and television series, and he appeared at the Miss USA pageants, which he owned from 1996 to 2015. He sought the Reform Party presidential nomination in 2000, but withdrew before voting began. He hosted and co-produced The Apprentice, a reality television series on NBC, from 2004 to 2015, for which he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Listed by Forbes among the world's wealthiest 500 billionaires, Trump and his businesses, as well as his personal life and political views, have for decades received considerable media exposure. In June 2015, Trump announced his candidacy for president as a Republican and quickly emerged as the front-runner for his party's nomination. In May 2016, his remaining Republican rivals suspended their campaigns, and in July he was formally nominated for president at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
Trump's 2016 presidential campaign has received extensive media coverage and international attention. Many of his statements in interviews, on Twitter, and at campaign rallies have been controversial or false. Several rallies during the primaries were accompanied by protests or riots. Trump's positions include renegotiation of U.S.–China trade deals, opposition to particular trade agreements such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, stronger enforcement of immigration laws together with building a wall along the U.S.–Mexico border, reform of veterans' care, replacement of the Affordable Care Act, and tax cuts. During the primary, Trump called for a temporary ban on all Muslim immigration to the United States, later stating that the ban would focus instead on countries with a proven history of terrorism, until the level of vetting can be raised to screen out potential terrorists.
