00:00Hi, everyone. Welcome to today's video.
00:05We are going to learn about the life of Donald Trump.
00:09This will be a simple and easy-to-understand biography,
00:14perfect for practicing your English listening.
00:19Let's get started.
00:20Donald Trump was born on June 14, 1946, in Queens, a part of New York City.
00:32His full name is Donald John Trump.
00:35He was born into a big family.
00:40His father's name was Fred Trump.
00:43He was a very successful businessman who built houses in New York.
00:48Donald's mother's name was Mary Ann McLeod Trump, and she was from Scotland.
00:57Donald had four siblings.
01:00He was the fourth child in the family.
01:05His siblings were Mary Ann, Fred Giar, Elizabeth, and Robert.
01:12Donald was raised in a wealthy family, but he was also taught to work hard,
01:17Donald Trump went to Kew Forest School when he was young.
01:24Later, he went to a military school called the New York Military Academy.
01:31His father sent him there to learn discipline and become stronger.
01:37After that, Donald went to Fordham University in New York for two years.
01:43Then he transferred to the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania,
01:49a very famous business school.
01:53He graduated with a degree in economics in 1968.
02:00After finishing school, Donald Trump began working for his father's business
02:06called the Trump Organization.
02:09He was given the job of helping run and grow the business.
02:15Fred Trump had already made a lot of money by building houses,
02:21and Donald used that foundation to expand the business.
02:26In the 1970s, Donald began working on his first big project.
02:31He helped redevelop the Commodore Hotel in New York City.
02:38It was later renamed the Grand Hyatt Hotel.
02:43This project made Donald Trump famous as a businessman.
02:48In the 1980s, Donald Trump started building more famous buildings.
02:54He built Trump Tower, a huge skyscraper in New York City.
03:02It became one of the most well-known buildings in the world.
03:08Donald also bought casinos in Atlantic City and made a lot of money.
03:14At this time, Donald Trump was known not only for business,
03:20but also for his lifestyle.
03:22He appeared on television and in magazines.
03:28People saw him as rich and powerful.
03:32His catchphrase,
03:34You're fired, from the TV show The Apprentice,
03:38made him even more famous.
03:41Donald Trump's life is not just about business.
03:45He has also been married three times and has five children.
03:50In 1977, Donald married Ivana Trump.
03:56She was a model from Czechoslovakia and helped with his business.
04:03They had three children,
04:06Donald Jijar, born in 1977,
04:10Ivanka, born in 1981,
04:13and Eric, born in 1984.
04:18Donald and Ivana divorced in 1992,
04:22but stayed connected for their children.
04:26In 1993, Donald married Marla Maples, an actress.
04:32They had a daughter named Tiffany, born the same year.
04:37Their marriage didn't last long,
04:40and they divorced in 1999.
04:44In 2005, Donald married Melania Trump,
04:49a model from Slovenia.
04:52They had one son, Baron Trump, born in 2006.
04:59Donald Trump's five children have taken different paths.
05:03Donald J.R. works in the Trump business.
05:09Ivanka served as an advisor during his presidency.
05:14She is married and has children.
05:17Eric is also part of the Trump organization
05:21and has a family.
05:24Tiffany studied law.
05:27Baron is Donald's youngest child
05:29and is still in school.
05:31Donald Trump is also a grandfather
05:35and enjoys spending time with his grandchildren.
05:40After working with his father,
05:43Donald began to build his own empire.
05:46His first major success
05:48was the redevelopment of the Commodore Hotel
05:51into the Grand Hyatt.
05:54This project made him well known
05:57in the business world.
05:58In 1983, he built the famous Trump Tower
06:04in New York City.
06:06It included both offices
06:08and luxury apartments.
06:12Trump Tower became a symbol
06:14of Donald Trump's success.
06:17His name was now seen
06:19all over New York City.
06:21In the 1980s,
06:25Donald started buying casinos
06:27and hotels in Atlantic City.
06:31He bought the Trump Taj Mahal,
06:34the largest casino in the world at the time.
06:38Even though it was big,
06:40the casino didn't make enough money at first.
06:45Donald faced many business challenges
06:48but worked hard to keep things going.
06:52In the 1990s,
06:54Donald became a media personality.
06:58He appeared on TV and in magazines.
07:02His bold personality
07:04made him even more popular.
07:08In 2004,
07:10he began hosting a reality TV show
07:13called The Apprentice.
07:16Millions of people watched him say,
07:18You're fired.
07:20Every week.
07:22This show made him
07:23a household name around the world.
07:27The Trump Organization
07:28expanded into hotels,
07:31casinos, golf courses,
07:33and more.
07:35He put his name on buildings
07:37all over the world.
07:39Trump Towers became a brand.
07:42He also opened golf courses
07:46in many countries,
07:47which became very popular.
07:51Even though Donald Trump
07:53was very successful,
07:55not everything went well.
07:58In the 1990s,
08:00he faced financial problems.
08:03Some casinos and hotels lost money.
08:08At one point,
08:09he owed a lot of money to banks.
08:12But Donald didn't give up.
08:15He worked hard
08:16and saved his business.
08:18By the 2000s,
08:21Donald Trump was well known
08:22as a businessman
08:23and TV star.
08:26He often talked about
08:28running for president,
08:30but didn't take action
08:31until 2015.
08:33In 2015,
08:36he announced he would run
08:38for president
08:39president of the United States.
08:41Many people were surprised
08:44because he had never worked
08:46in politics.
08:48But Donald Trump believed
08:50his business experience
08:51could help the country.
08:54He promised to make America
08:56great again.
08:58He talked about creating jobs,
09:01building a wall
09:02to stop illegal immigration,
09:04and making better trade deals.
09:08In 2016,
09:10he ran against Hillary Clinton
09:12and won the election.
09:14He became the 45th president
09:17of the United States.
09:20Donald Trump served
09:21from January 20, 2017
09:24to January 20, 2021.
09:29During his presidency,
09:32he focused on improving
09:34the economy.
09:36He lowered taxes
09:38for businesses
09:39to encourage job growth.
09:42Many people supported
09:44his ideas,
09:45and the economy improved
09:47in his early years.
09:50He focused on immigration
09:52by trying to build a wall
09:55along the U.S.-Mexico border.
09:59This was one of the main promises
10:01of his campaign.
10:03He also met with leaders
10:05from North Korea,
10:07China, and Russia
10:08to build new relationships.
10:12He tried to change
10:14the health care system
10:15to make it more affordable.
10:18However, not all of his ideas
10:21became law.
10:23In 2019,
10:24Donald Trump was impeached
10:26by the House of Representatives.
10:29They said he had done
10:31something wrong
10:32while in office.
10:34However,
10:36the Senate did not remove him,
10:38and he stayed in office.
10:41In 2020,
10:43he ran for re-election
10:44against Joe Biden.
10:47He lost the election,
10:50but some of his supporters
10:52believed the results
10:53were not fair.
10:54There was no strong evidence
10:57of cheating,
10:59but many people were angry.
11:02On January 6, 2021,
11:06a group of people
11:08attacked the U.S. Capitol
11:10during the vote count.
11:12It was a serious and sad day
11:15in American history.
11:16On January 20, 2021,
11:21Donald Trump left
11:23the White House.
11:24He did not attend
11:26Joe Biden's inauguration.
11:30After leaving office,
11:32Donald returned
11:33to his business.
11:35He still owns buildings,
11:38golf courses,
11:39and hotels.
11:40Even though he is
11:43no longer president,
11:45many people still support him.
11:49He has said
11:49he might run for president
11:51again in the future.
11:54Donald Trump remains
11:55a famous figure
11:56in the world.
11:59His life has been
12:00full of ups and downs.
12:03He went from
12:04being a businessman
12:05to a reality TV star
12:08and then the president
12:10of the United States.
12:13His story shows
12:14that with hard work
12:15and confidence,
12:17a person can reach
12:18very high goals,
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12:22many challenges.
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