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Long before his three consecutive bids for the US presidency, Donald Trump was America’s most flamboyant billionaire.
The New York real estate mogul’s life was splashed all over tabloids and television in the decades leading up to his improbable 2015-16 run for the White House.
His household name and outrageous campaign style helped him defeat seasoned politicians – but a controversy-filled tenure saw him booted from office after a single term.
Now 77, the Republican is again defying the odds as he mounts a stunning political comeback that could end with him retaking the president’s seat behind the Oval Office desk.
The heir
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Trump is the fourth child of New York real estate tycoon Fred Trump.
Despite the family’s wealth, he was expected to work the lowest-tier jobs within his father’s company and was sent off to a military academy at age 13 when he started misbehaving in school.
After earning a degree from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, he became favourite to succeed his father when his older brother, Fred, chose to become a pilot.
Fred Trump died at 43 from alcoholism, something that his brother says led him to avoid alcohol and cigarettes his entire life.
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