Donald Trump: Business, Presidency, and Controversy
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What degree did Trump obtain from the University of Pennsylvania?

  • Bachelor of Arts
  • Master of Arts
  • Bachelor of Science
  • Bachelor of Business (correct)
  • What year did Trump become the president of his father's real estate business?

  • 1984
  • 1971 (correct)
  • 1968
  • 1996
  • What type of television series did Trump co-produce and host from 2004 to 2015?

  • Game show
  • Talk show
  • Reality show (correct)
  • Drama
  • Study Notes

    • Donald Trump was born in 1946 in New York City to Fred and Mary Trump.
    • He graduated from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in business.
    • He became president of his father's real estate business in 1971 and renamed it The Trump Organization.
    • He expanded the company's operations to building and renovating skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, and golf courses.
    • He later started side ventures, mostly by licensing his name.
    • From 2004 to 2015, he co-produced and hosted the reality television series The Apprentice.
    • Trump and his businesses have been involved in more than 4,000 state and federal legal actions, including six bankruptcies.
    • Trump's political positions have been described as populist, protectionist, isolationist, and nationalist.
    • He won the 2016 United States presidential election as the Republican nominee against Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton despite losing the national popular vote.
    • He became the first U.S. president with no prior military or government service.
    • His election and policies sparked numerous protests.
    • The 2017–2019 special counsel investigation led by Robert Mueller established that Russia interfered in the 2016 election to favor the election of Trump.
    • Trump promoted conspiracy theories and made many false and misleading statements during his campaigns and presidency, to a degree unprecedented in American politics.
    • Many of his comments and actions have been characterized as racially charged or racist, and many as misogynistic.

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