From reality TV to the White House: WHO IS DONALD J. TRUMP?

How the property developer and media celebrity from New York made it to the pinnacle of US politics

Donald John Trump was born on June 14, 1946, in Queens, New York, the fourth of five children of Frederick and Mary Trump.

Frederick Trump was a developer who specialized in building and operating middle-income apartments in New York City. At the age of 13, Donald was sent to the New York Military Academy, where he did well as a student leader and athlete.