Who Is Donald Trump?

JAKARTA - Donald John Trump is the 45th President of the United States (US). Perhaps it is phenomenal in the modern period. In another portrait, Donald Trump is also known as a businessman. Donald Trump is a billionaire. Many consider Trump the true soul of the American people. He often sees himself as the perfect embodiment of the "American dream", that anyone who works hard will achieve greatness. Get to know who US President Donald Trump really is.

Trump is the fourth child of Fred Trump, a famous real estate entrepreneur from New York. Donald Trump was born in New York on June 14, 1964. During his school days, Trump did not immediately go to school in famous places like the children of other famous businessmen. Instead, he entered the New York Military Academy (1959-1964).

For his father, the New York Military Academy was a good place to forge Trump's mentality. Trump spent his time at the military academy without a hitch. In those days Trump also prepared steps to answer calls for the blood flowing in his body.

Reported by the BBC, Trump then continued his education at Fordham University (1964-1966), as his father said. He then continued his education at the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at the University of Pennsylvania (1966-1968). That's where Trump got his bachelor's degree in economics.

After finishing college, Trump took the momentum to start entering the business world. But Trump didn't just find a comfortable place. Fred Trump just wants Donald Trump to make his debut through the lowest position in the company.

However, suddenly, Trump's brother, Fred Jr., who was projected to continue the family business, took his own path. Fred Jr. chooses to become a pilot. Thus, Trump is the only male in the family who is a candidate to succeed his father.

The father loaned Trump 1 million dollars as initial funds to navigate the business world. In line with that, Trump helped his father's company manage housing projects in the New York City area. Trump was successful too.

Great trust immediately given by his father to Trump immediately took the constraints of the company, which was later named the Trump Organization in 1971. Long story short, Trump's company is growing rapidly.

Trump said that all his efforts could not be separated from the support and enthusiasm given by his father. However, Trump's father who became his mentor and teacher died in 1999. Trump was struck by deep grief. Reminiscing about his father, Trump said: My father is my inspiration.

One of the decisions that defined Trump's career success was his courage to shift the family business from a residential unit in Brooklyn and Queen to a larger project in Manhattan. At the same time, Trump also transformed the shabby Commodore Hotel and turned it into a luxurious Grand Hyatt Hotel.

After that, Trump established many other properties. Some of the most famous are the 68-floor Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue, Trump Place, Trump World Tower, and the Trump International Hotel. Apart from Fifth Avenue, Trump Tower has also been built in many major cities in the world, such as Mumbai, Istanbul and Manila.

That's just the property business line. In the entertainment business, Trump appears like a pioneer. From 1996-2015, Trump became the founder of the most prestigious beauty pageants in the world, namely Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA. Since then Trump has often appeared on the screen. And the most regular is his appearance while working on the NBC television show entitled The Apprentice.

In that event, Trump became a key judge who determined which contestants deserved the opportunity to work in the business unit owned by him. Trump hosted The Apprentice for 14 seasons, during which Trump made a total of $ 213 million in personal gain.

Trump has also written many motivational books on the business world. Several of these have appeared with world bestseller labels. Among the titles are Trump: How To Get Rich (2004), Trump: The Art of The Deal (1987), Trump 101: The Way of Success (2001), Trump: The Art of Comeback (1997), and a number of other titles.

His fame and shrewdness made Trump rich. He is so good at making money. As quoted by Forbes, Friday, November 6, Trump, who now has a wealth of 2.5 billion dollars and is ranked 399 in the list of the richest people, is the first billionaire to become president of the United States.

Trump's intention to enter politics has emerged since 1987. Since then he has been determined to become US President. Trump even became a candidate for US President through the Reform Party in 2000. Since then Trump has positioned himself as an "enemy" to Barack Obama.

He was one of the harshest criticisms of Obama, both policy and personal. What the world remembers most is the 2008 Trump mention that Obama was "not completely the US."

Then, in June 2015, Trump officially announced he was back as a presidential candidate for the US. With the jargon "Make America Great Again," Trump is confident that he can occupy the White House. Many Americans doubted Trump's move at that time. Most think that Hillary Clinton is more popular and experienced as a politician.

"We need someone who will really take this country and make it great again. We can do that," he said in a speech announcing his becoming a presidential candidate.

After all, Trump is a phenomenon. He emerged with controversial political promises. Trump wants to strengthen the US economy, while at the same time calling for the construction of a wall on the US-Mexican border. Trump also prohibits Muslims from entering the US.

Tempo magazine described the situation at that time, when Trump received so much scorn, even from his Republican colleagues. Writing by Goenawan Mohamad describing the situation a few months before Trump's victory, Trump was criticized by Republican officials.

"But on election day he was actually elected directly by the people," wrote Goenawan Mohamad in his writing in Tempo Magazine entitled Trump (2016).

In the presidential election contest, Trump beat Clinton. Trump officially becomes President of the US with a four-year term, from 2017-2021. Today Trump has another election, in which he is in the position of the incumbent.

His opponent this time is Joe Biden. Whether you win or lose, what is clear is that US citizens will determine it in the near future.

“America now appears to be such a society - looks at the world darkly and has no capacity for hope. What's worrying isn't Trump's leadership. Trump; it's just a symptom. What is worrying is that a country which has the best educational institutions in the world, tested scientists, works of literature and art that are constantly creative, can easily fall into an inflamed but loyal frog under its shell, "wrote Goenawan Mohamad.