Donald Trump Endorses Mitt Romney

The Donald held a press conference earlier today to declare his endorsement of Mitt Romney for the 2012 presidential election. The event took place inside Trump Towers in Las Vegas. After making the announcement, the New York native stated, “Mitt is tough. He’s smart, he’s sharp. He’s not going to allow bad things to continue to happen to this country that we all love. So Gov. Romney, go out and get ‘em. You can do it.” Trump’s announcement comes two days before the Nevada caucuses where Romney is the favorite, according to the polls. Several news sources, including the Associated Press, originally reported that Trump would endorse Newt Gingrich.

While Romney left the stage just moments after the announcement was made, Trump lingered and welcomed questions from the press. When questioned about the endorsement for Gingrich, Trump stated that the two were friends and that he knew Gingrich wanted his endorsement. When the press asked Trump’s thoughts about Ron Paul, he answered in true Donald fashion, saying, “He’s just got no chance of being elected. Personally, I think he’s wasting a lot of time.”

The Different Faces of Donald Trump

photo by Gage Skidmore

Most businessmen shy away from the cameras to protect their careers and preserve their professional image. Donald Trump, however, is the exact opposite. Only few knew of the business mogul and real estate developer until he decided to have his own televised show, The Apprentice. In this reality series, the world saw a rather controversial competition between aspiring business people. What made the show even more remarkable was Trump himself, who has given color to each episode with his shocking statements about politics and other public matters of concern.

But despite his image in the media, Trump remains to be one of the most successful entrepreneurs in America today. His name is a brand in itself; everything that has “Trump” in it is equivalent to luxury and wealth.

His career as a real estate mogul is largely influenced by his father, Frederick Trump, who was a builder and real estate developer of middle-class residences in Queens, Staten Island and Brooklyn. Trump also considered other career options; for a period in military school, he flirted with the idea of studying film. In the end, his natural instinct for business won. He studied Economics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

His last day in college marked the beginning of his career in real estate. He now owns over $1.4 billion of assets in New York, including some of its most famous landmarks such as the Trump Tower. He briefly had America on the edge of their seats when news of him running for office during the 2012 Republican nomination broke– but he soon opted out of taking a presidential run. Business was his greatest passion, he said, so leaving the private sector is not an appealing option as of yet.

For the meantime, Trump is focused on taking over Manhattan with his ambitious and exciting plans for real estate development.